In New York, crime gets done Frank's way or it doesn't get done at all. Recently freed from prison, Frank White (Walken) hooks up with his old crew to challenge his few fellow druglords. Each bloody battle aims at a piece of the high-priced action where being at the top of the chain can mean the difference between life and death. Unable to keep him behind bars, the cops declare war on him. Frank's answer put a contract out on the cops.
Academy Award®-winner CHRISTOPHER WALKEN* stars in this mesmerizing ultra-violent street drama of a city on the edge. LARRY FISHBURNE, DAVID CARUSO, WESLEY SNIPES and GIANCARLO ESPOSITO also star in director ABEL FERRARA's (Bad Lieutenant, A Dangerous Game) riveting and horrifyingly realistic story of one man who takes the city beyond its limits.
*1979 Best Supporting Actor, THE DEER HUNTER
| Christopher Walken | Frank White |
| David Caruso | Dennis Gilley |
| Laurence Fishburne | Jimmy Jump |
| Victor Argo | Bishop |
| Wesley Snipes | Thomas Flanigan |
| Janet Julian | Jennifer |
| Joey Chin | Larry Wong |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Lance |
| Paul Calderon | Joey Dalesio |
| Steve Buscemi | Test Tube |
| Theresa Randle | Raye |
| Leonard Thomas | Blood |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | Tanner |
| Carrie Nygren | Melanie |
| Ernest Abuba | King Tito |
| Frank Adonis | Paul Calgari |
| Vanessa Angel | British Female |
| Frank Aquilino | Card Player |
| David Batiste | Waiter - Chicken Hut |
| Michael Battin | Taxi Driver |
| Frankie Cee | Johnny Chick |
| Lia Chang | Gangmember |
| Endira | Flanigan's Child |
| Erica Gimpel | Dr. Shute |
| Frank Gio | Arty Clay |
| Jack Goode, Jr. | Palladium Patron |
| Lance Guecia | Musta |
| Michael Guess | Carter |
| Freddy Howard | Emilio El Zapa |
| Nancy Hunter | Millie |
| Jay Julien | Abraham Cott |
| Susannah Julien | Palladium Patron |
| Robert LaSardo | Italian Guard |
| Phoebe Legere | Bordello Woman |
| James Lorinz | Tip Connoly |
| Gary Landon Mills | Chilly |
| Gerard Murphy | Mulligan |
| Anthony Padilla | Flanigan's Child |
| Harold Perrineau | Thug Leader |
| George Lawrence Perry | Cop |
| Marty Pesci | Palladium Patron |
| Peter Richardson | Emperor Jones |
| Lonnie Shaw | Kathleen Mulligan |
| Wendell Sweda | Man at Breakfast Table |
| Freddy Jackson | |
| Ariane | |
| Pete Hamill | |
| Sari Chang | |
| Carlos Lauchu | Undercover Cop |
| Lucille M. Oliver | Subway Hostage |
| John Reidy | Police Sergent |
| Timothy Stickney | |
| Vittorio Squillante | Executive Producer |
| Bojan Bazelli | Director of Photography |
| Anthony Redman | Film Editor |
| Joe Delia | Composer |
| Greg Sheldon | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Drew Kunin | production sound mixer |
| Mel Zelniker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Carol Ramsey | Costume Designer |
| Alex Tavoularis | Production Designer |
| Stephanie Ziemer | Art Director |
| Carla White | Make-Up Artist |
