He had directed episodes of shows like 21 Jump Street and Wiseguy, but the film was a different beast, especially in terms of the tone. Mario Van Peebles-an actor and the son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles-has admitted that making his debut as a feature director with New Jack City was tough. IT WAS MARIO VAN PEEBLES’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT. On the occasion of New Jack City’s 25th anniversary, here are 10 facts about the influential film. For better or worse, characters like Nino Brown have become iconic symbols of pop culture. A reflection of the times but also a cautionary tale for poor people in urban communities, the film is regarded as one of the most gritty and real films about drugs and violence ever made. Drugs, police brutality, and poverty combined to form a recipe for disaster, and it was in that environment that New Jack City hit theaters on March 8, 1991. The late 1980s and early 1990s were tough years for some parts of America.
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