City of Hope

City of Hope

129 mins | Drama | Oct. 11, 1991

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

City of Hope

129 mins | Drama | Oct. 11, 1991

City of Hope
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title City of Hope
Directors Bill Martin, L. Scott Butler, Steve Apicella, Gregory Jacobs, Sandy McLeod, John Sayles
Writers John Sayles

Cast

Vincent Spano

as Nick Rinaldi

Tony Lo Bianco

as Joe Rinaldi

Joe Morton

as Winn

Jace Alexander

as Bobby

Todd Graff

as Zip

Frankie Faison

as Levonne

Gloria Foster

as Jeanette

Angela Bassett

as Reesha

David Strathairn

as Asteroid

Tony Denison

as Rizzo

Kevin Tighe

as O'Brien

Barbara Williams

as Angela

Rose Gregorio

as Pina

Josh Mostel

as Mad Anthony

Joe Grifasi

as Pauly

Louis Zorich

as Mayor Baci

Daryl Edwards

as Franklin

Bill Raymond

as Les

Lawrence Tierney

as Kerrigan

Ray Aranha

as Errol

Michael Mantell

as Zimmer

Jaime Tirelli

as Fuentes

Tom Wright

as Malik

Chris Cooper

as Riggs

Jude Ciccolella

as Paddy

Charlie Yanko

as Stavros

John Sayles

as Carl

Maggie Renzi

as Connie

S.J. Lang

as Bauer

Eileen Lynch

as Dawn

Bob North

as District Attorney

Randle Mell

as Simms

Jojo Smollett

as Desmond

Shake Dua

as Tito

Gina Gershon

as Laurie Rinaldi

Miriam Colon

as Mrs. Ramirez

Serafin Jovet

as Ramirez

Mason Daring

as Peter

Olga Merediz

as Nidia

John Griesemer

as Thomas

Bernard Canepari

as Stroczyk

Blair Shannon

as Security Guard

Tony Davis

as Kyle

Jon DeVries

as Dean Milford

Ginny Yang

as Suzanne

Maeve Kinkead

as Christine

Dale Carman

as Roger

Jon Farris

as Kevin

Sandy McLeod

as Yvonne Plotsky (uncredited)

Michael Newman

as Detective (uncredited)

Lare Roberts

as Mechanic (uncredited)