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* MoralEventHorizon: Nino crossed it either when he used a little girl as a human shield during a hit on his life at a wedding or years earlier when he killed Scotty's mother (a random schoolteacher whom he didn't even know) when he was in a gang initiation.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Nino crossed it either when he used a little girl as a human shield {{human shield}} during a hit on his life at a wedding or years earlier when he killed Scotty's mother (a random schoolteacher whom he didn't even know) when he was in a gang initiation.
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* CultClassic: An early 90's crime thriller that many say still holds up.
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* CultClassic: An early 90's early-90s crime thriller that many say still holds up.
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** Nino [[spoiler: crying as he's about to shoot G-Money]] is a popular reaction gif/picture, where it's primarily used by someone who is forced to denounce someone they genuinely liked.
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* ValuesResonance: Nino's NotSoDifferentRemark in court, while mostly based on BlatantLies designed to shift away the blame from his own wrongdoings, does [[VillainHasAPoint raise some valid discussions]] about the role the government and society at large play in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs, which came increasingly into question by the TurnOfTheMillennium and the TheNewTens. The quote has been sampled by many hip hop artists:
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* ValuesResonance: Nino's NotSoDifferentRemark in court, while mostly based on BlatantLies designed to shift away the blame from his own wrongdoings, does [[VillainHasAPoint raise some valid discussions]] about the role the government and society at large play in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs, which came increasingly into question by the TurnOfTheMillennium and the TheNewTens. The quote has been sampled by many hip hop artists:
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* WTHCostumingDepartment: Nino is considered a rather fashionable guy for the early 90s...except for his haircut, which resembles that of a speed bump.
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* WTHCostumingDepartment: Nino is considered a rather fashionable guy for the early 90s... except for his haircut, which resembles that of a speed bump.
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The point he makes is relevant, but it doesn't mean that he himself is sympathetic.
* ValuesResonance: Nino's NotSoDifferentRemark in court, while mostly based on BlatantLies designed to shift away the blame from his own wrongdoings, does [[VillainHasAPoint raise some valid discussions]] about the role the government and society at large play in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs, which came increasingly into question by the TurnOfTheMillennium and the TheNewTens. The quote has been sampled by many hip hop artists:
-->'''Nino:''' I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Colombian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, come on, let's kick the ballistics here. Ain't no Uzis made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way.
-->'''Nino:''' I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Colombian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, come on, let's kick the ballistics here. Ain't no Uzis made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Nino's NotSoDifferentRemark in court, while mostly based on BlatantLies designed to shift away the blame from his own wrongdoings, does [[VillainHasAPoint raise some valid discussions]] about the role the government and society at large play in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs, which came increasingly into question by the TurnOfTheMillennium and the TheNewTens. The quote has been sampled by many hip hop artists:
-->'''Nino:''' I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Colombian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, come on, let's kick the ballistics here. Ain't no Uzis made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way.
-->'''Nino:''' I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Colombian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, come on, let's kick the ballistics here. Ain't no Uzis made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way.
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This movie was literally a breakthrough for all three actors
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/WesleySnipes as Nino, Music/IceT as Appleton, and Creator/ChrisRock as Pookie.
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* UnintentiallySympathetic: Nino's NotSoDifferentRemark in court, while mostly based on BlatantLies designed to shift away the blame from his own wrongdoings, does [[VillainHasAPoint raise some valid discussions]] about the role the government and society at large play in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs, which came increasingly into question by the TurnOfTheMillennium and the TheNewTens. The quote has been sampled by many hip hop artists:
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* UnintentiallySympathetic: UnintentionallySympathetic: Nino's NotSoDifferentRemark in court, while mostly based on BlatantLies designed to shift away the blame from his own wrongdoings, does [[VillainHasAPoint raise some valid discussions]] about the role the government and society at large play in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs, which came increasingly into question by the TurnOfTheMillennium and the TheNewTens. The quote has been sampled by many hip hop artists:
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* UnintentiallySympathetic: Nino's NotSoDifferentRemark in court, while mostly based on BlatantLies designed to shift away the blame from his own wrongdoings, does [[VillainHasAPoint raise some valid discussions]] about the role the government and society at large play in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnDrugs, which came increasingly into question by the TurnOfTheMillennium and the TheNewTens. The quote has been sampled by many hip hop artists:
-->'''Nino:''' I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Colombian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, come on, let's kick the ballistics here. Ain't no Uzis made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way.
-->'''Nino:''' I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Colombian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, come on, let's kick the ballistics here. Ain't no Uzis made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The soundtrack, which is filled with catchy early '90s {{New Jack Swing}}[=/=]R&B hits like Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up", Johnny Gill's "I'm Still Waiting" and Christopher Williams's "I'm Dreamin'".
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The soundtrack, which is filled with catchy early '90s {{New Jack Swing}}[=/=]R&B Swing}}[=/=][[Main/RAndB R&B]] hits like Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up", Johnny Gill's "I'm Still Waiting" and Christopher Williams's "I'm Dreamin'".
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* DracoInLeatherPants: Nino. He's truly a bastard in virtually every sense of the word, but he still has quite a following among female viewers [[EvilIsCool (and male viewers for that matter)]]. Being played by a young Creator/WesleySnipes surely can't hurt.
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* DracoInLeatherPants: Nino. He's truly a bastard in virtually every sense of the word, but he still has quite a following among female viewers [[EvilIsCool (and male viewers for that matter)]]. Being played by a young Creator/WesleySnipes surely can't hurt.was doubtless a major factor in this.
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** During his trial, Nino tries to diminish his evade responsibility by placing blame on claiming Kareem Akbar as being was the true mastermind behind CMB. Years later, as after both Wesley Snipes and Christopher Williams had dated Creator/HalleBerry and she went on to say that a previously abusive boyfriend had beat her so badly she became deaf in one ear, the latter man pointed the finger at the former as being her unnamed abuser in question after he Williams himself was blamed.
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** "Am I my brother's keeper? Yes, I am!"
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** Seeing Ice-T's and Michael Michele's characters as allies become this after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.]]
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** Seeing Ice-T's and Michael Michele's characters as allies become this after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.]]]] Additionally, he became a powerful and ruthless drug lord, the same ''exact'' person that he was trying to bring down in the film.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The soundtrack, which is filled with catchy early 90's {{New Jack Swing}}[=/=]R&B hits like Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up", Johnny Gill's "I'm Still Waiting" and Christopher Williams's "I'm Dreamin'".
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The soundtrack soundtrack, which is filled with catchy early 90's {{New Jack Swing}}[=/=]R&B hits, hits like Color Me Badd's "I Wanna Sex You Up", Johnny Gill's "I'm Still Waiting" and Christopher Williams' Williams's "I'm Dreamin'".
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Being a drug lord is clearly not an admirable goal to attain, but ''damn it'' do Nino and his CMB gang make it look cool with all of the money, power and respect they possess.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Being a drug lord is clearly not an admirable goal to attain, but ''damn it'' do Nino and his CMB gang make it look cool with all of the money, power power, and respect they possess.
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** Seeing Ice-T and Michael Michele's characters as allies become this after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.]]
** During his trial, Nino tries to diminish his responsibility by placing blame on Kareem Akbar as being true mastermind behind CMB. Years later, as both Wesley Snipes and Christopher Williams had dated Creator/HalleBerry and she went on to say that a previously abusive boyfriend had beat her so badly she became deaf in one ear, the latter man pointed the finger at the former as being her unnamed abuser in question after he himself was blamed.
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** Seeing Ice-T Ice-T's and Michael Michele's characters as allies become this after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.]]
** During his trial, Nino tries to diminish his responsibility by placing blame on Kareem Akbar as being the true mastermind behind CMB. Years later, as both Wesley Snipes and Christopher Williams had dated Creator/HalleBerry and she went on to say that a previously abusive boyfriend had beat her so badly she became deaf in one ear, the latter man pointed the finger at the former as being her unnamed abuser in question after he himself was blamed.
** During his trial, Nino tries to diminish his responsibility by placing blame on Kareem Akbar as being the true mastermind behind CMB. Years later, as both Wesley Snipes and Christopher Williams had dated Creator/HalleBerry and she went on to say that a previously abusive boyfriend had beat her so badly she became deaf in one ear, the latter man pointed the finger at the former as being her unnamed abuser in question after he himself was blamed.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Nino crossed it either when he used a little girl as a human shield during a hit on his life at a wedding, wedding or years earlier when he killed Scotty's mother (a random schoolteacher whom he didn't even know) when he was in a gang initiation.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/WesleySnipes as Nino, Music/IceT as Appleton Appleton, and Creator/ChrisRock as Pookie.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Ice-T and Michael Michele's characters as allies become after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: HarsherInHindsight:
** Seeing Ice-T and Michael Michele's characters as allies become this after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.]]]]
** During his trial, Nino tries to diminish his responsibility by placing blame on Kareem Akbar as being true mastermind behind CMB. Years later, as both Wesley Snipes and Christopher Williams had dated Creator/HalleBerry and she went on to say that a previously abusive boyfriend had beat her so badly she became deaf in one ear, the latter man pointed the finger at the former as being her unnamed abuser in question after he himself was blamed.
** Seeing Ice-T and Michael Michele's characters as allies become this after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.
** During his trial, Nino tries to diminish his responsibility by placing blame on Kareem Akbar as being true mastermind behind CMB. Years later, as both Wesley Snipes and Christopher Williams had dated Creator/HalleBerry and she went on to say that a previously abusive boyfriend had beat her so badly she became deaf in one ear, the latter man pointed the finger at the former as being her unnamed abuser in question after he himself was blamed.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Ice-T and Michael Michele's characters eventually becoming allies become after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Ice-T and Michael Michele's characters eventually becoming as allies become after realizing [[spoiler: what the former [[RevengeByProxy would do]] [[MultipleGunshotDeath to the latter]]]] in the next [[Series/NewYorkUndercover production they were in together.]]
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: That is definitely not Creator/ChrisRock on the bicycle during the bike chase early on.
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* OldGuardVersusNewBlood: The old-school, Italian Mafia vs the more modern, tech-savvy CMB.
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%% Nino Brown is not a CompleteMonster; he has redeeming qualities. Do not add him without going through the cleanup thread first: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=6vic3f9h1cy5qivsenw8llok&page=1 Please read the FAQ first.
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%% Nino Brown is not a CompleteMonster; Complete Monster; he has redeeming qualities. Do not add him without going through the cleanup thread first: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=6vic3f9h1cy5qivsenw8llok&page=1 Please read the FAQ first.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Today we would say this film is trite but at the time it was considered gritty.
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* PlayingAgainstType: A unique example in that Chris Rock's role in this movie is far different than what he's usually known for, but those roles came ''after'' this one.
