King of New York (1990)

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Wikidata Q775586, film, IMDb tt0099939, TMDB 9558: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Abel Ferrara: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): King of New York → Abel Ferrara. King of New York is peak Ferrara for Chris.
    “probably uh, the most illicit movie I had ever seen at the time”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:06:54 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Chris Ryan: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → King of New York. Pick 13 (round 5), category action/horror/thriller: Peak Ferrara, Walken, killer ensemble.
    “I will take it as a throw.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:06:44 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

Goodfellas: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): King of New York → Goodfellas. 1990 was a great year for gangster movies.
    “This is a great year for gangster movies”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:06:48 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

Kiss of Death: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (same actor): Kiss of Death → King of New York. David Caruso links Kiss of Death with King of New York, which Tarantino praised.
    “Caruso is the most improbable tough guy in a movie I think we've ever had that I actually believed.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:41:45 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Miller's Crossing: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): King of New York → Miller's Crossing. 1990 was a year for Irish gangsters across King of New York, State of Grace, and Miller's Crossing.
    “An incredible year for Irish gangsters between Chris Walken and King of New York and Miller's Crossing.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:29:27 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Quentin Tarantino: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (programming): King of New York → Quentin Tarantino. The Rewatchables did a King of New York episode with Quentin Tarantino.
    “We did a great rewatchables episode about it with Quentin Tarantino about 5 years ago.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:07:25 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

State of Grace: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (what-if): State of Grace → King of New York. The speaker was torn between State of Grace and King of New York.
    “it was that or King of New York”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:29:52 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

people (2)

  1. people (same actor): Kiss of Death → King of New York. David Caruso links Kiss of Death with King of New York, which Tarantino praised.
    “Caruso is the most improbable tough guy in a movie I think we've ever had that I actually believed.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:41:45 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): King of New York → Abel Ferrara. King of New York is peak Ferrara for Chris.
    “probably uh, the most illicit movie I had ever seen at the time”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:06:54 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

programming (2)

  1. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → King of New York. Pick 13 (round 5), category action/horror/thriller: Peak Ferrara, Walken, killer ensemble.
    “I will take it as a throw.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:06:44 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. programming (programming): King of New York → Quentin Tarantino. The Rewatchables did a King of New York episode with Quentin Tarantino.
    “We did a great rewatchables episode about it with Quentin Tarantino about 5 years ago.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:07:25 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

theme (2)

  1. theme (theme): King of New York → Goodfellas. 1990 was a great year for gangster movies.
    “This is a great year for gangster movies”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:06:48 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. theme (theme): King of New York → Miller's Crossing. 1990 was a year for Irish gangsters across King of New York, State of Grace, and Miller's Crossing.
    “An incredible year for Irish gangsters between Chris Walken and King of New York and Miller's Crossing.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:29:27 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): State of Grace → King of New York. The speaker was torn between State of Grace and King of New York.
    “it was that or King of New York”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:29:52 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about King of New York: Chris saw the film on video and had never seen certain acts committed on a subway.
    “like I never seen certain things, certain acts committed on the subway.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:07:02 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.