Lights, Camera, Exploitation: Episode 12 - King of New York (1990)

On this episode of Lights, Camera, Exploitation we examine and discuss Abel Ferrara’s 1990 neo-noir crime thriller King of New York. This story follows a psychotic drug lord that leaves prison bent on sharing his profits with the poor, but finds that the streets are tougher than when he left and that there is no way of washing the blood from his dirty money. Join us as we try to survive the grimy back alleys and dimly lit strip clubs of the city.