That coffee cup had 4 days until retirement

@coryboy345

3 ай бұрын

He got to old for this shit

@matthewfera2954

3 ай бұрын

Oh MAN I read this comment before it got to that point and I was really trying to remember the context. Once it got there, I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard.

@cruzhernandez7719

3 ай бұрын

@@matthewfera2954same lmao

@FINALLYOUTAFTER6

3 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA that’s fucked up…

@RageQuitPros

3 ай бұрын

The coffee cup...whatever happened there

Fun fact: after all the corruption was arrested, the city was finally clean for a whole 365 minutes.

@peternehemiah1606

2 ай бұрын

True😂 If one monster goes down, another one spawns right up

@AlphaWasSpotted

2 ай бұрын

What rises up behind it is almost always worse

@wesspect

2 ай бұрын

“Yeah, and we ain’t gonna get ’em all. That ain’t the kind of world it is, but we got ours” -Marty Hart, True Detective

@Ostsol

Ай бұрын

I clicked your 365th like.

@LOST-LT

Ай бұрын

365 hours clean is still the NYC record by a full 364.5 hours!

"Yeah Frank. Get in line. That one stretches around the block too". It was that moment when Frank knew that Richie had his number. That Richie was incorruptable and not scared of Frank.

@rydgemolino

2 ай бұрын

Not only that Richie was already denied to pursue frank and the crime families with him taking frank he also showed them the snakes that let crime continue under there noses

@jonb2756

Ай бұрын

​@@rydgemolino*their noses

@therealjimbo3206

Ай бұрын

​@@jonb2756 *nobody cares

@mulemule

26 күн бұрын

Actually, the moment was when Richie signaled he wanted corrupt COPS included in Frank's takedown.

@tiltil9442

26 күн бұрын

People care. ​@@therealjimbo3206

There is snitching, and there is snitching. Frank just burned all the cops that were dirty. If he was going down, everyone was going down.

@peterl3417

3 ай бұрын

He took down all of his “employees”, partners, basically everyone he knew in the country that he couldn’t deny having dealt with.

@peterbach1126

3 ай бұрын

Spoken like a true rat

@morganum87az

3 ай бұрын

took down his family as well

@JamesSmith-xo3vj

3 ай бұрын

If you’re going down might as well take everyone with you lol

@mitmit804

3 ай бұрын

He’s a rat!

I bet that 70's courtroom coffee tasted terrible....

@Oblivisci........

3 ай бұрын

😂

@anthonynunyabizness9989

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't be all bad, some of those detectives live off that coffee. Then again, it wouldn't really matter at that point would it?

@dragonsdynamite6403

3 ай бұрын

Coffee doesn’t change your life one way or the other.

@steverogers7601

3 ай бұрын

Starbucks had better coffee than 70s courtroom coffee

@takotako808

3 ай бұрын

​@@steverogers7601 keep your pumpkin spice attitude to yourself...

Those guys in the bowling alley deserved prison for wearing those pants in public.

@Dexroid

3 ай бұрын

Underrated comment.

@steverogers7601

3 ай бұрын

Those pants 👀

@dragonsdynamite6403

3 ай бұрын

How do you see through to their pants? The trousers were more akin to golf.

@cisco3111

3 ай бұрын

Things were different in 1971

@MrLamarbanks

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Fun fact: Frank Lucas was shot 197 times by a Russian hit squad at the end of Training Day.

@williamhermann6635

2 ай бұрын

With a handful of peanut butter

@corneliussmiff2773

2 ай бұрын

@@williamhermann6635Such a shame, he was also a decorated Civil War vet.

@williamhermann6635

2 ай бұрын

@@corneliussmiff2773 Wasnt he that guy in the movie 'Glory'?

@corneliussmiff2773

2 ай бұрын

@@williamhermann6635 Yeah he won his first Oscar for his performance. Great movie.

@anthonywethington7094

2 ай бұрын

his living room looked like shit @@corneliussmiff2773

"You know what, you can do whatever you wanna do. So it don't mean nothin' to me for you to show up tomorrow mornin' with your head blown off, you understand what I'm sayin'?" "Yeah Frank. Get in line. That one stretches around the block too." The moment Frank realized this was a man he couldn't intimidate.

That was the cleanest cup smack ive ever witnessed. Not a drop, of that coffee hit that table.

I like how Frank and the Detective find common agreeable grounds knowing where they both come from and what they want. Frank probably never seen a good cop a day in his life. and any good cop he seen probably died in front of him

I ALWAYS thought it was so cool how they switched! Russell Crowe was the villian and Denzel was the good guy back in 1995 in Virtuosity and Russell Crowe was the cop and Denzel was the villian in 2007 in American Gangster😎

@williamhermann6635

2 ай бұрын

Virtuosity is my all-time favorite movie

@rayc1692

2 ай бұрын

@@williamhermann6635 It IS an AWESOME movie👍🏿

@williamhermann6635

2 ай бұрын

@@rayc1692 Russell Crowe plays one of the all time best baddies in that movie

@Stealth-ve7nw

2 ай бұрын

Awesome see to someone remembers virtuosity.

@rayc1692

2 ай бұрын

@@Stealth-ve7nw Watched it TONS of times as a teen in the '90's👍🏿

OMG it just occurred to me that, when they keep passing the cup of coffee its symbolic. It's a stand-in for "check" and "checkmate" in chess. Every time one of them makes a really good point about the current topic in the interrogation, they push the cup towards the other in a way of saying, "Check. Your move." They're "one upping" each other. Great writing!

@robertbouley7697

3 ай бұрын

“One ‘cupping’ each other.” 😂

@GoblinWizardry

3 ай бұрын

Nah, its way more symbolic of an olive branch being given. Thats why its so important hes given one again after he knocks the first out.

@Zzyzzyzzs

3 ай бұрын

It's not "chess" as chess means beating one another. They're not trying to beat each other. This is more "what can you offer me, with kindness?". I have what you want, can you give me what I want?

@YoWhoDat

2 ай бұрын

Yup! Isn’t it awesome. I wondered if they did that on their own or if it was written in the script already.

@shkdgg

2 ай бұрын

and then there's Trupo's cup of coffee spilling at the end

And there was never a dirty cop again

@steverogers7601

3 ай бұрын

That arrest montage got you brooding ay

@RageQuitPros

3 ай бұрын

And there was nothing they could do about it, it was among the police...real greaseball shit

@jasonfitzpatrick2197

3 ай бұрын

@@RageQuitProshis brother, whatever happened there

@RageQuitPros

3 ай бұрын

@@jasonfitzpatrick2197 Whatever happened there? WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE!!!?

@kllz8669

2 ай бұрын

@@RageQuitProsGood Fellas?

I always loved the choice by the writers for the cup of coffee to spill when Trupo stands up. Signifying he’s made his decision to kill himself. If he was still wanting to be alive, he wouldn’t just stand up and ruin his bedsheet by spilling the coffee. But he knew he’d be dead soon, so why should he care.

@steverogers7601

2 ай бұрын

But…that’s not true at all! I just watched a scene with Trupo as part of another organization that advanced on the Harkonnen. Seemed like he was still busy.

@wesspect

2 ай бұрын

now the housekeepers gotta find a dead body, and deal with a coffee stain. no manners at all. the man is pure evil

@dongatello6969

2 ай бұрын

You’re looking into it way too much

@DDavy2014

Ай бұрын

@@dongatello6969 😂 how? That’s clearly what the choice was made for you. It’s not even looking into it too deeply. Why else would they choose to do that?

@2toxicbf224

Ай бұрын

@@DDavy2014 you're absolutely right, small but significant detail.

Can’t blame him for snitching. Everybody got too greedy, it was never going to be enough.

@HookedOnSonics518

16 күн бұрын

Especially Trupo. Got too personal and pushed Frank too hard.

“Here’s pen and paper, tell us where Wakanda is … And also Thanos while you’re at it”

Sadly the real Frank never really got back on the right way.

@steverogers7601

3 ай бұрын

He found a jewel encrusted golden turd?

One of denzel Washingtons best movies

The cop on the task force shown at 4:10 is named alvin spearmen. He was newark PD until he retired. The actual Alvin Spearmen is an incredibly nice 6"0+ black guy. Great guy.

2:43 The moment Richie earned Frank's respect

Vastly underrated movie. So epic.

@ShatteredHawk

3 ай бұрын

Underrated? Everyone love this movie

@Josh-cw8by

3 ай бұрын

This isn't underrated. It's a Ridley Scott movie.

My favorite is how he presses his finger on the table as he’s talking. 👇🏾

Frank only snitches on the dirty cops. He didnt snitch on his supplier in Vietnam

@Dexroid

3 ай бұрын

I don't think jurisdiction would reach that far.

@chrysalis3508

3 ай бұрын

wouldn't have mattered anyway.

@Westhelockpicker

3 ай бұрын

@chrysalis3508 I never said it would of mattered

@peterl3417

3 ай бұрын

Who? His wife’s cousin in the Army? He’s back in the USA and the war is over. Communists won. The grower? He’s also in a different country like Laos or Cambodia

@gmailalt6928

3 ай бұрын

What are the cops going to do about the grower 😂 dumb ass

Frank met his match here. Awesome scene

Such a great movie

Love this film …. Denzel and Russel ,,, legends the pair of them !!!

amazing acting

To all the people pointing out that Frank only snitches on the dirty cops... This is a Hollywood movie, which often distorts facts to make the movie better. In real life, Frank snitched on everyone. Cops, drug dealers, mafia... all of them.

If I was in that much trouble, I'd start naming names.

Richie had one thing wrong, it was not a thing in the 70s to go after offshore accounts, it wasn't until the 80s when they started going after that money.

You can tell they respected eachother. Probably couldve been friends in a alternate life.

Ngl, I love this movie. But after watching the little documentary thing on Frank Lucas and finding out that the REAL Frank Lucas wasn’t nothing more than a errand boy for Bumpy Johnson kinda ruined it for me 😭

Total respect and trust from Frank to Richie.

It's not snitching when you are turning in dirty cops.

@TheLucidSpecter

3 ай бұрын

Lol ok bud

@Kharyphilly

3 ай бұрын

I mean I don’t know but I don’t think niggas in the streets would be mad if he just told on the cops only 😂

@hawk66100

3 ай бұрын

Something a snitch would say. 😂🤣😭

@alijaffery7735

3 ай бұрын

@@hawk66100 Snitching is when you inform on someone who is part of your team. Like when Henry Hill snitched on Paulie and Jimmy so he doesn’t go down for dealing drugs. Dirty cops aren’t part of Franks organization. They were extorting him and then stole his getaway money, slapped around his wife and killed his dog when they found out Frank was about to get arrested by Richie.

@peterbach1126

3 ай бұрын

@@alijaffery7735 He didn't just snitch on cops lol, y'all are mad stupid

Good point

“I ain’t seen normal since I was six years old” 💯

My Man!

Just started reading the book. Amazing

Amazing.

My favorite scene when the bad guys had to answer for what they’ve done.

Atleast second cup survived the wrath of the frank

I think the important question is what was in Josh Brolin's mug at the end of this clip? Since when does coffee sizzle when it spills on a blanket? Was the mug full of acid? Was the blanket covered in splooge and that's the sound that coffee hitting splooge soaked blanket makes? I'm so confused.

@imshaunnurse

28 күн бұрын

The coffee was hot fool

Coffee is a witness to a whole lot of things. Fax

Frank talking about his cousin becoming the new normal has always stood out to me. I was probably around 14 when my dad took me to see this movie so I marvel at the idea that grown men would do a child that way Stuff like that cements my distrust toward the "authorities" Not for nothing, when you have to bust a group of punk kids on a regular who very well could blast back at you, you're going to be a little stiff. But I think knocking teeth out is a decent enough message that you're not playing around There has to be some intelligence in the mind of an officer that merits the justice they are trying to uphold. As in the system is going to do its duty to correct a young fool You on the other hand are honor bound. In fact its in your anonymity which merits strength. My dad happened to work in corrections as a rehabilitation educator. He knows full well that the police hire hot blooded greenhorns

Damn, Trupo was just getting ready to open his mind.

When Denzel says My man I go with him

In the end,all these snitches are nothing!!!😢

“They are gettin too old for this shit”

My problem with this otherwise enjoyable movie is there is no way that a guy who just became a lawyer is given the responsibility of handling such a big case

@michaelohara49

2 ай бұрын

Other than the fact this is a true story and Richie Roberts is a real person who was a detective turned Lawyer and who was indeed given such a high profile case shortly after becoming an assistant prosecutor, that's a really great point you made there 😂

Based on true events ..one the best movies Denzel and Russell Crowe have made...

Frank was the biggest snitch of them all 🐀🐀

"My man"

The entire police department was corrupt 😹😹😹😹😹

That coffee spilling on the bed gives me major anxiety 😬

Frank lucas didnt die poor btw he was worth about half a mil when he died

@steverogers7601

3 ай бұрын

Damn Frankie lukie went out comfy

@turd9217

3 ай бұрын

Worth and actually have money are 2 different things

@jarrickcastle1043

2 күн бұрын

Who Defines Worth ? Subjective ​@@turd9217

It’s sad cause like Richie said.. you represent progress that’s gonna lose them a lot of money. And funny part about it what people get mixed up it ain’t about money. It’s a black man making progress that’s the real issue..

Everyone gangsta ‘til they’re passed that coffee cup.

After all the cleaning, there was no more bad cops ever again.

Such a great fucking movie. Both actors are top notch.

He must have felt sick doing this

2:31 they're not my kind

4:08 I could swear this is Kujan from Usual Suspects, but it can't be the same actor

What the cop said to frank about the other family don't wanna see him successful even stands on law abiding citizens

The character of Richie is real. He exists. He has lived to a ripe old age. He was a respected criminal defense attorney. How this bizarre event took place after he made so many mortal enemies, is difficult to explain.

Not only did Frank NOT snitch on the cops, he didnt snitch on a single Mafia head. He only snitched on black drug dealers.

It must be nice playing the same character in every movie. In this scene, Alonzo, I mean Frank, is basically every character from every other movie this dude's been in.

@HD-uo5dd

13 күн бұрын

Are you seriously unaware of Denzel Washington's diverse body of work? He won his first Oscar for "Glory," a historical war drama. In "Mo' Better Blues," he played a jazz musician with big dreams. In "Philadelphia," he was a lawyer defending Tom Hanks' character, who was fired for having AIDS. "Remember the Titans" had him as the head coach of a newly integrated high school football team. I could list 20-30 more films. He’s proven his immense talent repeatedly, and he certainly doesn’t play the same character in every movie.

@RumbleFish69

13 күн бұрын

@@HD-uo5dd Are you seriously not aware of Denzel's body of work? You must not be aware because you would realize that he's the same fckn person in every fckn movie! I have seen just about every Denzel film so you don't need to explain as if I've been living on Mars. It sounds like you need to go watch these movies because you don't know WTF you're talking about! By the way, a lengthy, and even if diverse, body of work doesn't mean that this man is not playing the same fckn guy in every movie! The fact that he says, "My man," in just about every movie is a tremendous indicator that he plays the same fckn guy! I'm going to block you now, so you don't need to respond. I won't get your response. And, lord knows you'll need the last word but you won't get it. At least not here with me. So, piss off!

@Skellotronix

9 күн бұрын

​@@HD-uo5ddList those 20-30 more films then. Hyperbole is stupid when you're trying to make a point, you sound like a know it all asshole, on a KZread comment about an actor for fucks sake.

Gangster, Civil Rights Activist, Sub Commander, Crooked Cop, Ex CIA Op. etc.. Denzel is such a good actor, he could play a fire engine and make you believe he really is one..

@Sweetness71775

10 күн бұрын

Add the last Christian in the world to that list. The Book of Eli was incredible.

@RSTI191

10 күн бұрын

@@Sweetness71775 And he has a pretty good memory..

If you think he just told on “dirty cops” then you trippin he told on “gangsters” too

So many coffee cups died in this scenes! RIP

Used to watch a movie where Russell was the bad guy and Denzel was a cop

I wish I had that white t-shirt.

The amount of acting talent in this movie is staggering.

3:55 with that haircut and mustache combo, he needed to go to jail anyways!

*Lucas never served a single day of the 70-year sentence and died a free man of 88. Meanwhile, Richie was convicted of perjury, theft, tax evasion and was disbarred.*

If anyone found out him snitching on people, he probably get stabbed at some point.

I'm here because of that skit. 😂

Him passing him the coffe cup bothered me for some reason

I guess coffee is not Frank’s cup of tea.

War Against the Panthers Richie just be honest

Broke my heart when Frank told

@welcome_to_macnelsonworld

Ай бұрын

Why

@livedoglefty4995

22 күн бұрын

@welcome_to_macnelsonworld because it ruined his legacy. He would've been Top 5 black American Gangsters if he didn't cooperate but because he did he doesn't even count

I only recently watched this and it wasn’t as good as I thought it would be

Just to make sure I understand correctly. The American Gangster ends up being a snitch?

Giva' f--k about no police...slaps coffee across room that is some true east coast og gangsta shit...well stayed and well said..

Harlem: "I DONT CARE WHAT IT COST JUST MAKE THIS MAN WELL AGAIN!" Frank: "Thank you harlem"

You could be the biggest gangster in the end everyone snitches!

The mezzanos testified against him?! For what

Was this before " snitches get stitches " ? Asking for a friend.

I'm innocent Richie that's the truth.

This is such a great movie, wonder how much of it is true.

@ronaldmcdonaldjunior6616

2 ай бұрын

Probably 80%

@Sweetness71775

10 күн бұрын

@@ronaldmcdonaldjunior6616 10% true is extremely accurate for Hollywood. There were lawsuits filed against Universal by the people portrayed in this movie for how inaccurate it was.

@ronaldmcdonaldjunior6616

10 күн бұрын

@@Sweetness71775 hmmm 🧐 oh well. I believe 80% still

@Sweetness71775

10 күн бұрын

@@ronaldmcdonaldjunior6616 And you're belief is objectively incorrect.

@ronaldmcdonaldjunior6616

10 күн бұрын

@@Sweetness71775 ima do research in the future to see if you are speaking truth. Until than bye 👋🏾 internet nerd

I don't think there's a movie scene with Denzel that I don't like at this point

This is quite inaccurate. Mr. Untouchable snitched because they killed his girlfriend.

Is it really snitching if your snitching on cops or is it Justice

Imagine the level of corruption at the DEA

5:06 in reality, he faked his death, escaped, and and came back to collect six Infinity Stones and wipe out half of all life

Idk the coffee cup falling down and spilling coffee all over the bed looked like someone blowing their brains as they fell down. Kinda like what Trupo was about to do.

The coffee in the end was a missed opportunity of representing the partner. Every cop in the city had a partner. The coffee needed its donut.

What sucks is that 95% of films or books on Organized crime figures end with them telling because that allows for all the details and the basis of the film/book. The very few that didnt tell, we dont know the fine details of their story, we can guess but without publicly available documents and transcripts its tough to fill in the blanks. The people who stood tall and didnt tell are the ones that I think deserve the praise, not these dudes who played the game and got the benefits and then told on another man to get out of what they did, thats a coward. I can say that because Ive been put to the test and given the option to make a phone call and everything would go away, I could never look at myself in the mirror doing that. People who do make that choice to tell end up doing a life sentence as a rat

Tekashi and now frank .dam 😔

Italians weren’t worried about black bizz bullshit. Making something more than it was. He was allowed because the powers to be let him. Made money happy spade till he wasn’t allowed to.

Arrest them all Richie 😭