The true-life story of a Harlem’s notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord, MR. UNTOUCHABLE takes its audience deep inside the heroin industry of the 1970s. The most powerful black drug kingpin in New York City history, Barnes came from humble beginnings to make himself and his comrades rich beyond their wildest dreams, ultimately reaching national infamy in 1977 when the New York Times put him on the front cover of their magazine with the headline “Mr. Untouchable”. Soon after, it all came crumbling down, and facing a life sentence without parole, Barnes started naming names. With the first hand testimony from “the black Godfather” himself, this documentary tells an epic story of business, excess, greed and revenge. source.
# Rating: R
# Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
# DVD Release Date: January 29, 2008
# Run Time: 92 minutes
After watching American Gangster and this documentary, I was a little confused on who was the “real” Harlem Knight? Interesting story, remember Blow, I how much all these were tied together? Probably not much, as one was cocaine and other heroin which lead to crack, the friendly neighborhood cop candy (easy to get, easy to get hook, and easy to get arrested).
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