usa   independent film   based on novel   fake commercial   1920s   stabbing   satire   ethnic slur   love   suburbia   mob hit   film within a film   face slap   father son relationship   man with glasses   new york city   irish american   gangster   singing   mafia   manhattan new york city   dance   father daughter relationship   female nudity   racial slur   barber   barbershop   1930s   racism   african american   homelessness   nudity   controversy   actor playing multiple roles   jazz   box office flop   blockbuster   basketball   bride   band   madison square garden manhattan new york city   drive by shooting   black american   flirting   ethnic hatred   mob boss   racial prejudice   racist   tap dancing   assumed identity   racial relations   africa   musician   orchestra   prince   harlem manhattan new york city   dead boy   grand central station manhattan new york city   implied fellatio   role reversal   ghetto   studio logo segues into film   dead children   queens new york city   fictional country   reference to rocky marciano   flapper   america   arranged marriage   biracial   racial segregation   reference to hugh hefner   double child murder   hold up man   obnoxiousness   jheri curl hairstyle   cotton club manhattan new york city   cultural assimilation   dutch schultz   light skinned black   friendship   cult favorite   nightclub   irreverence   gang war   switchblade   urban decay   fish out of water   king   spit take   violence   singer   song   royalty   reference to martin luther king jr.