City of Hope
October 11, 1991
129 minutes
6.7
Drama

City of Hope

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

Trailer
Cast
Vincent Spano
(Nick Rinaldi)
Tony Lo Bianco
(Joe Rinaldi)
Joe Morton
(Winn)
Jace Alexander
(Bobby)
Todd Graff
(Zip)
Frankie Faison
(Levonne)
Gloria Foster
(Jeanette)
Angela Bassett
(Reesha)
David Strathairn
(Asteroid)
Tony Denison
(Rizzo)
Kevin Tighe
(O'Brien)
Barbara Williams
(Angela)
Rose Gregorio
(Pina)
Josh Mostel
(Mad Anthony)
Joe Grifasi
(Pauly)
Louis Zorich
(Mayor Baci)
Daryl Edwards
(Franklin)
Bill Raymond
(Les)
Lawrence Tierney
(Kerrigan)
Ray Aranha
(Errol)
Stephen Mendillo
(Yoyo)
Michael Mantell
(Zimmer)
Jamie Tirelli
(Fuentes)
Tom Wright
(Malik)
Chris Cooper
(Riggs)
Jude Ciccolella
(Paddy)
Charlie Yanko
(Stavros)
Scott Schutzman Tiler
(Vinnie)
John Sayles
(Carl)
Maggie Renzi
(Connie)
Marianne Leone Cooper
(Joann)
S.J. Lang
(Bauer)
Eileen Lynch
(Dawn)
Bob North
(District Attorney)
Randle Mell
(Simms)
Jojo Smollett
(Desmond)
Shake Dua
(Tito)
Steven Randazzo
(Gus)
Gina Gershon
(Laurie Rinaldi)
Miriam Colon
(Mrs. Ramirez)
Serafin Jovet
(Ramirez)
Mason Daring
(Peter)
Olga Merediz
(Nidia)
John Griesemer
(Thomas)
Bernard Canepari
(Stroczyk)
Blair Shannon
(Security Guard)
Tony Davis
(Kyle)
Jon DeVries
(Dean Milford)
Ginny Yang
(Suzanne)
Maeve Kinkead
(Christine)
Dale Carman
(Roger)
Jon Farris
(Kevin)
Sandy McLeod
(Yvonne Plotsky (uncredited))
Michael Newman
(Detective (uncredited))
Lare Roberts
(Mechanic (uncredited))