American Gangster: The Complete Second Season

AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON

BET’s Explosive Examination of the Life and Times of the 20th Century’s Most Notorious African American Crime Figures Arrives on DVD June 10, 2008

Includes Over an Hour of Never-Before-Seen Bonus Features!

Los Angeles, California—The most spellbinding and provocative documentary series on television comes to DVD when BET’s AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON arrives in stores on June 10, 2008. The second season of the critically acclaimed, highly-rated series provides an in-depth look at the lives of some of the most infamous African American drug lords, gangsters and criminal masterminds of recent times, including
Frank Lucas—the inspiration behind the blockbuster movie American Gangster, starring Denzel Washington as Lucas—and John Muhammad, the shadowy figure behind the terrifying D.C. Sniper slayings.

All 10 explosive episodes of the hour-long weekly series are included in this three-disc collection, plus exclusive bonus features such as extended interviews and a tour of Frank Lucas’ infamous “hood”. AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON will be available for the suggested retail price of $36.99 US.

SYNOPSIS
Return to the violent criminal underworld with AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON. Golden Globe® winner Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible, Pulp Fiction) returns to narrate the gripping, often tragic and cautionary tales of the brutally ambitious men behind the headlines. AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON examines these men’s lives from humble beginnings to inglorious ends, exposing their deepest secrets and drawing a painstaking portrait using news footage, photographs and first person accounts, along with candid conversations with some of the American Gangsters themselves.

AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON reports on a rogue’s gallery of local legends and national headline makers, including:
• The Philly Black Mafia, the most dangerous crime family in Philadelphia. From the late '60s to the mid '80s, they were the most ruthless and feared mob in Philadelphia's Black underworld.
• Larry Hoover, the brains behind Chicago's largest and most powerful street gang, The Gangster Disciples. After 34 years behind bars, is he a changed man with a vision of hope for his community or, as federal authorities say, still a danger to society?
• "Little Melvin" Williams, the man who brought heroin to Baltimore. He used his genius level I.Q to oversee a drug empire that inspired the hit HBO series "The Wire."
• John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the D.C. Snipers. One of the most terrifying and intriguing stories in this series tells how Muhammad methodically trained homeless 17-year old Malvo for a random killing spree that terrorized the nation’s capitol in 2002.
• Frank Lucas, the inspiration for the feature film, American Gangster. Lucas was one of the most successful drug dealers in history, grossing up to $1 million a day—until his empire crumbled and he wound up behind bars.
• Felix Mitchell, Oakland, California's first major heroin kingpin. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he reigned supreme—until he was sent to prison for life.
• Jeff Fort, leader of the Blackstone Rangers. Before the Crips and The Bloods, the Rangers ruled Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. How did Fort go from rehabilitating young gang members to conspiring to commit acts of domestic terrorism subsidized by Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy?
• Chaz Williams, one of the most prolific bank robbers in history. After serving a sentence for robbing more than 60 banks, Williams started Black Hand Entertainment and manages recording artist Foxy Brown.
• Rayful Edmond III, Washington D.C.’s, most notorious cocaine and crack dealer. Even after his incarceration, Edmond continued to do business with the powerful Medellin drug cartel from his cell.
• Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff, who transformed himself from drug kingpin to movie producer, only to lose everything when he was convicted of putting out hits on two rivals.

AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON also features exclusive extended interviews with Melvin Williams, Bo Baines and Frank Lucas, plus a special interview and tour with Frank Lucas, Jr.

ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 84 million households according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, a leading internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news.; BET Digital Networks – BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, a service venture into the lucrative world of ring tones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, an extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

ABOUT PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Studios, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and Hasbro and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.

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AMERICAN GANGSTER: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON
Street date: June 10, 2008
Price: $36.99 U.S.
Catalog #: 853124

Runtime: 420 minutes
U.S. Rating: NR
Canadian Rating: 14A, Violence, Mature Theme, Not Recommended for Children, Substance Abuse

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