Eleven of the Best Fictional Drug Dealers in Movies
Monty Brogan – 25th Hour
Greed got the best of Monty, and instead of cashing in his chips and going straight, he stuck with dealing just a bit too long. A sick ballplayer back in the day, Monty faces hard time in prison where he knows he’s bound to be raped and beaten. Monty’s got two great friends, a hot girlfriend, a supportive dad, and even an awesome dog, and the fact that he could go years without seeing them just kills him. What does Monty decide to do? Watch the movie to figure it out, and enjoy the great “f*ck you” monologue, too.
Li’l Ze – City of God
Li’l Ze is by far the most cold-blooded killer out of all the dealers in this article. He’ll kill you for messing with his business, but he’ll also kill you for no reason at all. Li’l Ze started out as Li’l Dice, but became Li’l Ze after forming a drug empire with his partner Benny. The lethal Li’l Ze had killed all of his competitors except one – Carrot – and like the Empire seeking out the Jedis, Li’l Ze wouldn’t be truly satisfied until Carrot was also destroyed.
Drexl Spivey – True Romance
The terrifying dealer and pimp Drexl Spivey – played brilliantly by Gary Oldman – is nearly convinced that he’s black, which only adds to his psychopathic tendencies. Drexl’s conducts his drug-related work with a gangster known as Blue Lou Boyle, but it’s Clarence’s insistence that Drexl “free” Alabama from his pimp hand. Clarence ends up killing Drexl and running off with his briefcase filled with coke, and you can’t really say that Drexl didn’t have it coming.
Nino Brown – New Jack City
Nino Brown is a flashy, prominent drug dealer in New York City and head of the Cash Money Brothers gang. Nino’s drug of choice to sell is crack, and he values his business over the lives of his associates, evidenced by his willingness to kill his own best friend. Even after his gang is disbanded, Nino continues running his business solo. You have to admire that sort of work ethic, no?
Big Worm – Friday
What’s up Big Perm? I mean Big Worm. Big Worm looks more like a cartoon character than a drug dealer, and cruising around in an ice cream truck doesn’t help, but he’s still feared in his neighborhood. After all, he’s willing to kill Smokey and Craig over a mere $200. Well, that and for playing with his emotions.
Any dealers you think should have made this list? There must be a few. Also keep in mind, there’s no Sosa or Frank Lopez because I wanted to limit this to one dealer per movie, ya dig? I considered Dante from Grandma’s Boy, but I figured one cartoon-esque dealer (Big Worm) was more than enough. Hit me up!
EDIT: One of our more astute readers pointed out that City of God was based on a true story and so Li’l Ze is not fictional. That’s a goof on my end.
City of God is based on a true story so Lil Ze was absolutely not fictional.
@ houroc
Oh crap, you’re right. Ah well.
Ice Cube – Boyz In the Hood
No Jay and Silent Bob on here?
Greg:
Ice Cube is not even the best fictional drug dealer in the damn movie. That award, without a doubt, goes to the shirtless drug deal from the beginning of the movie, Ric Rock. Mr. Rock not only tricks a 9 year old into throwing him the football, he then smacks the kid in the face when he asks for it back.
By the way, who was that 9 year old???? Your so-called best fictional drug dealer – Doughboy Baker (a/k/a Ice Cube).
lil ze aside, great choice for article topic and great write-up.
It’s all good Madison. It’s still a great list.
How bout Johnny Depp as George Jung in Blow?
@ Daniel
How bout reading the article:
“You won’t find George Jung, Henry Hill, or Frank Lucas in this article because they were actually real people, and this article is for fictional drug dealers only.”
WTF! Where’s Samson from Half Baked? That guy looked and sounded evil. Not to mention he had a bunch of hotties for bodyguards.
i’m with Brucey. Samsonite in Half Baked was the man. I’d kill to have the eye candy he had protecting me. Plus he didn’t play the radio when it came to protecting his business.
Big Worm funny character the ice cream truck the hair charisma and his famous line when talking to the Chris Tucker character.
Eric Stoltz as Lance in pulp fiction.
Has anyone seen the the Brazilian movie “My name is not Johnny?”…the main character is a kick ass dealer on his own way… highly recommeded
i’m having a brain meltdown and i need your help. what movie has a drug dealer in it where he gets all of these women strung out and uses them one i believe he actually kills by putting something in the heroin. it’s a faded memory for me but i remember liking it i know i havn’t given alot of info but if anyone can help i would appreciate it. thx
Timothy Olyphant playing Todd Gaines in the movie “Go.” I think the movie is amazing and incredibly underrated…definitely think you should check it out(:
No 1. Nino Brown… Omg I don’t know how many times have I seen New Jack City, and every time I’m sad after it coz Wesley could never do a part as good as this one… Nino Brown rulez…