Topic: Nicky Barnes

Back in the day, not so many years ago, Louis Diaz spent his working hours figuring out how to take down the powerful and ruthless drug kingpin...

Nicky Barnes

Nicky Barnes is a former drug lord who, in the 1970s , was one of the wealthiest heroin dealers in the United States . DEA History Book, 1975 - 1980 By 1976 , Barnes was a multi-millionaire and although he was charged with several crimes , he ...

Mr. Untouchable Reviews

This page contains reviews of the 2007 documentary film Mr. Untouchable , which was directed by Marc Levin. " — Variety "Legendary '70s heroin kingpin Leroy "Nicky" Barnes is filmed like a deposed king in exile in Mr. Untouchable, Marc Levin's slick look at ...

Movie reviews: Mr. Untouchable

Moments after winning game seven of the World Series, a news reporter asked a young African American boy if his hero was the series' MVP, Reggie Jackson. Nicky Barnes, who the New York Times nicknamed "Mr Untouchable" in 1977, was New York ...
For the Bible Tells Me So is an anti-theology lesson. One of American Gangster's supporting characters, Harlem heroin potentate Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, was doing very well for himself, his friends, his wife, and his mistress when a 1977 New York Times ...
Watching Mr. Untouchable, the new documentary about Nicky Barnes, a Harlem junkie turned kingpin, who ratted out his business associates. Watching American Gangster to see if Cuba Gooding Jr.'s portrayal of Barnes measures up. 2 hours, 38 minutes . 2 hours, 3 ...