"Always Bet on Black" — The ’90s ‘Die Hard’ Knockoff That Made Wesley Snipes an Action Hero Icon Just Won't Quit

Wesley Snipes was one of many black leading men in the early ‘90s who brought a gritty urban edge to Hollywood. The crime-thriller New Jack City proved he could play a charismatic but hot-headed gangster with elements of humanity. Then the basketball comedy White Men Can’t Jump showcased both his athletic skills and his brotherly chemistry with Woody Harrelson. When Passenger 57 came along, however, Snipes entered a new cinematic arena that would forever define his career.