November 2, 2007, Hollywood introduced its latest gangster legend with Universal Pictures' release of its movie, "American Gangster." Starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, the movie, a can't miss, blockbuster, claims to be based on the true story of "Superfly" Frank Lucas, a major drug dealer from 1970s Harlem. According to the Hollywood hype, the movie shows how "Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city's main line corruptors but part of its circle of legit civic city superstars, "But how does the real life Frank Lucas compare to the Hollywood creation? In their book, Ron Chepesiuk and Anthony Gonzalez investigate the life and times of Frank Lucas and answer many questions: how big a drug trafficker was Superfly? What was his relationship to the La Cosa Nostra? Was he really THE MAN, the pioneer and criminal entrepreneur who "Opened up the Asian connection". Anyone wanting to learn the real story behind Hollywood's making of a gangster legend should buy this book and DVD.