“A bold look at 70's blaxploitation films.”
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
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Larry Cohen
Self
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Tamara Dobson
Self
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Cleopatra Jones
Chained Heat
Ron Finley
Self
Pam Grier
Self
Known for
Jackie Brown
The L Word
Ed Guerrero
Self
Isaac Hayes
Self
Known for
South Park
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Gloria Hendry
Self
Known for
Live and Let Die
Black Caesar
bell hooks
Self
Roy Innis
Self
Jesse Jackson
Self
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Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Jackie Robinson: An American Journey
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Known for
Pulp Fiction
The Hateful Eight
Max Julien
Self
Known for
The Mack
Isaac Julien Director · Andy Cowton Composer Adam Finch Editor
Budget $5M · United States release August 14, 2002 · Produced in United States
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$5,000,000
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · August 14, 2002
TV · Source: IMDB
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