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List Of Blaxploitation Films
This is an alphabetical list of films belonging to the blaxploitation genre. A :*''Aaron Loves Angela'' (1975) :*''Abar, the First Black Superman'' a.k.a. ''In Your Face'' (1977) :*'' Abby'' (1974)Lawrenc 2007, pp. 59, 108 :*''Across 110th Street'' (1972) :*'' Action Jackson'' (1988) :*'' Adiós Amigo'' (1976) :*'' Alice'' (2022) :*''Amazing Grace'' (1974) B :*''Baadasssss!'' (2003) :*''Bad Black & Beautiful'' (1977) :*'' The Bad Bunch'' (1973) :*'' Bamboo Gods and Iron Men'' (1974) :*''Bare Knuckles'' (1977) :*''The Baron'' (1977) :*''Beat Street'' (1984) :*'' Big Time'' (1977) :*''The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings'' (1976) :*''Black'' (2008) :*''BlacKkKlansman'' (2018) :*''The Black Alley Cats'' (1973) :*''The Black Angels'' (1970) :*''Black Belt Jones '' (1974) :*'' Black Belt Jones II – The Tattoo Connection'' (1978) :*'' Black Brigade'', a.k.a. ''Carter's Army'' (1970) :*''The Black Bunch'' (1973) :*'' Black Caesar'' (1973) :*'' Black Cobra'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaxploitation
Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president of the Beverly Hills-Hollywood NAACP branch. He claimed the genre was "proliferating offenses" to the black community in its perpetuation of stereotypical characters often involved in crime. The genre does rank among the first after the race films in the 1940s and 1960s in which black characters and communities are the protagonists and subjects of film and television, rather than sidekicks, antagonists or victims of brutality. The genre's inception coincides with the rethinking of race relations in the 1970s. Blaxploitation films were originally aimed at an urban African-American audience but the genre's audience appeal soon broadened across racial and ethnic lines. Hollywood realized the potential profit of expanding the audiences of bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BlacKkKlansman
''BlacKkKlansman'' is a 2018 American biographical black comedy crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Lee, based on the 2014 memoir ''Black Klansman'' by Ron Stallworth. The film stars John David Washington as Stallworth, along with Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace. Set in the 1970s in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the plot follows the first African-American detective in the city's police department as he sets out to infiltrate and expose the local Ku Klux Klan chapter. The film was produced by Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Shaun Redick, Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, and Jordan Peele. QC Entertainment purchased the film rights to the book in 2015. Lee signed on as director in September 2017. Much of the cast joined the following month, and filming began in New York State. ''BlacKkKlansman'' premiered on May 14, 2018, at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It was theatrically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Gunn
''Black Gunn'' is a 1972 American neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Herbert Jefferson Jr. and Luciana Paluzzi. Baseball pitcher Vida Blue appears in a supporting role, as does former football player-turned-actor Bernie Casey. The film is considered an entry blaxploitation sub-genre, but is unique to the genre in several different ways. Unlike many other blaxploitation films, it was an international co-production by a major studio (Columbia Pictures), produced by non-American filmmakers (director Hartford-Davis and producers Heyman and Priggen were all British) and featuring already-established stars like Landau and Paluzzi. It was Hartford-Davis’ penultimate film before his death in 1977. Plot In Los Angeles, a nighttime robbery of an illegal mafia bookmaking operation is carried out by the militant African-American organization BAG (Black Action Group). Though successful, several of the book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Godfather
''The Black Godfather'' is a 1974 American blaxploitation film written and directed by John Evans and starring Rod Perry, Don Chastain, Diane Sommerfield and Jimmy Witherspoon. The plot is about J.J. (Rod Perry), a rising star in the black crime scene, who is in the process of consolidating his power over the neighborhood. One of the only remaining obstacles is the white heroin cartel that is reluctant to abandon such a lucrative market. Tensions rise, and an explosive confrontation is the result. Plot The movie begins with an overview of a city skyline. J.J. (Rod Perry) and his friend are seen walking down a street; they stop and one of the men points to a house. They proceed to walk up the stairs that lead to the front door. As Tommy opens the door he pulls out a gun that jams on him. The person inside the house shoots him and proceeds outside to shoot the other man. Tommy dies in the arms of J.J. in an alley; so the other man walks away and is met by Nate Williams (Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Girl (1972 Film)
''Black Girl'' is an American family drama film with a screenplay by J.E. Franklin, based on her 1969 play, and directed by Ossie Davis. The film explores issues and experiences of black womanhood in the 1970s, including how black women were depicted and common stereotypes of the period. According to Melvin Donalson in ''Black Directors in Hollywood'', "''Black Girl'' is a film that explores the intricate and sometimes painful connections between mothers and daughters." Plot Billie Jean, the youngest of three half-sisters, lives with her mother Mama Rosie and grandmother M'Dear. She desperately wishes to avoid the fate of her two sisters Norma Faye and Ruth Ann, neither of whom finished high school and are now trapped in dull marriages. Billie Jean dreams of becoming a successful dancer, but her mother and sisters belittle her attempts to improve herself. Mama Rosie compares her daughters unfavorably with the more ambitious Netta, a young lady from the neighborhood. When Netta c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Gestapo
''The Black Gestapo'' (also released as ''Ghetto Warriors'') is a 1975 American crime film about a vigilante named General Ahmed, who starts an inner-city "People's Army" to protect the black citizens of Watts. However, when the Army succeeds in chasing the mob out of town, Ahmed is replaced by his colleague Colonel Kojah, who reforms the movement into a National Socialist criminal organization in order to have complete control over the town. It was written and directed by Lee Frost, and stars Rod Perry, Charles P. Robinson, Phil Hoover, Ed Cross and features a cameo from Russ Meyer regular Uschi Digard. It depicts African-American men dressed as Nazis and contains many scenes of violence (including a castration scene) and soft-core nudity. Cast * Rod Perry as General Ahmed * Charles P. Robinson as Colonel Kojah * Phil Hoover as Vito * Ed Cross as Delmay * Angela Brent as Marsha * Wes Bishop as Ernest * Lee Frost as Vincent * Dona Desmond as White whore * Charles Howerton a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Eye (film)
''Black Eye'' is a 1974 American neo-noir action and blaxploitation film produced by Pat Rooney, directed by Jack Arnold and starring Fred Williamson. The film was based on the 1971 novel ''Murder on the Wild Side'' by Jeff Jacks. Plot A Los Angeles private investigator is called to investigate multiple murders that are connected to a cane that was stolen from a deceased silent movie star. Cast * Fred Williamson as Stone * Rosemary Forsyth as Miss Francis * Teresa Graves as Cynthia * Richard Anderson as Dole * Richard X. Slattery as Bowen * Larry Mann as Avery * Frank Ashmore as Chess * Theodore Wilson as Lindy * Belinda Balaski as Mary * Joanne Bruno as Moms * Nick Ramus Reception In a contemporary review for the ''Los Angeles Times'', critic Kevin Thomas called the film a "modest, entertaining private detective caper" and wrote: "If 'Black Eye' ... lacks both originality and individuality it is nonetheless serviceable, mainly credible and not unduly violent." Thomas als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Emanuelle 2
''Black Emanuelle 2'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera nº 2'', also known as ''The New Black Emanuelle'' and ''Black Emanuelle No 2''), is a 1976 Italian psychological drama- sexploitation film directed by Bitto Albertini. It is an unofficial sequel of ''Black Emanuelle''.Manlio Gomarasca. "Nero su bianco - Emanuelle nera n° 2" in AA.VV. ''Al tropico del sesso'', ''Nocturno Dossier'' (35). November 2005. p. 32. Background Although following Albertini's successful 1975 sexploitation film ''Black Emanuelle'' and the allusion to the title, ''Black Emanuelle 2'' differs greatly in plot than the first film, featuring Israeli actress Shulamith Lasri (the only film she ever starred in), as Emanuelle Richmond Morgan, a supermodel going through a state of amnesia and locked in a mental institution in New York City. Lasri, at her first and only film, is credited just as "Emanuelle Nera". The lead actor, as in the first film, is Angelo Infanti, who plays a different character. The film was shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Emanuelle
''Black Emanuelle'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera'') is a softcore sexploitation film from 1975 directed by Bitto Albertini. This Africa set film was shot mostly in Kenya. The music was composed by Nico Fidenco. ''Black Emanuelle'' was followed by a number of sequels, all revolving around the erotic adventures of Mae Jordan (played by Laura Gemser), a globe-trotting, hedonistic investigative journalist and photographer known to her readers as "Emanuelle". Her character has been described as "a strong and independent woman, sexually proactive, at the centre of wealthy young and old white men of power, and involved in any sort of depraved set and situation." Plot Journalist and photographer Mae Jordan (Laura Gemser) publishes her work under the name Emanuelle. She accepts an assignment from a diplomatic couple in Nairobi, and starts a sexual relationship with both. Together they teach her the ways of the country and love. Cast * Laura Gemser (credited as Emanuelle) as Mae "Eman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Dynamite
''Black Dynamite'' is a 2009 American blaxploitation action comedy film starring Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, and Salli Richardson. The film was directed by Scott Sanders and co-written by White, Sanders, and Byron Minns, who also co-stars. The plot centers on former CIA agent Black Dynamite, who must avenge his brother's death while cleaning the streets of a new drug that is ravaging the community. The film is a parody of and homage to the blaxploitation genre and its era. It had a trailer and funding even before a script was written. ''Black Dynamite'' was shot in 20 days in Super 16 format. The film was released in the United States on October 16, 2009, for only two weeks (with an "official" premiere at the Toronto After Dark film festival) and was well received by critics. It was released on home video on February 16, 2010. Plot In the early 1970s, Black Dynamite, a Vietnam War veteran and former CIA officer, skilled in kung fu, vows to clean up the streets of drug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cobra (film Series)
''Black Cobra'' (''Cobra nero'' in Italy) is an Italian Blaxploitation series of four action films. All of its films are centered on Robert 'Bob' Malone (Fred Williamson), a maverick police detective who deals out his own brand of justice. Overview The following are plot summaries for the entire ''Black Cobra'' series. ''Black Cobra'' The film was released in 1987, directed by Stelvio Massi. When a beautiful photographer ( Eva Grimaldi) witnesses a murder committed by the leader (Bruno Bilotta) of a vicious motorcycle gang, it's up to Malone to protect her. The gang throws everything they've got at Malone to eliminate the eyewitness, but Malone is tough-as-nails. The plot and title of the film are derived from the 1986 film ''Cobra'' starring Sylvester Stallone. ''Black Cobra 2'' The film was released in 1989, directed by Edoardo Margheriti. Malone is back and this time he finds himself in the Philippines due to a law-enforcement exchange program that his boss ordered. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
