03/04/2025
Classic film from Keenan Ivory Wayans....
"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" (1988) is a legendary Blaxploitation parody and comedy that I consider an essential part of Black filmmaking. Keenen Ivory Wayans was brilliant in putting together this film, which features an incredible cast, including action stars from the Blaxploitation era (1970s black movies). Every scene was thoughtful in its comedy approach, and there are so many minor details that you catch something new every time you watch it, which makes it funnier. It has so many quotes and memorable scenes that it's become a timeless classic decades later. I highly recommend this film if you haven't seen it.
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Writer: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Starring Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Steve James, Isaac Hayes, Jim Brown, Ja'net DuBois, Dawnn Lewis, John Vernon, Clu Gulager, Kadeem Hardison, Damon Wayans, George James, Marc Figueroa, Robert Colbert, Marilyn Coleman, Jester Hairston, Hawthorne James, Anne-Marie Johnson, Gary Owens, Eve Plumb, Clarence Williams III, Michael Goldfinger, John Witherspoon, Homeselle Joy, Vickilyn Reynolds, Paul Motley, Charles Cozart, Brian Maguire, David Alan Grier, Ariana Richards, Ben Ryan Ganger, Carl Craig, Nancy Cheryll Davis, Kim Wayans, Robin Harris
Storyline
Jack Spade (Keenen Ivory Wayans) comes home to the ghetto and finds his brother dead from a gold chain overdose. With the help of his hero, John Slade (Bernie Casey), and a team of washed-up crime fighters, Spade declares vengeance on Mr. Big (John Vernon), the white crime leader responsible for selling gold chains on the streets. But Spade realizes that he must take matters into his own hands to finish the job in this zany spoof of 1970s blaxploitation films.
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