I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
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Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 16 Rotten:10 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Synopsis: Keenen Ivory Wayans's directorial debut is an outrageous satire of "Blaxploitation" films and features some of the genre's heroes in self-parodying roles. Wayans stars as Jack Spade, a man who returns home from the army to find that his brother has died of an overdose of gold chains -- all... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Jim Brown, Dawnn Lewis
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
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In offering up this affectionate parody of the old movies, Wayans also turns a satiric eye on black culture in general -- but in an inoffensive, lighthearted manner.
02/05/08
In many respects this is a black counterpart to The Naked Gun, and very nearly as funny; the bounty of antimacho gags is both unexpected and refreshing.
02/05/08
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The greatest pleasure comes from seeing '70s veterans send themselves up.
07/15/06
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a lively but uncertain mixture of nostalgia, silliness and genuinely unpredictable humor.
08/30/04
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