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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

Genre: Comedies

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... 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 provided by the nefarious Mr. Big. So Jack embarks on a mission to gather all the most famous 1970's action heroes (all accompanied by heroic theme music) to wage war against Mr. Big. But things don't go smoothly for Jack and his makeshift commandoes, and eventually Jack finds that he must face Mr. Big alone -- and earn his own theme music. [More]

Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Jim Brown

Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Jim Brown, Dawnn Lewis, Ja'Net Dubois, Damon Wayans, Eve Plumb, Clarence Williams

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

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A tribute to blaxploitation phenomenon.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

There's something ungrateful going on under the surface

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
02/13/04
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Although, like all good satires, it is cheerfully willing to be offensive, it is almost completely incapable of being funny.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Unrelenting, unremitting, a brilliant broad-brush of a parody.

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02/05/08
Lesli Goff
Lesli Goff
Empire Magazine

Since we are dealing with parody here, every aspect of black communities is open territory for Wayans’ brand of humour.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/13/01
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Apollo Guide

The greatest pleasure comes from seeing '70s veterans send themselves up.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
07/15/06
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out

It's not that Wayans lacks wit, it's that he's stomped it to death.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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No way, brother.

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01/01/00
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a lively but uncertain mixture of nostalgia, silliness and genuinely unpredictable humor.

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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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.

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02/05/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Wayans' choosing to play romantic lead seems more narcissistic than smartly comic (watch him unleash those built biceps once too often); he lacks an unidentifiable shtick.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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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.

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02/05/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Keenen Ivory Wayans' best film ever.

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01/19/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

The idea is swamped by the execution.

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08/21/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

You'll need to visit a doctor after it....to put back together your split-sides!

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03/11/06
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Probably an hour's worth of funny in a 90-minute movie.

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10/23/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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06/04/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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10/18/05
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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09/01/03
Ryan Cracknell
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