A tribute to blaxploitation phenomenon.
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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Reviews for I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Although, like all good satires, it is cheerfully willing to be offensive, it is almost completely incapable of being funny.
Since we are dealing with parody here, every aspect of black communities is open territory for Wayans’ brand of humour.
The greatest pleasure comes from seeing '70s veterans send themselves up.
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a lively but uncertain mixture of nostalgia, silliness and genuinely unpredictable humor.
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.
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.
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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