An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
Starring:
- Christopher Joy
- Jayne Kennedy
- Roger E. Mosley
1977 blaxploitation obscurity produced by Motown Films with an original soundtrack by Smokey Robinson! Small-time con man Big Time Eddie Jones hustles his way to the big payoff, while trying to stay one step ahead of insurance investigators, the FBI and the Mob. Think “Uptown Saturday Night” with a harder edge. Starring blaxploitation regular Christopher Joy and the lovely Jayne Kennedy, Big Time is about as rare as lost Blaxploitation films get.
Color/ 96 Min./ 1977
Link to soundtrack review:
Smokey Robinson- Big Time 1977
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