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:
- Sidney Poitier
- Bill Cosby
- James Earl Jones
- Denise Nicholas
IMDb.com
Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell are two high-class sneak thieves who have never been caught. Joshua Burke is a retired detective who has enough evidence on the both of them to put them behind bars. Instead, he offers to maintain his silence if the crooks will go straight and do work at a youth center for delinquents. At first, the crooks are reluctant and unwilling (and so are the kids). As time goes by they gain the trust and admiration of the kids and they start to enjoy the job. All goes well until someone out of the past tells them they have to do one last heist...or else...
Link to soundtrack review
Mavis Staples & Curtis Mayfield - A Piece of the Action (1977)
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my friend! it's quite seldom thing to meet mention about that film, that i'm looking hardly for so long . Please, let me know if you can oppurtunity to make it possible downloading it! i will very appreciate that.
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Hello Mitchenka I suggest You pay very close attention to the first word of the first word in the review. If You're stuck please don't hesitate to mail any of us. Good luck!
Just watched this mutha tonight, n' I'm amazed how BAAADASSSSSSS all these Sidney Potier/Billy Cosby flicks ARE! The chemistry is tight, Potier's directing hand is super-firm yet supple when the scene demands, n' the supporting cast is OUTRAGEOUS ('specially the lovely Denise Nicholas, whom I never ever tire of!).....shit, baby, this is a goddamn cinematic CLASSIC!
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Just wanted to thank you for this film and the qualitity of this website. I'm always come back here when I need to learn something
Lilac
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