Black Dynamite
| Black Dynamite | |
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| Directed by | Scott Sanders |
| Written by | Story Michael Jai White Byron Minns Screenplay Scott Sanders Michael Jai White Byron Minns |
| Produced by | Jon Steingart Jenny Wiener Steingart Executive Producers Harbor Entertainment Deanna & James Berkeley Co-Producers Jillian Apfelbaum Alison Engel Steven Funk Seth Harrison Matt Richards Jenna & Paul Segal Associate Producer Intesar Haider Line Producer Charla Driver |
| Starring | Michael Jai White Salli Richardson Arsenio Hall Kevin Chapman Tommy Davidson Byron Minns |
| Cinematography | Director of Photography Shawn Maurer Animation Six Point Harness Visual Effects Supervisor Brian Adler Production Design Denise Pizzini Costume Design Ruth E. Carter |
| Edited by | Adrian Younge |
| Music by | Adrian Younge Music Supervisor David Hollander |
| Distributed by | Apparition |
Release dates | October 16, 2009 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Black Dynamite, starring Michael Jai White, is a spoof of blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Its premiere was at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where Sony Worldwide Acquisitions picked it up for distribution.[1][2] A release date of October 16, 2009 has been announced on the film's official Twitter feed.[3] On August 25, 2009, it was announced that Apparition, a new distributor headed by Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney, would handle the film's domestic release.
Black Dynamite was directed by Scott Sanders and co-written by White, Sanders, and Byron Minns, who also co-starred. The film has been discussed with approval on numerous movie-related websites.[4][5][6][7]
Plot
In 1972, Black Dynamite, a former CIA agent, is called back into the business when the Italian mob kills his brother, fills black orphanages with heroin, and floods the street with bad malt liquor. He soon discovers a vast conspiracy, reaching all the way to the White House.[8]
Cast
- Michael Jai White - Black Dynamite [9]
- Arsenio Hall - Tasty Freeze[9]
- Tommy Davidson - Cream Corn [9]
- Obba Babatunde - Osiris[9]
- Kevin Chapman - O'Leary[9]
- Richard Edson - Dino[9]
- Dionne Gipson - Afroditey[9]
- Darrel Heath - Militant 2[9]
- Buddy Lewis - Gunsmoke[9]
- Brian McKnight - Sweetmeat[9]
- Byron Minns - Bullhorn [9]
- James McManus - Richard Nixon[9]
- Phil Morris - Saheed[9]
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr. - Mo Bitches[9]
- Salli Richardson - Gloria[9]
- Tucker Smallwood - Congressman James[9]
- John Salley - Kotex[9]
- Chris Spencer - Militant 1[9]
- Mike Starr - Rafelli[9]
- Nicole Sullivan - Patricia Nixon[9]
- Kym Whitley - Honeybee[9]
- Mykelti Williamson - Chicago Wind[9]
- Bokeem Woodbine - Black Hand Jack[9]
- Cedric Yarbrough - Chocolate Giddy-Up[9]
- Roger Yuan - Fiendish Dr. Wu[9]
Pornographic actresses Justine Joli, Charlotte Stokely, Charmane Star, Erika Vuitton, and Stacey Adams will appear in the film as Black Dynamite's "Ladies of Leisure".[10]
References
- ^ Can you dig it? Black Dynamite to premiere at Sundance + Red band trailer! (imdb.com)
- ^ Black Dynamite (Variety.com)
- ^ Black Dynamite will be released October 16- can you dig it?! (twitter.com)
- ^ BLACK DYNAMITE Headed To Sundance! (twitchfilm.net)
- ^ UPDATED: BLACK DYNAMITE IS A BAD MOTHER-SHUT YO' MOUTH (NSFW) (chud.com)
- ^ Black Dynamite rocks (joblo.com)
- ^ If you haven't seen this, you must, must, must watch the red band trailer for BLACK DYNAMITE! (aintitcool.com)
- ^ Synopsis (blackdynamite.com)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Cast (blackdynamite.com)
- ^ Black Dynamite - Ladies of Leisure
Also cast is Dionne Gipson as Afroditey