This was hysterical and in the Mel Brooks and Zuker brothers kind of way. The humor is over-the-top and extremely stupid. And what's not to love about that? It's a spoof of the blaksploitation movies from the 70s, and despite the absurd humor, it actually approaches the genre with a meticulous eye carefully hitting all the tropes. But, you don't need to know any of that. All you really need to know is that the film is smartly stupid, absolutely hysterical, and a total joy to watch. It ranks up there with classic comedies and, most importantly of all, it will entertain you.
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
Quick Stats
6.4
TMDB Rating
219
Votes
1h 28m
Runtime
$3.0M
Budget
$13.0M
Box Office
433%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorKeenen Ivory Wayans
WriterKeenen Ivory Wayans
CinematographyMark Crawford
ComposerDane A. Davis
EditorGary Burritt
Production DesignCarol Eaton
Produced by
Ivory Way ProductionsFront FilmsRaymond Katz ProductionUnited ArtistsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Critics & Reviews
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
Jack Spade
Bernie Casey
John Slade
Antonio Fargas
Flyguy
Steve James
Kung Fu Joe
Isaac Hayes
Hammer
Jim Brown
Slammer
Ja'net DuBois
Ma Bell
Dawnn Lewis
Cheryl
John Vernon
Mr. Big
Clu Gulager
Lt. Baker
Kadeem Hardison
Willie
Damon Wayans
Leonard
G
George James
Bruno
M
Marc Figueroa
Knuckles
David Alan Grier
Newsman
