![]() ![]() African-American audience members were thrilled to attend the screening of a movie filled with black actors about a black film genre. The film opened to rave responses from the Black community, who felt the film perfectly captured the era of blaxploitation films in the 1960s and 1970s. I’m Gonna Git You Sucka received critical receptions that were wide-ranging and numerous in viewpoint. The site's critical consensus reads " I'm Gonna Git You Sucka puts a satirical spin on '70s nostalgia with a comedy whose somewhat scattershot laughs are often offset by pure energetic silliness." I'm Gonna Git You Sucka has an approval rating of 62% on Rotten Tomatoes from 29 reviews. It grossed a total of $3 million in the box office in the first month of the film's release. Once Wayans earned enough credibility to have his film picked up by a studio and a budget of $3 million, Wayans filmed his debut feature film in 32 days. Eddie Murphy suggested the concept of a blaxploitation parody and its title. ![]() Before making I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Wayans spent five years earning credentials for films such as Hollywood Shuffle and Eddie Murphy Raw. Sitting with friends and making fun of the genre struck the idea for the film in Wayans. The inspiration behind the film came from Wayans, who is a fan of blaxploitation films, and his childhood spent growing up watching these films as they made up the majority of black films made during the 1960s and 1970s. The film was written and directed by first-time director Keenan Ivory Wayans. Gary Owens as Pimp of The Year Pageant Announcer.Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans as Pedestrians.John Witherspoon as Reverend At Junebug's Funeral.With the help of his crew, Jack sets out to take down Mr. Together, they form a team including Kung Fu Joe, Flyguy, Slammer, and Hammer. Jack asks for the aid of his childhood idol and local hero John Slade in planning the demise of Mr. Big, the neighborhood chain lord responsible for the epidemic that claimed Junebug's life. As he surveys the old neighborhood, Jack notices the impact that gold chains have had on his neighborhood and feels that not only should his brother's death be made right, but the entire neighborhood as well. When soldier Jack Spade learns that his brother Junebug overdosed on gold chains and died, he returns to Any Ghetto, U.S.A. It was commercially successful, grossing $13 million, and received mixed reviews from critics. The film entered a limited theatrical release on December 14, 1988, before expanding to a wide release on January 11, 1989. It co-stars John Vernon, Kadeem Hardison, Ja'net Dubois, John Witherspoon, Damon Wayans, Clarence Williams III and Chris Rock, and acts as the film debuts of comedian Robin Harris and brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Featured in the film are several noteworthy African-American actors who were part of the genre of blaxploitation: Jim Brown, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas and Isaac Hayes. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a 1988 American blaxploitation parody film written, directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans in his directorial debut. ![]()
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