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Jamaa Fanaka (1942–2012)

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He was a member of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of African American U.C.L.A. film school graduates who came of age in the late 1970s in the era of the so-called Blaxploitation era. The group's defining aesthetic was to move beyond the pimp stereotypes and funk soundtracks in film portrayals of African Americans. See more trivia »
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Filmography

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1992 Street Wars
 
1982 Penitentiary II
 
1979 Penitentiary
 
1976 Emma Mae
 
1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles (as Jamaa-Fanaka)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1992 Street Wars
 
1982 Penitentiary II (written by)
 
1979 Penitentiary (written by)
 
1976 Emma Mae
 
1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles (written by / as Jamaa-Fanaka)
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
1992 Street Wars (producer)
 
1987 Penitentiary III (producer)
 
1982 Penitentiary II (producer)
 
1979 Penitentiary (producer)
 
1976 Emma Mae (producer)
 
1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles (producer - as Jamaa-Fanaka)
 
1972 A Day in the Life of Willie Faust, or Death on the Installment Plan (short) (producer - as Walt Gordon)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1979 Penitentiary
2nd Male in Restroom (as Walter Gordon)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1975 Welcome Home Brother Charles (composer: theme music)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 My Dinner with A.J. (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2004 Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Mr. T (1999) … Himself
 

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Penitentiary II -- An ex-con on parole and trying to straighten his life out winds up back in prison when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Contributed to the book Gods In Spandex, Or, A Survivors' Account Of 80's Cinema Obscura (Succubus Press/2007).

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Alternate Names:

Walter Gordon | Walt Gordon | Jamaa-Fanaka | Walt
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Personal Quote:

I exposed the Achilles' hell of Hollywood. See more »

Trivia:

He was a member of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of African American U.C.L.A. film school graduates who came of age in the late 1970s in the era of the so-called Blaxploitation era. The group's defining aesthetic was to move beyond the pimp stereotypes and funk soundtracks in film portrayals of African Americans. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo