Black Girl (1972)An aspiring dancer and her wicked sister's resent their mother's love for a foster daughter. Director:Ossie Davis |
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Earl
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Claudia McNeil | ... |
Mu' Dear
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Netta
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Louise Stubbs | ... |
Mama Rose
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Peggy Pettit | ... |
Billie Jean
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Gloria Edwards | ... |
Norma
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Rhetta Greene | ... |
Ruth Ann
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| Ruby Dee | ... |
Netta's mother
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Kent Martin | ... |
Herbert
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Gertrude Jeannette |
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Carl Byrd |
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Damu King |
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Erik Kilpatrick |
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Bob Harris | ... |
Ernie
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An aspiring dancer and her wicked sister's resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
Plot Keywords:
pride | janitor | fear | mother daughter relationship | family relationships |Taglines:
She's got to cut it... or cut out. See more »Genres:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 November 1972 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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Billie Jean: I just worked three nights.
Mama Rose: Well, how come I'm just now hearing about it?
Norma: I thought she had done told you about it, Mama. It's a job. I didn't see no reason for her to be hiding no job unless it's something else she doing.
Billie Jean: I was gonna tell you, Mama.
Mama Rose: [almost mocking her] Well, you were gonna tell me?
Billie Jean: After I got my first week's pay and...
Mama Rose: You ain't gonna see no week at that place, Billie Jean! Now you know I don't approve of that... that dancing mess ...
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Mama Rose: Billie Jean, have you started this mess yet?Billie Jean: I just worked three nights.
Mama Rose: Well, how come I'm just now hearing about it?
Norma: I thought she had done told you about it, Mama. It's a job. I didn't see no reason for her to be hiding no job unless it's something else she doing.
Billie Jean: I was gonna tell you, Mama.
Mama Rose: [almost mocking her] Well, you were gonna tell me?
Billie Jean: After I got my first week's pay and...
Mama Rose: You ain't gonna see no week at that place, Billie Jean! Now you know I don't approve of that... that dancing mess ...
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i caught this movie on showcase awhile ago and absolutely loved it! i thought the relationship between the siblings was fairly realistic, especially considering their situation, and it really showed how jealousy brings the worst out of people no matter how good a person the victim may be. it also gives you a pretty good feel of what it was like to be a black girl living in the slums of America back in the 70's. anyway, it wasn't amazing, but it appealed to me mainly because i enjoyed that time period and i loved the way they spoke, the slang and the language sounded really cool. and billy jean is a really good dancer. there is a fight scene as well that was really intense. "girl you better turn her loose!" is this ten lines yet?