The Monkey Hu$tle (1976)

A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.

Director:

Arthur Marks

Writers:

Charles Eric Johnson (screenplay), Odie Hawkins (story)

Stars:

Yaphet Kotto, Kirk Calloway, Thomas Carter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yaphet Kotto	...	Daddy Foxx
Kirk Calloway	...	Baby 'D
Thomas Carter	...	Player
Donn C. Harper	...	Tiny (as Donn Harper)
Lynn Caridine	...	Jan-Jan
Patricia McCaskill	...	Shirl
Lynn Harris	...	Sweet Potatoe
Rudy Ray Moore	...	Goldie
Rosalind Cash	...	Mama
Randy Brooks	...	Win
Debbi Morgan	...	Vi
Fuddle Bagley	...	Mr. Molet
Frank Rice	...	The Black Knight
Carl W. Crudup	...	Joe (as Carl Crudup)
Duchyll Martin Smith	...	Beatrice (as Duchyll Smith)

Storyline

A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.

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Plot Keywords:

blaxploitation | independent film

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Taglines:

Meet Daddy Fox, Baby D. and Goldie. They gonna do the Monkey Hustle!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Abzocker

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the beginning of the film, when Foxx steals the quart of milk, the carton is closed. While running across the street, the carton of milk is suddenly open when Foxx has not had sufficient time to open it.

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Connections

Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 4: Cooled by Refrigeration (2009)

User Reviews

Good, reasonably clean fun movie

Story takes place in Chicago involving a hustler (Yaphet Kotto), who recruits four teenagers to perform rip-offs for him in exchange for pocket money. The other central point is a soul food restaurant owned and operated by Kotto's lady friend, played by Rosalind Cash, and Rudy Ray Moore as an underworld type who owes Kotto some big undisclosed favor. Good cast also includes Randy Brooks, Frank Rice, Fuddle Bagley, Donn Carl Harper, future producer/director Thomas Carter (pre-White Shadow), Kirk Calloway, Steven Williams, a small uncredited role by Robert Townsend and a young Debbi Morgan. Townsend and Williams also appeared in Cooley High.