I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

Director:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writer (WGA):

Keenen Ivory Wayans (written by)

Release Date:

14 December 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

It's tough to be a black hero.

Plot:

In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big.

Plot Keywords:

Blaxploitation | Desert Eagle | Waitress | Robbery | Call Girl

Cast

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
George James	...	Bruno
Marc Figueroa	...	Knuckles
Robert Colbert	...	Farrell

Also Known As:

I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka (USA) (informal alternative title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #29436) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | UK:15 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

US Steel Plant, Gary, Indiana, USA

Company:

Front Films

Trivia:

In the scene where Kalinga's wife (Eve Plumb) meets Jack Spade and the kids want to watch TV after finishing their homework, the theme song to "The Brady Bunch" (1969), in which Plumb played Jan Brady, can be heard in the background.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the Soul Train line dance, Cheryl's boots are white when she kicks people in the face. At the end of the dance they are black.

Quotes:

Kalinga: Yes, we marched on the Federal building. Five hundred of us young brothers, full of outrage.
[sighs]
Kalinga: They were hiring that day. The brothers came with guns; they left with jobs. Oh, yes, whitey is very tricky.

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Soundtrack:

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Silly

Every blaxploitation flick was parodied in the Wayans' breakthrough parody, long before Don't Be a Menace (1996) and Scary Movie (2000). Damon Wayans is no equal for Doodlebug, but his Doodlebug spoof (e.g. take the stairs or out the stairs) with a retarded Kadeem Hardison (White Men Can't Jump, Vampire in Brooklyn) would make anyone watch this again and again. The Kung Fu Joe depiction spoofed Three The Hard Way (1974), but no one can match Jim Kelly (Enter The Dragon, Black Belt Jones), and another thing is noticeable throughout the film: a Shaft parody, with Shaft's theme music. Before Carmen Electra's spoof of Baywatch in Scary Movie, there was Flyguy (with goldfish heels!!!) and the inner city Olympics (the sprint contest with a TV set and a 1980s-era Chevrolet Nova being stripped to the undercarriage)!

A pre-HBO Chris Rock has a brief cameo, and he is referred to as a 'greasy Jeri Curl-wearin' by no other than Issac Hayes himself. Fans of the other Wayans parodies should have this in their video collection.