Posse (1993)

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.

Director:

Mario Van Peebles

Writers:

Sy Richardson, Dario Scardapane

Stars:

Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Charles Lane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mario Van Peebles	...	Jesse Lee
Stephen Baldwin	...	Jimmy J. 'Little J' Teeters
Charles Lane	...	Weezie
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Obobo (as Tiny Lister)
Big Daddy Kane	...	Father Time
Billy Zane	...	Colonel Graham
Blair Underwood	...	Carver
Melvin Van Peebles	...	Papa Joe
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Lana (as Salli Richardson)
Tone Loc	...	Angel
Pam Grier	...	Phoebe
Vesta Williams	...	Vera (as Vesta)
Isaac Hayes	...	Cable
Richard Jordan	...	Sheriff Bates
Paul Bartel	...	Mayor Bigwood

Storyline

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.

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Plot Keywords:

blaxploitation | social commentary | ku klux klan | cowboy | shootout | 

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Taglines:

From the director of "New Jack City"

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Genres:

Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, and for language

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vingança de Jessie Lee

Filming Locations:

Benson, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$18,290,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A P.A. was specifically assigned to follow Tone Loc around between set-ups as he constantly wandered off-set, usually to the craft service table.

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Goofs

An American flag with 50 stars is visible.

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Quotes

Jimmy J. 'Little J' Teeters: Damn! Who turned out the lights? Just a little humor. Have to admit I'm funny, ain't I?

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated to the memory of Rev. King David Lee (1883-1979) and Abe Richardson (1861-1961)

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Connections

Referenced in Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier (1999)

User Reviews

Not the best - but it's a start.....

Ok, maybe Posse can't compare to other popular cowboy/western movies. But that's because it didn't have the FUNDING those movies had. Obviously, whenever you want to produce a story such as this one, focusing on African American historical involvement (and NO, servants and 'mammies' are not historical involvement), Hollywood isn't going to be too supportive. And believe me they weren't. The producers and actors sacrificed a lot of 'out of pocket' expenses to make "Posse", just so that the story could be told. I think that alone is commendable. Posse may not be Oscar material (and they don't like Black media too much either), but it is a start. It is entertaining, and it introduces us to the black cowboy, a character most of us are unfamiliar with.