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A Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.A Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.A Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.
Zaldy Zshornack
- Ernesto
- (as Zaldy Zschornack)
Dindo Fernando
- Rocco
- (as Dondo Fernanco)
Bruno Punzalan
- Truck Driver
- (as Bruno Punzalah)
Subas Herrero
- Luis
- (as Ricardo Herrero)
Jesus 'Og' Ramos
- Alfredo
- (as Jess Ramos)
Andres Centenera
- Leonardo
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaPam Grier told The Rolling Stone she chose to be nude in many of her early films because she wanted to push the limits of how Black women were perceived in the acting world. She said, "I call it the 'Brown Nipple Revolution.' We weren't the epitome of sexual attraction for the male audience, in movies, magazines, anything. We were told our brown nipples weren't attractive. I was trying to break that line of what was acceptable in society."
- GoofsIn the last shot before the end credits start to roll, one of the dead men lying on the ground opens his hand.
- Quotes
Warden Logan: Keep it up and you could go blind.
Matron Densmore: Piss off!
- Alternate versionsThe film was heavily cut for its original UK theatrical release (as "Hot, Hard and Mean"). Video releases used the original "Black Mama, White Mama" title and were cut by 53 secs with edits to the rape of Brent and the torture scene. These cuts were fully waived for the 2003 MGM DVD.
- SoundtracksBlack Mama White Mama (Main Title) - Bus Ride
Written and Produced by Harry Betts
Performed by Harry Betts And His Orchestra
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Hellcats/The Hot Box duo Viola and Demme next paired the winning combination of Pam Grier and Sid Haig in yet another prison film, Women In Chains/Black Mama White Mama. Blonde revolutionary Margaret Markov and sworn enemy Grier, who thinks Markov's revolution is "jive-ass", bust out of prison chained together in a 70s gender reversal of The Defiant Ones. They continue to bitch and scratch each other as they head across the countryside (at one point dressed as nuns!) to meet up with Markov's bandit buddies. Sid Haig is the comedy relief in a cowboy hat as the lead bandit, and in one scene has two naked women riding him like a horse. Haig continued to work with Pam in Coffy and Foxy Brown, and was much later cast by Tarantino in a fitting touch as the sympathetic judge across from Grier in Jackie Brown.
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- Budget
- $200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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