I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

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.

Director:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writer:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Stars:

Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Jack Spade returns home from the army in his old ghetto neighborhood when his brother, Junebug dies from O.G. - over gold. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crime lord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the '70s.

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Plot Keywords:

blaxploitation | ghetto | crime lord | parody | brother brother relationship | 

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Taglines:

Even if you can't say it, you gotta see it!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1989 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka

Filming Locations:

US Steel Plant, Gary, Indiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$543,588, 16 December 1988, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$13,030,057

Company Credits

Production Co:

Front Films, Ivory Way Productions, Raymond Katz Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the sequence in Kalinga's headquarters, the theme to "The Brady Bunch" can be heard. Kalinga's wife is played by Eve Plumb, best known for playing Jan in The Brady Bunch.

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Goofs

When Jack Spade is injured in the building, he wraps a bandage around his right index finger. Once the fight scene is over and he's outside with Cheryl, Slade, and his mother, the bandage is on his left index finger.

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Quotes

Man in Audience at the "Pimp of the Year" Competition: [while listening to Fly Guy's "My Bitch Better Have My Money" poem] The man's a Shakespeare!

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Crazy Credits

Kung Fu Joe (Steve James) crawls up to a cop at the scene of the film's final confrontation: "Slade. I must find Slade." [rips off his shirt] "Kung Fu Joe is here!" Cop: "Sorry buddy. They've already gone." [walks away] Kung Fu Joe: [calls after him] "Yo brother, do you got a bandaid?"

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Connections

Referenced in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

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Soundtracks

Grazin' in the Grass
Written by Harry Elston (as Harry J. Alston) & Philemon Hou (uncredited)
Performed by Friends of Distinction
Courtesy of RCA Records

User Reviews

That's the Shakespere!!!!!

Where do you begin with this film. It had so much that was hilarious that I don't know where to begin. One of my all time favorite scenes is when they mock the stunt doubles and you have Jack Spade's mother who is about to beat up some thugs. She turns around and then suddenly the camera cuts from a black lady to a white male with a mustache and afro wig wearing the same clothes she is wearing, he does some back flips and then beats up the thugs. Then when the stuntman turns around, it's back to the actress playing Spade's Mother. I loved it.

If you don't see this movie it is a shame. Wayans did a wonderful job mocking the ridiculous exploitation movies of the seventies. The cost of the rental alone is worth watching the scene where the guy gets out of prison, and he has been incarcerated for so long that his clothes are out of style. You'll love the Pimp of the Year contest, Kung Fu Joe, the Big Brim Bar, Soul Train, Hammer, Slammer, Slade and Flyguy. The movie was a blast and you'll roll on the floor in hysteria watching as Ann Marie Johnson reveals her flaws to Jack Spade.

Rent this movie. You'll love it.