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Black Dynamite

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
50K
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Black Dynamite (2009)
A 1970s-set story of a man's mission to fight drugs, crime, and injustice from his city's streets, all the way to the Honky House.
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Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.

  • Director
    • Scott Sanders
  • Writers
    • Michael Jai White
    • Byron Minns
    • Scott Sanders
  • Stars
    • Michael Jai White
    • Arsenio Hall
    • Tommy Davidson
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    50K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    5,000
    251
    • Director
      • Scott Sanders
    • Writers
      • Michael Jai White
      • Byron Minns
      • Scott Sanders
    • Stars
      • Michael Jai White
      • Arsenio Hall
      • Tommy Davidson
    • 119User reviews
    • 171Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Black Dynamite: Theatrical Trailer
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    Photos67

    Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)
    Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Black Dynamite (2009)
    Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)
    Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)
    Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)
    Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)
    Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)
    Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)
    Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)
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    Black Dynamite (2009)
    Michael Jai White in Black Dynamite (2009)

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    Michael Jai White
    Michael Jai White
    • Black Dynamite
    Arsenio Hall
    Arsenio Hall
    • Tasty Freeze
    Tommy Davidson
    Tommy Davidson
    • Cream Corn
    Phyllis Applegate
    Phyllis Applegate
    • Aunt Billy
    Obba Babatundé
    Obba Babatundé
    • Osiris
    • (as Obba Babatunde)
    William Bassett
    William Bassett
    • Captain Yancy
    Troy Lindsey Brown
    • Kid #1
    Fredella Calloway
    • Waitress
    Cheryl Carter
    • Black Dynamite's Mother
    Juka Ceesay
    • Valet Girl
    • (as Juka Cesay)
    Kevin Chapman
    Kevin Chapman
    • O'Leary
    Lucky Davis
    Lucky Davis
    • Paperboy
    Nicholas Earley
    • Neighborhood Kid
    Richard Edson
    Richard Edson
    • Dino
    Jason Jack Edwards
    Jason Jack Edwards
    • Soul Brother
    • (as Jason Jack Edwards)
    Jon Kent Ethridge
    • 12 year old Black Dynamite
    Mary Evans
    • Woman at table
    Cory Gluck
    • 16 year old Jimmy
    • Director
      • Scott Sanders
    • Writers
      • Michael Jai White
      • Byron Minns
      • Scott Sanders
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The prosthetic penis worn by Gunsmoke (Buddy Lewis) was actually a flesh colored baby pacifier.
    • Goofs
      When Black Dynamite is talking to Honey Bee, a tear running down Honey Bee's face disappears and reappears from shot to shot. This is deliberately mocking the lack of continuity shown by many of the movies that this film parodies.
    • Quotes

      Black Dynamite: Ha-ha! I threw that shit before I walked in the room!

    • Alternate versions
      The international version of the film contains six minutes of additional footage, consisting of extra dialogue in some scenes and extended fight sequences. In the scene where Black Dynamite and Cream Corn take a helicopter and leave Kung Fu Island, they use it to destroy Fiendish Dr. Wu's complex before heading off to the White House.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Amelia/Motherhood/Astro Boy/Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant/Black Dynamite (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      West Side Rumble
      (uncredited)

      Music by Sam Spence

    User reviews119

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    8/10
    Best Spoof since the 80's ZAZ glory days!
    This is what "Undercover Brother" and "Grindhouse" (minus the 'phony' trailers) wished they could have been but weren't: a tribute to a dismissed period of cinema that feels like it belongs (and comes from) its era.

    But this isn't just a collection of random jokes or stabs at blaxploitation genre clichés without rhyme or reason. There is an actual story (convoluted and non-sensical but it's there, and even allows long scenes that advance the plot to unfold without a single obvious joke), there are real characters (over-the-top and cliché' but not two-dimensional walking cardboards) and there are action/fighting scenes (enhanced via the same seamless green screen/CG technology used in "Kung-Pow" a few years back) that make this an actual blaxpoitation movie that just happens to be funny because it's being so true and respectful to the genre it represents. Michael Jai White looks and inhabits his lead role like he stepped out of the 1970's; it's the best casting for a movie since Christopher Reeve got the Superman/Clark Kent role, and I'm not kidding. Supporting actors really get into their blaxpoitation roles (Arsenio Hall and Tommy Davidson are hilarious in too-brief cameos) but they don't overplay their OTT personalities or overstay their welcome. The way "Black Dynamite" gets around its 'R' rating to sneak in a graphic sex scene is not only genius but ties directly with the movie's best scene in which the 'heroes' crack the code in a cafeteria. And the orphanage scene has to be seen to be believed. :-P Only the overblown finale that pushes things way past the breaking point (think "Shoot 'Em Up" and yes, it's that big a misfire) betrays the cinematic illusion that this is a 70's flick that's been rotting in a vault somewhere.

    I got my $12.50's worth and will gladly wait for the DVD because I'm sure there's a joke or two I missed. The one's that hit the mark are hilarious though. Don't listen to the DVD Talk reviewer on this one (they're usually right but this time he's way off), "Black Dynamite" is a winnah!
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    • dale-lover
    • Oct 18, 2009

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2010 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • film website for promotion
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Đặc Vụ Trả Thù
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood Forever Cemetery - 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Jimmy's Funeral Scene)
    • Production companies
      • Destination Films
      • Ars Nova Entertainment
      • Goliath Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $242,578
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $131,862
      • Oct 18, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $296,557
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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