I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

"It's tough to be a black hero."

1988 1h 28m EN

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6.4

MID

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65%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 223🍅65%Rotten Tomatoes●48Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 16,092

ComedyActionCrime

Synopsis

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Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

“It's tough to be a black hero.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Writers: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 4.3× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

CAST

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265+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, shot by Tom Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Michael Frank. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael R. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Keenen Ivory Wayans directs. Tom Richmond behind the camera. David Michael Frank scores. Michael R. Miller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 4.3× over at the box office.
438 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5265+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, shot by Tom Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by David Michael Frank. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Michael R. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Keenen Ivory Wayans and Bernie Casey and Antonio Fargas carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "It's tough to be a black hero.".
11IMDB entry: tt0095348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tom Richmond
Original score: David Michael Frank
Editing: Michael R. Miller
Production design: Catherine Hardwicke
Costume design: Ruth E. Carter
Makeup / hair: Barbie Gotschall
Sound: Wayne Heitman
Stunt coordinator: Alan Oliney
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $13,000,000
Return: 433% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes: 65% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 48/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 16,092 votes
MPAA: R

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-14
★ 10/10
This was hysterical and in the Mel Brooks and Zuker brothers kind of way. The humor is over-the-top and extremely stupid. And what's not to love about that? It's a spoof of the blaksploitation movies from the 70s, and despite the absurd humor, it actually approaches the genre with a meticulous eye carefully hitting all the tropes. But, you don't need to know any of that. All you really need to know is that the film is smartly stupid, absolutely hysterical, and a total joy to watch. It ranks up there with classic comedies and, most importantly of all, it will entertain you.

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