Fifty Shades of Black

"Way shadier than gray."

2016 1h 32m EN

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 1,431

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.

“Way shadier than gray.”

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Cast

Marlon Wayans
Christian
Kali Hawk
Hannah
Fred Willard
Gary
Mike Epps
Ron
Affion Crockett
Eli
Jane Seymour
Claire
Florence Henderson
Mrs. Robinson
Andrew Bachelor
Jesse

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Tiddes
Writers: Rick Alvarez, Marlon Wayans
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Tiddes, shot by David Ortkiese. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jim Dooley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Marlon Wayans and Kali Hawk and Fred Willard carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Way shadier than gray.".

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IMDB entry: tt4667094 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Tiddes directs. David Ortkiese behind the camera. Jim Dooley scores. Lawrence Jordan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Michael Tiddes, shot by David Ortkiese. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jim Dooley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lawrence Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marlon Wayans and Kali Hawk and Fred Willard carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Way shadier than gray.".
7IMDB entry: tt4667094 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Ortkiese
Original score: Jim Dooley
Editing: Lawrence Jordan
Production design: Ermanno Di Febo-Orsini
Costume design: Ariyela Wald-Cohain
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $21,164,799
Return: 106% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Fifty Shades of Black (2016)

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MrSharkBait9112016-01-17
The recently released Fifty Shades of Black is a comedy spoofing the romantic drama Fifty Shades of Grey which went on to become a super hit worldwide and collected close to $570 million. Principal photography of the movie started in August 2015 in Los Angeles. The film is financed by Octane which is a division of the larger IM Global production house. Stuart Ford, its CEO serves as the movie’s executive producer. Open Road is distributing the movie in the United States. It is interesting to note that Open Road also distributed Wayan’s 2013 parody “A haunted house 1” and its 2014 sequel “A haunted house 2”, both of which belong to the same genre as this movie. Marlon Wayans stars as the mysterious Mr. Black in this outrageous comedy movie. He is also one of the producers and is credited as a writer alongside his long-time producing and writing partner Rick Alvarez. Mike Tiddes who directed both the haunted house parodies is the director of this movie. Kali Hawk, Mike Epps, Affion Crockett, Andrew Bachelor, Jane Seymour, Florence Henderson, Fred Willard and Jenny Zigrino appear in this movie along with Marlon Wayans. The movie’s soundtrack comprises of a combination of hip-hop and R&B songs. There are 10 songs featured in the album and is released by IM Global Music. The music has been curated by Format entertainment and IM Global Music. The soundtrack goes very well with the movie and is being appreciated by all people who love independent music. Marlon Wayans plays a secretive black entrepreneur in this erotic spoof comedy. He starts dating an inexperienced college reporter Hannah played by Kali Hawk. His unusual sexual practices shock Hawk’s character and put a strain on their relationship. What happens when Hannah is taken through the maze of rough, hard and premature encounters inside Mr. Christian Black’s playroom forms the crux of the movie. True to the genre, the movie parodies the original by taking into account the basic story premise, its characters and all the important scenes. Sample this. Hannah is bidding farewell to Black as the elevator doors are closing. Only, the doors are closing several times on Hannah’s head. True to its tagline, the movie is way shadier than grey in its content and its treatment of the original book and its movie adaptation. It is not easy to spoof a popular movie with a great record at the box office. But Fifty Shades of Black lives up to its expectations and delivers on all counts. For a limited time, <a href="http://anotherhotmovie.com/50ShadesOfBlack/">watch the full 50 shades of black movie</a> right here!

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