Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Black Dynamite / Apparition presents in association with Destination Films, an ARS Nova production in association with Goliath Entertainment, a Suckapunch film ; produced by Jon Steingart, Jenny Weiner Steingart ; screenplay by Michael Jai White & Byron Minns & Scott Sanders ; directed by Scott Sanders.

Publisher, Date:

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend called Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. Black Dynamite is ready to seek his revenge and take The Man down.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for sexuality/nudity, language, some violence and drug content.

Subjects:

Heroes -- United States -- Drama.

African American men -- Conduct of life -- Drama.

Heroin abuse -- United States -- Drama.

City and town life -- United States -- Drama.

Revenge -- United States -- Drama.

Blaxploitation films -- Parodies, imitations, etc.

United States -- Race relations -- Drama.

Genre:

Blaxploitation films.