Super Fly (1972 film)
1972
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60% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 85% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings After a few years in the slammer on a drug bust, John "Goldie" Mickens (Max Julien) returns to Oakland, Calif., determined to raise ...
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- Michael Campus
- R
- Max Julien
Infofreak 2 February 2004. 'The Mack' is one of the very best blaxploitation movies of the 1970s, and one that has had an enormous influence on both hip hop culture and Quentin Tarantino. Max Julien gives a brilliant performance as Goldie an ex-con who decides that pimping is his best hope for survival and success.
Apr 4, 1973 · The Mack: Directed by Michael Campus. With Max Julien, Don Gordon, Richard Pryor, Carol Speed. Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up King of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.
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- Crime, Drama
- Michael Campus
- 1973-04-04
Though reviews were less than favorable upon initial release, The Mack is considered by many critics to be the best entry in its genre. The film is often categorized as blaxploitation, but Michael Campus, Max Julien, and others involved in its production have argued that the genre label oversimplifies the film.
Jun 12, 2018 · The Mack provides the easy and retro pleasures of other entries in the “pimp film” sub-genre, like Super Fly and Dolemite, ... (Vincent Canby’s New York Times review, with its snide ...
- Alex Mclevy
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Quentin Tarantino The New Beverly. Even including its flaws, The Mack is the best and most memorable crime picture of the whole blaxploitation genre....
Directed By: Michael Campus. Written By: Robert J. Poole. The Mack. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews. 59. User Score Available after 4 ratings. tbd. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. View All. Max Julien. Goldie. Don Gordon. Hank. Richard Pryor. Slim. Carol Speed. Lulu. Roger E. Mosley. Olinga. Dick Anthony Williams.
