6.2
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
It's tough to be a black hero.
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.
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.
Keenen Ivory WayansJack Spade
Bernie CaseyJohn Slade
Antonio FargasFlyguy
Steve JamesKung Fu Joe
Isaac HayesHammer
Jim BrownSlammer
Ja'net DuBoisMa Bell
Dawnn LewisCheryl
John VernonMr. Big
Clu GulagerLt. Baker
Kadeem HardisonWillie
Damon WayansLeonard
David Alan GrierNewsman
Chris RockRib Joint Customer
Tony CoxWayne Evans
Anne-Marie JohnsonCherry
Clarence Williams IIIKalinga
Ariana RichardsLittle Girl
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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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