55
DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borrow money from the Mafia.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 55
IMDb5.4
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −20 min on the typical 109
typical 10989Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1977
January 1, 1977
49 years ago
Genres
DramaActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more16 people
- Calvin LockhartJason
- Charles McGregorCokeman
- Richard LynchJoey
- Marlene ClarkCaroline
- Joan BlondellMama Lou
- Raymond St. JacquesPeter Mosten
- Leonard JacksonJunebug
- Samm-Art WilliamsRufus
Gail StricklandSamantha - Wasp Lady
George FarleyBruce Brown- MMMitch MargoDonald
Hope ClarkeCokeman's Girl
Beverly JohnsonReceptionist- DMDennis McMullenScreening Room Official
Sherri BrewerCokeman's Girls- TGTerry GuerinClaude
Directing · 1
- Phillip Fenty Director, Story
Writing · 2
- Linda Fenty Screenplay
- Nelson Lyon Screenplay
Production · 1
- Chiz Schultz Producer
Sound · 1
- Gil Scott-Heron Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Alan Metzger Cinematography
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