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.
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Comic, ironic, nostalgic and cool.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- 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
Crew
- Keenen Ivory WayansDirector
- Keenen Ivory WayansWriter
- Tom RichmondDirector of Photography
- David Michael FrankOriginal Music Composer
- Michael R. MillerEditor
- Carl CraigProducer
- Peter McCarthyProducer
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Pairings
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