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Black Dynamite is a 2009 American blaxploitation [3] [4] [5] action comedy film starring Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, and Salli Richardson.The film was directed by Scott Sanders and co-written by White, Sanders, and Byron Minns, who also co-stars.
Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) [1] [note 1] is an American actor, director, and martial artist. [3] Though he has appeared in a variety of genres, White is best known for his action and martial arts films. [4] His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson.
Michael Jai White as Isaiah Bone, an ex-convict and highly skilled martial artist who enters the underground fighting scene; Julian Sands as Franklin McVeigh, a black market arms dealer who runs the international underground fighting scene; Eamonn Walker as James, a local mob leader; Dante Basco as Pinball, a local fight promoter
Just as Black Dynamite, which White co-wrote and starred in, was a lovingly satirical nudge at such Blaxploitation favorites as Shaft and Super Fly, Outlaw Johnny Black takes its inspiration from ...
Black Dynamite premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Entertainment for worldwide distribution. [11] [12] Scott Sanders directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay along with its star Michael Jai White and Byron Minns.
Outlaw Johnny Black is a 2023 American western comedy film directed by Michael Jai White, who co-wrote the script with Byron Keith Minns. It is a spiritual sequel to Black Dynamite, with White and Minns reprising their roles. It was released theatrically on September 15, 2023, and received mixed reviews from film critics.
The show, set in the 1970s, is predominantly a parody of and tribute to blaxploitation cinema. The show continues the story of Black Dynamite, Bullhorn, Cream Corn, and Honey Bee as they engage in dangerous and over-the-top misadventures sometimes involving celebrities such as Michael Jackson, O. J. Simpson, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Richard Pryor, Don Cornelius, Dick Clark, Spike Lee, Mr. T ...
Black Dynamite (2009) stars Michael Jai White and spoofs blaxploitation films. Proud Mary (2018) is an action thriller starring Taraji P. Henson and Danny Glover. [45] Get Christie Love! (2018), a made-for-TV remake of the 1974 film starring Kylie Bunbury which, unlike the original, was never picked up for a TV series.