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Pages in category "1980s hood films" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Babylon (1980 film)
This is a list of hood films. These films focus on the culture and life of African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and, in some cases, Asian-Americans or White Americans who live in segregated, low-income urban communities. This list also includes comparably economically disenfranchised and crime adjacent communities in other countries such as ...
Tuff Turf is a 1985 American drama film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring James Spader and Kim Richards. [1] The film was released in the United States on January 11, 1985.
Rappin' John Hood (Van Peebles), an ex-convict, attempts to save his neighborhood from developers and hoodlums. Around the same time, one of the hoodlums' girlfriend, Dixie, persuades him to audition for a rap recording contract. Their interactions develop into a relationship.
After 37 years in the making, “Of Things Past” will debut on Oct. 3 on Amazon, Vudu and other major VOD platforms. Reimagined by TGA Productions and Cedar Films Studios, the movie will include ...
Filmed primarily in Mesa, Arizona, the film was released on July 11, 1980. Although a modest box-office success at the time, it has since developed cult film status due to its dark, cynical humor and the Zemeckis style. [2] It was marketed with the tagline, "Like new, great looking, and fully loaded with laughs."
Upon reading about the real life Silverton Siege of 1980, Dube became inspired and began developing a script with fellow American Film Institute alumnus Sechaba Morojele as editor. Dube said the film would be about 60% factual, and that they would use creative license for the rest, wanting to make it "an entertaining story, not a documentary".
Black Barbie: A Documentary is a 2023 American documentary film about the creation of the first black Barbie doll in 1980. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The film is directed, written, and produced by Lagueria Davis . The film premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest film festival [ 4 ] and was released on Netflix on June 19, 2024.