| Black Dynamite | |
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| Directed by | Scott Sanders |
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| Cinematography | Shawn Maurer |
| Edited by | Adrian Younge |
| Music by | Adrian Younge |
Production company | ARS Nova |
| Distributed by | Apparition Destination Films |
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Running time | 84 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.9 million |
| Box office | $296,557[2] |
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.
The plot centers on former CIA agent Black Dynamite, who must avenge his brother's death while cleaning the streets of a new drug that is ravaging the community. The film is a parody of and homage to 1970s action and blaxploitation films. It had a trailer and funding even before a script was written. Black Dynamite was shot in 20 days in Super 16 format. The film was released in the United States on October 16, 2009, for only two weeks (with an "official" premiere at the Toronto After Dark film festival) and was well received by critics. It was released on home video on February 16, 2010.
- ^ "BLACK DYNAMITE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 30, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
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- ^ "'Black Dynamite' pays homage to blaxploitation films - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ Filmstarts (June 29, 2012). "Blaxploitation-Hommage "Black Dynamite" bekommt zwei Fortsetzungen". FILMSTARTS.de (in German). Retrieved December 7, 2020.