| The Monkey Hustle | |
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 Original theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Arthur Marks |
| Written by | Odie Hawkins Charles Eric Johnson |
| Produced by | Arthur Marks Robert E. Shultz |
| Starring | Yaphet Kotto Rudy Ray Moore Rosalind Cash Kirk Calloway |
| Cinematography | Jack L. Richards |
| Edited by | Art Seid |
| Music by | Jack Conrad |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 |
The Monkey Hustle (also written as The Monkey Hu$tle) is a 1976 American blaxploitation film written by Odie Hawkins and Charles Eric Johnson. It stars Yaphet Kotto as Chicago con-man and "hustler" Daddy Foxx and Kirk Calloway as his teenage apprentice. Co-stars include Thomas Carter, Rudy Ray Moore, and Rosalind Cash.[2]
The film taglines in advertising were: "Meet Daddy Fox, Baby D. and Goldie. They gonna do the Monkey Hustle!" "It ain't legal an it sure ain't safe...but it do seem worthwhile!"