Black Dynamite, the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s, was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House when The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor.
22 June 1953, New Jersey, USA
18 December 1980, Portales, New Mexico, USA
1 February 1981, Stockton, California, USA
12 February 1949, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
22 October 1976, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
20 March 1973, Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
August 27, 1968 in Tehran, Iran
7 October 1970, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
28 December 1935, Evanston, Illinois, USA
4 April 1959, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
10 November 1967, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
13 April 1973, New York City, New York, USA
15 December 1986, Oceanside, California, USA
5 June 1969, Buffalo, New York, USA
16 March 1952, New York City, New York, USA
23 November 1967, Chicago, Illinois, USA
23 March 1981, Sacramento, California, USA
5 May 1979, Philippines
29 July 1950, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
25 January 1961, Carbondale, Illinois, USA
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December 05, 2016
Funny in ways that are as complex as the most challenging art film.
December 16, 2009
If the joke is somewhat one-note and eventually told too long and too often, at least it's a good joke.
November 24, 2009
Before an hour has passed tedium overtakes Black Dynamite -- one corny martial-arts sequence turns out to be plenty -- and all the good jokes dry up.
August 12, 2010
The portentous dialogue, two-track-recorded soundtrack (by Adrian Younge) and eager performances are all highly diverting.
October 26, 2009
Even though it sounds funnier than it plays, between the song and the nun chucks, I was happy.
August 13, 2010
A brilliant laugh-out-loud slapstick crowd pleaser made with love and talent.
August 12, 2010
Fond and very funny homage to the exploitation era.
August 13, 2010
Outta sight!
August 19, 2010
As the titular ex-CIA man, White reveals comic talents to match his martial artistry, delivering one-liners and roundhouse kicks with the same killer precision.
August 12, 2010
Hilarious, and at just 85 minutes long, never outstays its welcome.
January 15, 2010
Black Dynamite will stir some pleasant memories.
October 16, 2009
The details are perfect, from the particle-board sets to the porn-ready score. (And dig those polyester suits.) But just like the movies it parodies, this one feels over long before it's actually done.
