I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

R

Released Dec 1, 1988

1h 27m

Comedy

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Jack Spade (Keenen Ivory Wayans) comes home to the ghetto and finds his brother dead from a gold chain overdose. With the help of his hero, John Slade (Bernie Casey), and a team of washed-up crime fighters, Spade declares vengeance on Mr. Big (John Vernon), the white crime leader responsible for selling gold chains on the streets. But Spade realizes that he must take matters into his own hands to finish the job in this zany spoof of 1970s blaxploitation films.

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Critics Consensus

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka puts a satirical spin on '70s nostalgia with a comedy whose somewhat scattershot laughs are often offset by pure energetic silliness.

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Lesli Goff

Empire Magazine

Unrelenting, unremitting, a brilliant broad-brush of a parody.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 5, 2008

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

In many respects this is a black counterpart to The Naked Gun, and very nearly as funny; the bounty of antimacho gags is both unexpected and refreshing.

Feb 5, 2008

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

The greatest pleasure comes from seeing '70s veterans send themselves up.

Jul 15, 2006

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Ryan Murphy

Miami Herald

The sucka in this film isn't the villain. It's the ticket buyer.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 17, 2021

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Cathy Burke

United Press International

There's so much energy in this satire, that you can't help laughing at its bawdy charm. Clumsy, irreverent, adolescent, yes. And often very funny.

Oct 10, 2016

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Keenan Ivory Wayans offers his fan base probably the only funny film he's ever directed.

Jun 1, 2013

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Chinu D

It’s a really good movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Blobbo X

Enough funny bits justify a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/23

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Huy K

Very funny and ahead of its time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/23

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Steve D

Only sporadically funny or effective.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/02/23

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dustin d

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is something of a Naked Gun wannabe, but has only about 1/4 of the laughs. It wasn't offensive enough to be hated, just trying a little too hard and not that funny. The boredom on Bernie Casey's face is infectious.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Buried in hilarious parody, this Wayans gem shines and is the blueprint for Keenan's show that followed, In Living Color. Viewer suggestion: spark up & push play.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/27/21

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Synopsis

Jack Spade (Keenen Ivory Wayans) comes home to the ghetto and finds his brother dead from a gold chain overdose. With the help of his hero, John Slade (Bernie Casey), and a team of washed-up crime fighters, Spade declares vengeance on Mr. Big (John Vernon), the white crime leader responsible for selling gold chains on the streets. But Spade realizes that he must take matters into his own hands to finish the job in this zany spoof of 1970s blaxploitation films.

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Producer: Carl Craig, Peter McCarthy
Screenwriter: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Ivory Way Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 1, 1988, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.8M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Surround

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