I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

R

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

Feb 5, 2008

4/5

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

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Feb 5, 2008

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.

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

Jul 15, 2006

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

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Aug 1, 2026

A-

Perhaps it's youthful moxie or maybe blacksploitation is too fertile of a target, but the helmer's aim is true with "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," which emerges as the best thing a Wayans has ever produced.

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Josh Mooney

Movieline

Apr 8, 2026

"Sucka" has more laughs than most Hollywood comedies.

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Ryan Murphy

Miami Herald

Aug 17, 2021

1.5/4

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

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Pipe Smoking L

@RT92467537 Jul 5, 2026

A Blacksploitation Film about every Blacksploitation Film ever made. A period piece. A statement on societal decay and the systemic racism of the time... The seriousness of the acting sells the comedy! Rife with actors of African decent from all corners of 20th century pop culture, sports and entertainment! Proof that Isaac Haayes sings his own music. Exceptional viewing for any Women's Studies course.

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Mike W

@MikeW269 Jun 30, 2026

The movie is a fun comedy watch. I am glad to have seen if after all these years.

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Trinity T

@BigRed4100 Mar 24, 2026

One of the funniest movies I seen as a child brings back memories

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Todd T.

@D_underhill Mar 5, 2026

One of the most underrated comedies of all time. Well before political correctness ruined everything.

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Vincent S

@Vin_E_At_The_Movies Mar 2, 2026

I laughed the entire time during this hilarious, spot-on parody of the Blaxploitation era. This has great casting and brilliantly funny moments that I still quote today.

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Tim M

@tgmacman Jan 26, 2026

There's some humorous jabs at the blaxploitation genre to be had, but otherwise I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is just one of many futile comedic attempts from Keenen Ivory Wayans.

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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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