Kutub

Theatrical release poster




Directed by

Keenen Ivory Wayans




Produced by

Eric L. Gold
Raymond Katz




Written by

Keenen Ivory Wayans




Starring

Keenen Ivory Wayans
Bernie Casey
Isaac Hayes
Steve James
Antonio Fargas
Jim Brown
John Vernon
Ja'net Dubois




Music by

David Michael Frank




Cinematography

Tom Richmond




Editing by

Michael R. Miller




Distributed by

United Artists




Release date(s)

December 14, 1988




Running time

88 minutes




Country

United States




Language

English




Budget

$3 million




Box office

$13,030,057


I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) is a parody of blaxploitation movies written, directed and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans. Featured in the film are several noteworthy Black actors who were part of the genre of blaxploitation: Jim Brown, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, and Isaac Hayes. Other actors in the film are Kadeem Hardison, Ja'net Dubois, John Witherspoon, Damon Wayans, Clarence Williams III, and Chris Rock.

The film's main villain, "Mr. Big", was played by the actor John Vernon. In the movie, Vernon states about on his role as "Mr. Big" that while he might seem to be "above playing an exploitation villain", many others (including Angie Dickinson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Shelley Winters) have taken on similar roles

Plot

Jack Spade (Keenen Ivory Wayans) returns from the Army to his old neighborhood following the death of his brother, Junebug. The police determine Junebug's death to be the result of an "OG", or "Over Gold" — the victim has overdosed on gold chains. A brief image of Junebug is shown featuring him covered, head-to-toe, with gold chains. When not distracted by his old girlfriend and Junebug's wife Cheryl (Dawnn Lewis), Jack seeks revenge for his brother's death.

He declares war on "Mr. Big", a powerful local crime lord, who is seen as the person responsible for putting gold chains on the streets of Jack's neighborhood. Jack enlists the help of John Slade (Bernie Casey) Jack's childhood idol, who fought bad guys in the 1970s. With John's help, Jack enlists an "army" consisting of Hammer (Isaac Hayes) and Slammer (Jim Brown), Flyguy (Antonio Fargas), and Kung Fu Joe (Steve James). Together with his army, Jack sets out to eliminate the gold chain trade from the streets of his neighborhood and take down "Mr. Big".