Storyline
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
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Cast
Marlon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Chris Rock, Damon Wayans, Clarence Williams III, Clu Gulager, Tony Cox, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Ariana Richards, John Witherspoon, John Vernon, Steve James, Kadeem Hardison, Antonio Fargas, Isaac Hayes, Robert Townsend, Peggy Lipton, Jim Brown, Bernie Casey, Ja'net DuBois, Anne-Marie Johnson, Kim Wayans, Vickilyn Reynolds
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Reviews
80
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.
80
Empire
Unrelenting, unremitting, a brilliant broad-brush of a parody.
75
An extremely funny movie that presents a torrent of insightful gags at breakneck pace, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka features many of the stars of the old "blaxploitation" movies, adding weight and authenticity to Wayan's film. In offering up this affectionate parody of the old movies, Wayans also turns a satiric eye on black culture in general--but in an inoffensive, lighthearted manner.
75
Chicago Tribune
A satire is only as good as its subject, and in the very funny I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Keenen Ivory Wayans has found a rich and relatively untapped one. The wit and openness of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka has more to contribute to race relations than the smug piety of "Mississippi Burning." As a positive image, a good, shared laugh is hard to beat. [14 Dec 1988, p.1]
60
The New York Times
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a lively but uncertain mixture of nostalgia, silliness and genuinely unpredictable humor.
