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Like many blaxploitation films before it, Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde uses stereotypical images of African Americans to alert the audience to their blackness. Erb notices how Linda is a stereotypical prostitute, while Silky is a pimp who wears a cape and gold chains.
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde is a 1976 blaxploitation horror film loosely inspired by the 1886 novellaStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Bernie Casey and Rosalind Cash, and was directed by William Crain.
List of blaxploitation films. This is an alphabetical list of films belonging to the blaxploitation genre. Contents: Top. 0–9. A. B. C. D.
Nov 19, 2023 · The movie Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde (1976) is a blaxploitation horror film that was loosely inspired by the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film is set in Los Angeles and follows the story of Dr. Henry Pride, an accomplished and wealthy African American medical doctor working on a cure for ...
- Sweet Sweetback’s Baad Asssss Song (1971) Director: Melvin Van Peebles. Reminiscent of avant-garde and arthouse cinema as much as the subgenre it helped establish, Melvin Van Peebles’ action thriller Sweet Sweetback’s Baad Asssss Song is a deeply personal and truly independent movie.
- Shaft (1971) Director: Gordon Parks. If you asked a casual moviegoer to name one blaxploitation movie, the answer you’re most likely to get is Shaft. With box office takings of $13m off the back of a £500,000 budget, this early entry into the genre is also one of its most successful.
- Super Fly (1972) Director: Gordon Parks Jr. Another of blaxploitation’s influential and financial big hitters, Super Fly briefly knocked Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather off the top of the American box office charts.
- Trick Baby (1972) Director: Larry Yust. Somewhat overlooked when blaxploitation films are discussed, Larry Yust’s adaptation of Iceberg Slim’s 1967 novel Trick Baby is an entertaining buddy crime drama tinged with melancholy due to its downbeat climax.
Aug 10, 2023 · Coined by NAACP member Junius Griffin in 1972, blaxploitation is a portmanteau of black and exploitation. The term refers to a trend in cinema involving independent movies made for, made by, and made about the African-American community—usually in urban settings but also occasionally the rural South.
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde is a 1976 blaxploitation horror film loosely inspired by the novella, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Bernie Casey and Rosalind Cash and was directed by William Crain, who had also directed the successful Blacula for American International Pictures in 1972.
