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20 August 1975 (USA) moreTagline:
BARRY WHITE and his men are bustin' out to win! They'll stop the man from calling them "Coonskin" morePlot:
A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated story of Brother Rabbit... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
a hard, uncomfortable look at racism in America more (17 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Barry White | ... | Sampson / Brother Bear |
| Charles Gordone | ... | Preacherman / Preacher Fox |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Pappy / Old Man Bone (as Scat Man Crothers) |
| Philip Michael Thomas | ... | Randy / Brother Rabbit (as Philip Thomas) |
| Danny Rees | ... | Clown |
| Buddy Douglas | ... | Referee |
| Jim Moore | ... | Mime |
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Also Known As:
Bustin' Out (USA) (reissue title)Coonskin No More... (USA) (working title)
Harlem Nights (USA) (working title)
Street Fight (USA) (video title)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
100 min | UK:83 min (video version) (25 fps)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Norway:18 (1976) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:R | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18Fun Stuff
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In researching this film, director Ralph Bakshi went into Harlem with a tape recorder and asked various people "What's it like being black in America?" moreSoundtrack:
Ça plane pour moi moreFAQ
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Street Fight is a brilliant piece of brutal satire. This is not a movie you just watch for fun. It is not a comfortable experience, although it does have some laugh-out-loud moments. This is a movie you watch when you need food for thought.
To dismiss this film as simply racist is to miss the point entirely. This is not only a satire of Song of the South, it's also a biting commentary on the prejudices that Americans still have as a society. Every ethnic group portrayed in the movie gets shown as grotesque caricatures of their stereotypes, which in turn are grotesque caricatures of real people. Through this wild exaggeration, the filmmaker shows just how absurd these tightly-held beliefs really are.
If you're the sort of person who's willing to acknowledge the ugliness of the prevalent prejudices American culture still holds, and if you're not afraid to look your own prejudices in the eye, this movie may be for you.