I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writer (WGA):

Keenen Ivory Wayans (written by)

Release Date:

14 December 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

It's tough to be a black hero.

Plot:

In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big.

Plot Keywords:

Blaxploitation | Desert Eagle | Waitress | Robbery | Call Girl

Cast

Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Jack Spade
Bernie Casey	...	John Slade
Antonio Fargas	...	Flyguy
Steve James	...	Kung Fu Joe
Isaac Hayes	...	Hammer
Jim Brown	...	Slammer
Ja'net DuBois	...	Ma Bell
Dawnn Lewis	...	Cheryl
John Vernon	...	Mr. Big
Clu Gulager	...	Lt. Baker
Kadeem Hardison	...	Willie
Damon Wayans	...	Leonard
George James	...	Bruno
Marc Figueroa	...	Knuckles
Robert Colbert	...	Farrell
Marilyn Coleman	...	Funeral Mourner
Jester Hairston	...	Pop
Hawthorne James	...	One Eyed Sam
Anne-Marie Johnson	...	Cherry
Gary Owens	...	Himself
Eve Plumb	...	Kalinga's Wife
Clarence Williams III	...	Kalinga
Michael Goldfinger	...	Sergeant
John Witherspoon	...	Reverend
Homeselle Joy	...	Mourner
Vickilyn Reynolds	...	Sadie
Paul Motley	...	Luther
Charles Cozart	...	Anchorman
Brian Maguire	...	Policeman
David Alan Grier	...	Newsman
Ariana Richards	...	Little Girl
Ben Ryan Ganger	...	Little Boy
Carl Craig	...	Man in Love
Nancy Cheryll Davis	...	Woman
Kim Wayans	...	Nightclub Singer
Robin Harris	...	Bartender at Sam's
Cullen G. Chambers	...	Brothel Man
Terri Bivalacqua	...	Brothel Woman
J.W. Alexander	...	Inmate
Roy Fegan	...	Dead Pimp
Howard Allen	...	Coffee Shop Customer
Bee-Be Smith	...	Coffee Shop Waitress
Bobby McGee	...	Pimp
Dana Mackey	...	Big Brim Bouncer
Lou B. Washington	...	Big Brim Bartender (as Ludie Washington)
Bobby Mardis	...	June Bug / Big Brim Pimp #1
Wren T. Brown	...	Big Prim Pimp #2 (as Wren Brown)
Nadia Wayans	...	Bar Patron
Joya Thorner	...	Bar Patron
Yvonne Doggett	...	Bar Patron
Barry Craig	...	Bar Patron
María Díaz	...	Bar Patron
Tony Cox	...	Wayne Evans
Tom Wright	...	Brothel Man
Eugene Robert Glazer	...	Officer (as Eugene R. Glazer)
Michael Conn	...	Officer
Finis Henderson III	...	Player
Chris Rock	...	Rib Joint Customer
Terry Christiano	...	Bimbo
Liza Cruzat	...	Bimbo
Peter McCarthy	...	Weasel
Bentley Kyle Evans	...	Crowd Member (as Bentley Evans)
Richard McGregor	...	Gang Member
Tommy Morgan Jr.	...	Referee
Gerald Walker	...	Man in Audience
Kojo Lewis	...	Watchman
Marlon Wayans	...	Pedestrian
Shawn Wayans	...	Pedestrian
Danny Raghunath	...	Pedestrian
Doran Reed	...	Pedestrian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peggy Lipton	...	(uncredited)
Don Messick	...	Pimp of the Year pageant announcer (uncredited)
Laini Thompson	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Robert Townsend	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writing credits (WGA)
Keenen Ivory Wayans		(written by)

Produced by
Eric Barrett	....	co-producer
Carl Craig	....	producer
Eric L. Gold	....	executive producer
Raymond Katz	....	executive producer
Peter McCarthy	....	producer
Tamara Rawitt	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Michael Frank

Cinematography by
Tom Richmond

Film Editing by
Michael R. Miller

Casting by
Jaki Brown
Robi Reed-Humes		(as Robi Reed)

Production Design by
Melba Katzman Farquhar		(as Melba Farquhar)
Catherine Hardwicke

Set Decoration by
Kathryn Peters		(as Kathryn Peters-Hollingworth)
Edie Nelson		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Department
Florence Franklin	....	hair stylist
Barbie Gotschall	....	special makeup effects artist
Edna Sheen	....	assistant makeup artist (as Edna M. Sheen)
Guy Smith	....	assistant hair stylist
Lori Tabak	....	second makeup artist
Laini Thompson	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Andy Given	....	unit production manager (as Andrew D. Given)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cathy Gesualdo	....	second assistant director
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt	....	first assistant director
J. Kevin Swain	....	second second assistant director
Scott White	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Michael Craig Adams	....	carpenter
Susan L. Bertram	....	second assistant property master (as Susan Bertram)
Jason Cardwell	....	specialty props
Tom Cortese	....	set dresser
Carol Eaton	....	assistant set decorator
Darrell Evers	....	muralist
Mark Fite	....	carpenter
Elizabeth Flaherty	....	art department coordinator
Gordon Germaine	....	art ho
Stephanie Golden-Falcon	....	art assistant (as Stephanie E. Golden)
Chris Hopkins	....	assistant art director
Tim James	....	set painter
Mathew 'Cory' Kroyer	....	art assistant (as Mathew 'Corey' Kroyer)
Cheng-Sim Lim	....	sculptor
David Zen Mansley	....	sculptor
Greg McMickle	....	property master (as Gregory S. McMickle)
Andrew Moore	....	art assistant
Arnold Peterson	....	assistant property master (as Arnold E. Peterson)
Paul S. Power	....	production illustrator
Robyn Reichek	....	artist at large
Gene Serdena	....	lead man
Jan Sessler	....	art assistant
Karen Steward	....	scenic artist
Roger Stewart	....	art assistant
Ray Stoddard	....	carpenter
Arlan Jay Vetter	....	set painter (as Jay Vetter)
Scott Williams	....	art assistant
Mark Wilson	....	swing

Sound Department
Martha Atwell	....	apprentice sound editor
G.W. Brown	....	dialogue editor
Jeanette Browning	....	sound recordist
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor (as Dane Davis)
Tom Hammond	....	foley editor
Wayne Heitman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Arthur Jackson	....	boom operator
Greg Jacobs	....	adr editor
John Kwiatkowski	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Larry	....	foley editor
John Lawson	....	stereo sound consultant: Ultra
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Voigt)
Tom McCormick	....	optical sound transfer
Oliver L. Moss	....	production sound mixer
Rhonda Munzinger	....	assistant sound editor
Joan Rowe	....	foley walker
Todd Toon	....	assistant sound editor
Tracy Toon	....	assistant sound editor
Jerry Trent	....	foley walker
Randy Vandegrift	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Fred Cramer	....	special effects coordinator (as Fred J. Cramer)
Gary L. King	....	assistant special effects (as Gary King)

Stunts
Mello Alexandria	....	stunts
Ray Bickel	....	stunts
Alex Brown	....	stunts (as Alex A. Brown)
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Eugene Collier	....	stunts
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts (as Gil Combs)
Gregg Dandridge	....	stunts
Sharie Doolittle	....	stunts
Kirk Elam	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Darrell Giddens	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jim Halty)
Ed Hamilton	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Melvin Jones	....	stunts
Wayne King	....	stunts
Al Lee	....	stunts
Irving E. Lewis	....	stunts
Fritz Lieber	....	stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunts
Eric Mansker	....	stunts
Rusty McClennon	....	stunts
Bufort McClerkins	....	stunts
Dwayne McGee	....	stunts
S.J. McGee	....	stunts
Tyann Means	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Bob Minor	....	stunts (as Robert L. Minor)
Bennie Moore	....	stunts (as Bennie Moore Jr.)
Perry Nichols	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunt coordinator
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunts (as Ernie Orsatti)
Gary Price	....	stunts
Robby Robinson	....	stunts
Sharon Schaffer	....	stunts
Clifford Strong	....	stunts
Ric Wagner	....	stunts
Shirley Walker	....	stunts
Kym Washington	....	stunts
Gerard G. Williams	....	stunts (as Gerard Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ismael Araujo Jr.	....	best boy grip
Brian Bellamy	....	second assistant camera
Bruce Bellamy	....	swingman
Martin Bosworth	....	lamp operator
Carolyn Chen	....	additional first assistant camera
Michelle Colbert	....	electrician
Anthony C. Cornelius	....	camera loader
Mark Crawford	....	grip
Kimo Easterwood	....	grip
Kirk R. Gardner	....	Steadicam operator
César Augusto González	....	best boy electric (as Cesar Augusto Gonzalez)
Steve Grass	....	additional camera operator
Amy C. Halpern	....	electrician (as Amy Halpern)
Steve Jezewski	....	electrician
Shaun Madigan	....	gaffer
Richard Miller	....	first assistant camera
Mark Emery Moore	....	dolly grip (as Mark E. Moore)
Boyd Olson	....	electrician
George Posedal	....	additional camera operator (as George Posedel)
Tom Segal	....	additional photographer
Adam Stern	....	video assist operator
Charles M. Trotter	....	grip
Tom West	....	key grip (as Tom W. West)
Eric Whitehead	....	grip
Eddie Wolfl	....	still photographer
Luc G. Nicknair	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kim Hardin	....	casting assistant (as Kimberly Hardin)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ceci	....	costume design assistant
Darlene Jackson	....	wardrobe assistant
Sharon Rosenberg	....	wardrobe supervisor
Nancy Steiner	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Carolina Beroza	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Teressa Longo	....	first assistant editor
Tara McKinley	....	apprentice editor
Keith Parrish	....	color timer
Stephen Semel	....	additional film editor
Madeleine Swift	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
John Boudreaux	....	musician: Slade's Theme
Jeff Charbonneau	....	music editor
King Cotton	....	musician: Slade's Theme
Jim Daniels	....	musician: Slade's Theme
D-Nice	....	musician: "Jack's Theme" (as D. Nice)
Chris Dowd	....	musician: Flyguy's Theme
David Dyson	....	musician: Slade's Theme
Norwood Fisher	....	musician: "Flyguy's Theme" (as John Norwood Fisher)
Fish	....	musician: Flyguy's Theme
Bob Gibson	....	musician: Slade's Theme
Suzanne Hines	....	assistant music editor
Kendall Jones	....	musician: Flyguy's Theme
Walter A. Kibby II	....	musician: Flyguy's Theme
KRS-One	....	musician: "Jack's Theme"
Ms. Melodie	....	musician: "Jack's Theme"
Angelo Moore	....	musician: Flyguy's Theme
Scott Morris	....	musician: "Jack's Theme" (as Scotty Morris)
Russ Regan	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
J. Wesley Adams	....	driver (as Wes Adams)
Ron M. Field	....	driver (as Ronald Field)
Scott Hubacek	....	driver: honeywagon
Thomas S. Lynch	....	driver (as Thom Lynch)
Brian Maguire	....	transportation captain
Kevin McCarthy	....	driver
Jim Petti	....	driver
Brian Steagall	....	transportation coordinator
Phil Balani	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Teri Appel	....	assistant: Peter McCarthy
Beverly Callison	....	assistant: Mr. Katz
Russell Clark	....	choreographer
Bryan Constans	....	production assistant
Belinda Ellis	....	production coordinator
Bentley Kyle Evans	....	stand-in (as Bentley Evans)
David Falicki	....	craft service
David Falicki	....	medic
Patricia Forrest	....	travel agent
Doug Johnson	....	stand-in
Stephanie Jones	....	production assistant (as Stephanie L. Jones)
Marsha Koff	....	production controller
Allen Kupetsky	....	production assistant
Lindsay Lee	....	production assistant
Kojo Lewis	....	location manager
Sandra McNeil	....	welfare worker
Annice Parker	....	assistant: Mr. Gold
Linda Powell	....	script supervisor
Carol Raikes	....	production assistant
Alexander Rogers	....	production assistant
Ina Russell	....	stand-in
Gerald Walker	....	stand-in
Kim Wayans	....	assistant: Mr. Wayans and Mr. Craig
Earl West	....	assistant location manager
Adam W. Wolf	....	production assistant (as Adam Wolf)

Thanks
Carole Little	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Front Films
• Ivory Way Productions
• Raymond Katz Production

Distributors

• United Artists (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1989) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
• Fox Network (1991) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Adidas  thanks
• C.D. Payroll Inc.  payroll
• Chapman Equipment  cranes and dollies (as Chapman)
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Completion Bond Company  completion bond (as The Completion Bond Company)
• Dick Delson & Associates  publicity
• Grey Images  extras casting
• JDH Sound  post-production
• JDH Sound  re-recording facilities
• Movieland Caterers  catering
• Nike  thanks
• System One  production accounting
• Touch Apparel  thanks

Also Known As:

I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka (USA) (informal alternative title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #29436) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | UK:15 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

US Steel Plant, Gary, Indiana, USA

Company:

Front Films

Trivia:

Fred Williamson was offered a part in the film, but was against parodying the screen persona he created during his career of the cool hero.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The hero theme music is not being played by the band. The drummer is only carrying a snare drum, but cymbals can be heard. Also, he is clearly not hitting the drum at all.

Quotes:

Kalinga: Yes, we marched on the Federal building. Five hundred of us young brothers, full of outrage.
[sighs]
Kalinga: They were hiring that day. The brothers came with guns; they left with jobs. Oh, yes, whitey is very tricky.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Kung Fu Fighting

A hilarious parody of the seventies "black" exploitation cinema.

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) was Keenan Ivory Wayans directorial debut. He also wrote and stars in this production. Keenan stars as Jack Spade an ex-veteran who returns home after a stint in the army. The death of his younger brother June-Bug Spade and the vicious "assault" on his mother by two local thugs (Damon Wayans and Kardeem Hardison) causes Jack to wage war on the criminal elements in his neighborhood. But he's going to need help toppling the evil Mister Big (John Vernon). So he enlists the help of the former local crime fighter Slade (Bernie Casey) and his co-horts Hammer, Slammer and Kung-Fu Joe (Jim Brown, Issac Hayes and Steven James). Will these vigilantes be enough to end the crime spree of Mister Big?

A flat out funny film from Keenan Ivory Wayans. Not only did this film jump start all of these older actors careers, but it was popular enough to warrant a series pilot (a t.v. remake of this film called Slade, Hammer and Slammer) and it helped the Wayans create another show for Fox called In Living Color. The rest is history.

Highly recommended.