I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) on Netflix
Jack Spade comes home from the army to find his neighborhood hooked on gold chains after his brother Junebug dies of an overdose. He declares war on Mr. Big, the chain lord.
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Plot summary
Jack Spade's brother Junebug dies after overdosing on gold chains, so Jack returns from the army to Any Ghetto, U.S.A. His mother and his sister-in-law Cheryl are there to meet him. Jack sees what gold chains have done to his old neighborhood and decides that Mr. Big, who runs the gold chain trade, is to blame. He asks John Slade, the local hero he idolized as a boy, to help him plan the destruction of Mr. Big's empire. The two assemble a team that includes Kung Fu Joe, Flyguy, Slammer and Hammer. Mr. Big sets out to retaliate against the group.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Eddie Murphy suggested the concept of a blaxploitation parody and its title to Keenen Ivory Wayans, who spent the five years before the film earning credentials on Hollywood Shuffle and Eddie Murphy Raw.
- Wayans, a fan of blaxploitation films, grew up watching them because they made up most black films of the 1970s; the idea came to him while sitting with friends and making fun of the genre.
