The Black Mamba (2011) on Netflix
A filmmaker pitches a basketball star an action movie about his own alter ego, the Black Mamba. A crime lord who goes only by Boss wants the Mamba's Nike shoes.
- Netflix3.1/5
- IMDb7.0/101,259 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
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Plot summary
The idea for an action movie comes out of a pitch a filmmaker makes to a basketball star whose nickname is the Black Mamba, and the short is framed around the making of that fictional movie. As the pitch unfolds, the Mamba squares off against a monster and meets a man called Mr. Suave. Boss, a crime lord in the idea, is after the Mamba's Nike shoes.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Black Mamba (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Robert Rodriguez produced, wrote and directed the six-minute short film as part of a Nike promotional campaign for the Air Kobe Zoom VI shoe, with Kobe Bryant, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo and Kanye West all signing on to appear in it.
- Beyond its online release by Nike, the short also screened theatrically in several Los Angeles cinemas, including the famous Mann's Chinese Theatre.
