Five on the Black Hand Side (1973)
- Directed by
- Oscar Williams
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A middle-class African American family navigates humorous everyday conflicts and generational tensions in Los Angeles. The story focuses on a barber and his wife as they challenge traditional roles and find unity.
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What happens
Five on the Black Hand Side is a 1973 African-American comedy film based on the 1969 play of the same name by Charlie L. Russell. It was shot in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Leonard Jackson appeared as John Henry Brooks. He was cast in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple fifteen years later. Five on the Black Hand Side was conceived as "an antidote" to the "blaxploitation" films of the era. The film's tagline was: "You've been coffy-tized, blacula-rized and super-flied – but now you're gonna be glorified, unified and filled-with-pride... when you see Five on the Black Hand Side." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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