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Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)

Poor Pretty Eddie poster
Directed by
Richard Robinson, David Worth
Genre
exploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A famous Black singer gets stranded in a remote Southern town after a car breakdown. She is forced to stay at a rundown motel run by a volatile family, leading to a tense confrontation.

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What happens

Poor Pretty Eddie is a 1975 American film starring Leslie Uggams, Shelley Winters and Michael Christian. Made on a relatively small budget, it is known for having an atypical narrative and directorial style, which combines elements of horror, exploitation film making and Southern gothic. It has subsequently become popular in cult and B movie circles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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