Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)

- 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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