Producer Wheels Out Big Daddy For November
Blaxploitation is a type of film that popped up in Seventies when numerous movies were made that targeted African American audiences. Black actors were the main stars of blaxploitation films. They were the first to have soundtracks of funk and soul music. Civil rights groups criticized the movies for their use of stereotypes, but they filled a hot demand for a special kind of entertainment, and were immensely popular among black audiences. Perhaps the best known example of Blaxploitation is the movie Shaft with Richard Roundtree, featuring the iconic theme by Isaac Hayes.
And now Blaxploitation has arrived in HTG Hollywood. Thanks to producer Tyler Durden, a new “bad motherf***er” will be hitting HTG screens soon.
“Big Daddy Holmes & The Mystery of the Three Cocks, Two Asses and a Battering Ram” will be Tyler’s Crime/Action film opening in November. Directed by Spike Lee, the film so far has signed on Ving Rhames, Dave Chappelle, Dennis Hopper, Alyson Hannigan and Beyonce Knowles.
“Big Daddy Holmes is, basically, Sherlock Holmes as a blaxplotation movie,” commented Tyler on HTG Chat recently. It will star “Ving Rhames in the lead role and Dave Chappelle as his faithful retainer Watts.” Big Daddy Holmes will feature “a bevy of beautiful women for Ving to have his way with” and music from Isaac Hayes himself.
Until then, Tyler has co-production credit on At the Bottom of Everything, a Miracle Pictures release with fellow producer Matthew Trixie.
A film about black people by some pasty white guy from the state of Washington? I’ll pass on this racist crap.
Comment by Teufel — September 26, 2007 @ 1:22 am
Racist? Hardly. It’s an homage to a time long gone. It’s hip. It’s where it’s at, man.
Comment by Administrator — September 26, 2007 @ 1:28 am