7.7 Score

2009 • 1h 25min • R • Action, Comedy

Black Dynamite

"He's super bad, he's outta sight. He's..."

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

IMDb 7.4

RT 83%

MC 65

Director

Scott Sanders

Writers

Michael Jai White

Byron Minns

Scott Sanders

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Michael Jai White

Black Dynamite

Arsenio Hall

Tasty Freeze

Tommy Davidson

Cream Corn

Kevin Chapman

O'Leary

Richard Edson

Dino

Bokeem Woodbine

Black Hand Jack

Buddy Lewis

Gunsmoke

Irwin Keyes

Henchman

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Tommy Davidson Cream Corn

Kevin Chapman O'Leary

Richard Edson Dino

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Buddy Lewis Gunsmoke

Irwin Keyes Henchman

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