Black Mama White Mama

1973
16
1h 27m

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5.6/10

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Pam Grier and Margaret Markov in Black Mama White Mama (1973)

A black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison and are pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the army.

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A Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.A Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.A Black prostitute and a white revolutionary must form an uneasy alliance when they are busted out of prison, then pursued by guerrillas, bounty hunters and the Army.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

3.9K

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Pam Grier

Lee Daniels

Margaret Markov

Karen Brent

Sid Haig

Ruben

Lynn Borden

Matron Densmore

Zaldy Zshornack

Ernesto
(as Zaldy Zschornack)

Laurie Burton

Warden Logan

Eddie Garcia

Capt. Cruz

Alona Alegre

Juana

Dindo Fernando

Rocco
(as Dondo Fernanco)

Vic Diaz

Vic Cheng

Wendy Green

Ronda

Lotis Key

Jeanette
(as Lotis M. Key)

Alfonso Carvajal

Galindo

Bruno Punzalan

Truck Driver
(as Bruno Punzalah)

Subas Herrero

Luis
(as Ricardo Herrero)

Jesus 'Og' Ramos

Alfredo
(as Jess Ramos)

Carpi Asturias

Lupe

Andres Centenera

Leonardo
(uncredited)

Director
- Eddie Romero
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Featured review

6/10

solid B

Prostitute Lee Daniels (Pam Grier) and revolutionary Karen Brent (Margaret Markov) are prisoners who don't get along. They are chained together on a transport to maximum security when Karen's friends try to free her. The two women manage to escape while the revolutionaries battle with the police. The women dress up as nuns and bicker with different plans. Captain Cruz wants them Dead or Alive and recruits gang leader Ruben (Sid Haig).

It's blaxploitation. It's sexploitation. It's a B-movie beyond a doubt. There are lots of boobs. The girls are bad mofos and one of them is Pam freaking Grier. Their uniforms are short. There are surprisingly funny moments like the dick measuring. It's not winning any awards although it's not trying to be that. It does what it intends to do. The title is ridiculous and perfectly memorable. All in all, it is better than it has any rights to be.

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Apr 11, 2020
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Trivia
Pam Grier told The Rolling Stone she chose to be nude in many of her early films because she wanted to push the limits of how Black women were perceived in the acting world. She said, "I call it the 'Brown Nipple Revolution.' We weren't the epitome of sexual attraction for the male audience, in movies, magazines, anything. We were told our brown nipples weren't attractive. I was trying to break that line of what was acceptable in society."

Goofs
The short yellow dresses worn by the leading actresses become dirty due to fights, explosions, climate; but they magically become clean again in immediately following scenes.

Quotes
Warden Logan: Keep it up and you could go blind.
Matron Densmore: Piss off!

Alternate versions
The film was heavily cut for its original UK theatrical release (as "Hot, Hard and Mean"). Video releases used the original "Black Mama, White Mama" title and were cut by 53 secs with edits to the rape of Brent and the torture scene. These cuts were fully waived for the 2003 MGM DVD.