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Darktown Strutters

Darktown Strutters

1975Movie⏱️ 1h 30mPG
ActionComedyMusical
4.8
IMDB Rating
579 votes

Syreena must investigate the disappearance of her mother, Cinderella. A series of wild complications follow.

Director
William Witney
Writers
N/A
Stars
Trina Parks, Lejeune Richardson, Bettye Sweet
Release Date
August 13, 1975
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Trina Parks
Trina Parks
as Syreena
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Lejeune Richardson
as Carmen
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Bettye Sweet
as Miranda
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Shirley Washington
as Theda
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
as Mellow
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Christipher Joy
as Wired
Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw
as Raunchy
Otis Day
Otis Day
as V.D.
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
as Commander Cross
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Charles Knapp
as Officer Tubbins

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Tennessee, USA
Production
Penelope Productions, Stax-Netter Films

🏷️ Keywords

absurdismsatireracismpsychedeliccult film

🎯 Categories

SatireSlapstickActionComedyMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Absolute INSANITY--Satiric Attack on Racism, or Just Racist?
by curtis-82008-03-09
10/10

"Darktown Strutters has to rate right up there with The Forbidden Zone for goodnatured, unbridled kinetic energy, outright insanity, and its willful desire to offend. This is a surreal flick in which everything is over the top to such a degree you have to wonder if it was due to drug use or if it was a purposeful creation of satire. In any case, I was entertained and appalled at the same time. But then again, I don't think that a middle aged white guy in the 21st century was really the intended audience for this film. The audience for this flick was the inner-city black-theater crowd of th..."

💡 Did You Know?

George Armitage wrote the script in three days.

📖 Synopsis

Syreena must investigate the disappearance of her mother, Cinderella. A series of wild complications follow.