The Monkey Hu$tle
A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.
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"I think that Monkey Hustle is a very misunderstood film, mostly because of a misleading ad campaign that tried (and still tries, via the VHS and DVD packaging) to sell it as a plot-driven scam flick, a black version of The Sting. That's not what this is. Daddy Fox, the con man character is only a character in an ensemble. This film is much more like Car Wash--a group of disparate characters in a common place interacting. Except in this case the common place is a neighborhood instead of a place of business. Although "Monkey Hustle" is a term coined by Daddy Fox in an early scene,..."
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The movie theater features a poster for "JD's Revenge". Arthur Marks directed both "The Monkey Hu$tle" and "JD's Revenge" in 1976.
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A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.