Black Dynamite
A legendary street-fighter returns to avenge his brother and dismantle a tyrannical crime lord who’s flooding the ghetto with heroin‑laced malt liquor, battling everything from back‑alley brawls to political corruption before the community is crushed forever.
“He's super bad, he's outta sight. He's...”
Synopsis
*Black Dynamite* is a 1970s African-American action film centered on the titular hero, who takes on The Man, a corrupt figure responsible for killing his brother, distributing heroin to local orphanages, and flooding the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite confronts The Man, moving from the violent city streets to the political arena of the Honky House in a direct and uncompromising battle.
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A crew of 50+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Adrian YoungeShot by Shawn MaurerDesigned by Denise Pizzini
Box Office
2009 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$297K
Opening week (7-day): $189K
Peak 70 theaters
Also known as
- Black Dynamitede
- Dinamita negraes
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Cast & Crew
50 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michael Jai White
as Black Dynamite
Arsenio Hall
as Tasty Freeze
Tommy Davidson
as Cream Corn
Phyllis Applegate
as Aunt Billy
Kevin Chapman
as O'Leary
Obba Babatunde
as Osiris
Richard Edson
as Dino
William Bassett
as Captain Yancy
Bokeem Woodbine
as Black Hand Jack
Troy Lindsey Brown
as Kid #1
Buddy Lewis
as Gunsmoke
Fredella Calloway
as Waitress
Supporting cast
30Irwin Keyes
as Henchman
Cheryl Carter
as Black Dynamite's Mother
Miguel A Nunez Jr
as Mo Bitches
Juka Ceesay
as Valet Girl
Nicole Ari Parker
as Mahogany Black
Salli Richardson Whitfield
as Gloria
John Salley
as Kotex
Mike Starr
as Rafelli
Nicole Sullivan
as Patricia Nixon
Mykelti Williamson
as Chicago Wind
Cedric Yarbrough
as Chocolate Giddy-Up
Roger Yuan
as Fiendish Dr. Wu
Tucker Smallwood
as Congressman Monroe James
Phil Morris
as Saheed
Kym Whitley
as Honey Bee
Byron Minns
as Bullhorn
Baron Vaughn
as Jimmy
Damion Poitier
as Thug #2
Chris Spencer
as Militant 1
Darrel Heath
as Militant 2
Justine Joli
as White Woman Swimming
Erika Vution
as Black Chick
Stacy Adams
as Nurse
Charmane Star
as Asian Chick
Charlotte Stokely
as White Chick #2
Cory Gluck
as 12 Year Old Jimmy
James Mcmanus
as Richard "Tricky Dick" Milhous Nixon
John Kerry
as Chief
Pete Antico
as The Ghost of Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
Sean Christopher
as Nipsy (uncredited)
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