Talk:List of blaxploitation films

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A lot of these films are linked to IMDb.com until their pages are created on Wikipedia. - QzDaddy 00:00, 9 November 2005 (UTC)


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[edit] Disco godfather

you are missing the disco Godfather, and the avenging of the disco godfather, feat rudy Ray moore, from Dolemite fame —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.170.118.71 (talk) 12:54, 1 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] The Warriors?

I don't see the Warriors on the list, but I think that it would fit in blaxploitation films. Yes, the cast is an interracial mix but the camera tricks are similar to blaxploitation films, as well as a large portion of the 'bad guys' happen to be white. I don't think many would consider it a true blaxploitation film, but shouldn't it get a nod for at least being watered down?

Ty Feb 27 05


  • The Warriors makes more sense in the category Category:Urban decay in popular culture. --futurebird 23:35, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Heavy Traffic?

I'm not sure that Heavy Traffic really qualifies as a blaxploitation film. It has some elements of "blaxploitation," but not really enough for it to be put on a list of blaxploitation films. The same goes for Fritz the Cat, too. Actually, Ralph Bakshi's only contribution to the film to contain an aspect of the blaxploitation genre was his 1975 satire Coonskin, which isn't even listed! (Ibaranoff24 03:59, 15 November 2005 (UTC))

Actually, I got this list from blaxploitation.com. I just recently started the article and haven't review everything. That's why most of the films are directed to the imdb.com website. You can add/delete films that do/don't belong. I won't have a problem with it. QzDaddy 12:42, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

(To clarify, Coonskin is a spoof of the blaxploitation films, not an actual part of the genre) - Ibaranoff24 15:46, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Although chronologically not related to the rest of the films, this movie contains negative portrayals of black people, glorifying drug dealers to the status of role-models, it is developed in the ghetto and has the same amount of urban violence as others in the list. Please vote to keep or remove and state your reasons. --201.141.97.169 18:59, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

  • It should be on the list. I agree. --futurebird 23:36, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Wiz

I don't see this movie in the main article or in this list, yet, it was considered to be one of the blaxplotation films to end that era of Hollywood. So why is it not in here? --Seishirou Sakurazuka 03:18, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

  • The Wiz was a very positive film based on a broadway musical. In inculces no crime. The only reason to put it here is becuase the cast is all black and that makes no sense. It belongs under Category:Urban Decay In Popular Culture but NOT Category:Blaxploitation films. --futurebird 23:38, 5 January 2007 (UTC)