The Monkey Hustle (1976)
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An inner-city Chicago community comes together to save their neighborhood from destruction in this '70s era blaxploitation-comedy. The construction of a proposed expressway would tear up their urban home, so a massive block party is planned to protest the action. Meanwhile, fast-talking scam… More An inner-city Chicago community comes together to save their neighborhood from destruction in this '70s era blaxploitation-comedy. The construction of a proposed expressway would tear up their urban home, so a massive block party is planned to protest the action. Meanwhile, fast-talking scam artist Daddy Foxx (Yaphet Kotto) has taken a group of unemployed young men under his wing and is teaching them the tricks of his trade. Foxx's best pupil is 14-year-old Baby D (Kirk Calloway), much to the chagrin of his older brother, Win (Randy Brooks), a drummer who can't land a decent gig. After Win's drum kit and apartment get trashed, he finds no recourse but to join up with Foxx himself, so the gang proceeds to pull various cons on other local crooks. This annoys fellow street hustler Goldie (Rudy Ray Moore), but ultimately everyone has to put their differences aside and cooperate to make sure that their neighborhood isn't demolished by the city's bulldozers. It takes a lot of funky music, cream pies in the face, and petty theft, but together they stand their ground. ~ Fred Beldin, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Marks
- Written By
- Charles Johnson
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 24, 1976 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
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Cast
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Yaphet Kotto
as Daddy Foxx
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Rudy Ray Moore
as Goldie
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Rosalind Cash
as Mama
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Randy Brooks
as Win
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Debbi Morgan
as Vi
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Thomas Carter (II)
as Player
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Donn Harper
as Tiny
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Lynn Caridine
as Jan-Jan
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Patricia McCaskill
as Shirl
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Lynn Harris
as Sweet Potato
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Fuddle Bagley
as Mr. Molet
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Frank G. Rice
as Black Night
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Carl W. Crudup
as Joe
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Duchyll Martin Smith
as Beatrice
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Kirk Calloway
as Baby D
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Steven Williams
as Win's Manager
