Black Dynamite (2009)


Black Dynamite
Release Date18 January 2009
Budget$3,000,000
TaglineHe's super bad. He's outta sight. He's...
GenreComedy, Action, Crime
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCalifornia, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassBlaxploitation, Action Comedy, Martial Arts
MoodTough Guys
ThemesRighting the Wronged, Out For Revenge
TonesRousing, Humorous
TagsBlack [race], CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), Justice, Revenge

Black Dynamite is a 2009 American film starring Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson, Arsenio Hall, Kevin Chapman and Tommy Davidson. It is a spoof of 1970s blaxploitation films. The film was directed by Scott Sanders and co-written by White, Sanders and Byron Minns, who also co-stars.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Black Dynamite

Tasty Freeze

Cream Corn

O'Leary

Darrel Heath
Militant 2

Buddy Lewis
Gunsmoke

Pete Antico
Abraham Lincoln

Aunt Billy

William Bassett
Captain Yancy

Sorana Black
Disguised Waitress #1

Troy Lindsey Brown
Kid #1

Fredella Calloway
Waitress

Cheryl Carter
Black Dynamites Mother

Juka Ceesay
Valet Girl

Sean Christopher
Nipsy

Jason Jack Edwards
Soul Brother

Jon Kent Ethridge
12 year old Black Dynamite

Mary Evans
Woman at table

Dionne Gipson
Afroditey

Cory Gluck
Young Jimmy

Paul Hayes
Doctor

Andray Johnson
Karate Instructor

White Woman Swimming

John Kerry
Chief

Henchman

Lauren Mary Kim
Hoe

Daniel Leavitt
Teasing Boy #1

Jesse Lewis IV
Militant #3

Neil Lewis
18 year old Black Dynamite

Buddy Love
Drug Dealing Pimp

Sweet Meat

James McManus
Richard Nixon

Byron Minns
Bullhorn

Jessica Moreno
Dumb Broad #1

Saheed

Loren Oden
Leon St. James

Mahogany Black

Candace Rice
Shawanda

Kotex

Tucker Smallwood
Congressman Monroe James

Edwina Snowden
Black Chick #2

Brittney Sorensen
White Chick

Militant 1

Asian Chick

Rafelli

Thug #1

Patricia Nixon

Nakia Syvonne
Euphoria

Ben Tan
Kid #2

Paul Taylor
Pretty Terry

Baron Vaughn
Jimmy

Al Vicente
Capo

Erika Vution
Black girl

Jimmy Walker Jr.
Roscoe

Honey Bee

Donut Man

Billy 'Sly' Williams
Willy Sly

Chicago Wind

Chocolate Giddy-Up

Andre Younge
Reggie

Fiendish Dr. Wu

Alexis McCombs
Hooker

K.J. Middlebrooks
Pimp in barbershop

Kevin Murry
Nipsy's neighbor

Garen Petrossian
Goon 3

White Chick #2

Poco Zocko
Goon

Director

Scott Sanders
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Writer

Scott Sanders

Byron Minns
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Producer

Jillian Apfelbaum
co-producer

Deanna Berkeley
executive producer

James Berkeley
executive producer

Charla Driver
line producer

Alison Engel
co-producer

Steven Funk
co-producer

Intesar Haider
associate producer

Seth Harrison
co-producer

Matt Richards
co-producer

Jenna Segal
co-producer

Paul Segal
co-producer

Jenny Wiener Steingart
producer

Jon Steingart
producer

Original Music

Adrian Younge
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Cinematographer

Shawn Maurer
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Editor

Adrian Younge
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Casting Director

Jason James
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Rick Montgomery
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Production Designer

Denise Pizzini
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Set Decorator

Antonia Nunez
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Costume Designer

Ruth E. Carter
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Makeup Department

Tena Austin
key makeup artist

Kali Balugo
key makeup artist

Nicole Patterson
additional makeup artist

Charles Gregory Ross
hair department head

Yvette Shelton
key hair stylist

Production Manager

Tessa Lyn Stephenson
unit production manager: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Cristi Rickey
second second assistant director

Chad Rosen
first assistant director

Tessa Lyn Stephenson
second assistant director

Ron Yuan
second unit director, action director

Art Department

A.J. Chatem
propmaker foreman

Davin Cheng
storyboard artist

Derek Dean
set dresser

Ethan Goodwin
set decoration buyer

Laura M. Guzik
art department coordinator

Kevin 'Chevy' Martinez
set dresser

Joyce Yeich
assistant property master

Sound Department

David Barber
sound re-recording mixer, sound editor

Melissa Bylsma
sound coordinator

Trevor Dowswell
sound coordinator

John Evans
boom operator

Sara Glaser
sound mixer

Sean Gray
sound effects editor, sound designer

David Kitchens
sound supervisor

Steve Morantz
production sound mixer: additional photography

Richard Ragon
second unit sound mixer

George Wymenga
sound utility

Visual Effects

Brian Adler
visual effects supervisor

Ko Eun Koni Jung
visual effects

Seo Jungwook
research and development

Jason Madigan
technical director

Sungyong Park
visual effects

Sadie D. Johnson
digital project manager

Stunts

Tsuyoshi Abe
stunts

Robbie Alexander
stunt double: Michael Jai White

Pete Antico
stunt performer

Clayton J. Barber
stunts

Troy Lindsay Brown
stunt performer

Fernando Chien
stunts

Arnold Chon
stunts

Sean Christopher
stunts

David Chan Cordeiro
stunts

stunts

Roel Failma
stunts

Clay Donahue Fontenot
stunts

Precious Garrett
stunt double: Tommy Davidson, stunt performer

Preshas Jenkins
stunts

Lauren Mary Kim
stunts

Henry Kingi Jr.
stunt double

Luke LaFontaine
stunts

Will Leong
stunt performer

James LeQuang
stunt performer

stunts

Michael Li
stunt rigger

Jalil Jay Lynch
stunts

Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom
stunt double: Phil Morris

Jen Sung Outerbridge
stunts

Norb Phillips
stunts

Damion Poitier
stunts

Jeff Pruitt
stunts

Simon Rhee
stunts

Buddy Sosthand
stunts

stunt double

Jake Swallow
stunts

C.C. Taylor
stunts

Steve Upton
stunt rigging coordinator

David Wald
stunts

stunts

Mike Wilson
assistant stunt coordinator, assistant fight choreographer

Kerry Wong
assistant fight choreographer, assistant stunt coordinator

fight choreographer

Ron Yuan
fight coordinator, stunt coordinator, action director

Camera and Electrical Department

Darwin Montana Browne
key grip

Robert Forrest
film loader

Prashant Gupta
still photographer

Jeremy Launais
gaffer

Luis Lopez DeVictoria
best boy grip

Frank Sun
additional photographer

Gregg Thompson
grip

Gregg Williams
camera operator

Ramian E. Williams
set lighting technician

Animation Department

Greg Franklin
animation director

Casting Department

Rich King
extras casting

Mac Marshall
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Pierre Ciofassa
set costumer

Megan Coates
set costumer

Elaine McGhee
key costumer

Kara Stanford
key set costumer

Editorial Department

Craig Alpert
special consultant

John Nash
on-line editor

Mike Sowa
digital intermediate color timer

Gilbert Carreras
color timer

Music Department

music supervisor

Transportation Department

Joey Banks
transportation captain

Billy Colbert
transportation coordinator

Tim Farrands
driver

Javier Jimenez
driver

Reese Lane
driver

William Majik
driver

Peter Ortega
driver

Joey Rivera
driver

Craig Walendy
driver

Other Crew

Craig Alpert
special consultant

Matt Baker
key production assistant

Susan Bambara
additional script supervisor

Nick Bergthold
location assistant

Ben Feldman
production legal services

Felisha N. Grice
production assistant

Paula Killen
office production assistant

Derick LaSalla
assistant production coordinator

Angela Mak
production legal services

Frank Pinnock
location consultant

Alicia Rivera Frankl
production accountant

Anna Rosenbaum
office production assistant

Stella Rubin
production accountant

Tim Shuler
office production coordinator

Jennifer Spencer
production assistant

Mike Tristano
weapons supplier

Thanks

Norwood Cheek
special thanks

special thanks

Production Company

ARS Nova
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Destination Films
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Goliath Entertainment
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Harbor Entertainment
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Six Point Harness
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Distributor

Apparition

Pretty Pictures

Ab Svensk Filmindustri Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Europa Filmes

Front Row Filmed Entertainment

Icon Film Distribution

Roadshow Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Universum Film (UFA)

Special Effects

Footage

Miscellaneous

Dolby Laboratories
sound mix

EMS Payroll
extras payroll

Harbor Entertainment
executive producer

Juniper Post
sound post-production

Sony Pictures Stock Footage
footage

Wax Poetics
soundtrack






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