The Mack (1973)
April 4, 1973Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Max Julien
Goldie
Don Gordon
Hank
Richard Pryor
Slim
George Murdock
Fatman
Carol Speed
Lulu
Dick Anthony Williams
Pretty Tony
Michael Campus
Director
Robert J. Poole
Writer
Terrible Tom
Himself
Harvey Bernhard
Producer
Ted Ward
Himself
Willie Hutch
Composer
Frank Ward
Himself
Ralph Woolsey
Cinematographer
Roger E. Mosley
Olinga
Juanita Moore
Mother
Frank C. Decot
Editor
William Watson
Jed
Paul Harris
Blind Man
Kai Hernandez
Chico
Annazette Chase
China Doll
Junero Jennings
Baltimore Bob
Lee Duncan
Sgt. Duncan
Stu Gilliam
Announcer
Sandra Brown
Diane
Christopher Brooks
Jesus Christ
Fritz Ford
Desk Sgt.
John Allen Vick
Hotel Trick
Norma McClure
Big Woman
David Mauro
Laughing David
Allen Van
Body Guard
Willie Redman
Body Guard
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The Mack is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film directed by California native Michael Campus, starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. The film also stars Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore and Tony-nominated actor Dick Anthony Williams. Filmed in Oakland, California the movie follows the rise and fall of Goldie, on whose return from a five-year prison sentence finds that his brother is involved in Black nationalism. Goldie decides to take an alternative path, striving to become the city's biggest pimp.
Though reviews were less than favorable upon initial release, The Mack is considered by many critics to be the best entry in its genre. The film is often categorized as blaxploitation, but Michael Campus, Max Julien, and others involved in its production have argued that the genre label oversimplifies the film.
The film's soundtrack was recorded by Motown artist Willie Hutch.