The Mack (1973)
April 4, 1973Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Max Julien
Goldie
Don Gordon
Hank
Richard Pryor
Slim
Carol Speed
Lulu
George Murdock
Fatman
Dick Anthony Williams
Pretty Tony
Terrible Tom
Himself
Ted Ward
Himself
Frank Ward
Himself
Roger E. Mosley
Olinga
Juanita Moore
Mother
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
Roosevelt Taylor
Himself
Andrew Ward
Himself
Willie Ward
Himself
Jay Payton
Himself
Bill Barnes
Himself
John Foster
Himself
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The Mack is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film directed by California native Michael Campus and 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, who returns from a five-year prison sentence to find that his brother is involved in Black nationalism. Goldie decides to take an alternative path, striving to become the city's biggest pimp.
Although reviews were less than favorable when initially released, 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.