Blaxploitation
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Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the early 1970s, featuring Black casts and soundtracks and focusing on urban African American life, often blending action, crime, and social commentary.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blaxploitation cinema | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematic movement
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film genre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declinedInPopularity | late 1970s ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| focusesOn | urban African American life ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
criticized for reinforcing stereotypes
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praised for Black representation and empowerment ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Black Power movement
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post–civil rights era America ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedGenre |
exploitation cinema
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hip hop music ⓘ neo-blaxploitation films ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
cult film status
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inspiration for later filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino ⓘ |
| hasMainCastEthnicity | Black ⓘ |
| hasNotableActor |
Fred Williamson
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Jim Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Pam Grier NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Roundtree NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron O'Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaphet Kotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableComposer |
Curtis Mayfield
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Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDirector |
Gordon Parks
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Gordon Parks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvin Van Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFilm |
Across 110th Street
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Black Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Coffy NERFINISHED ⓘ Foxy Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaft NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStylisticElement |
exaggerated violence
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gritty urban settings ⓘ low-budget production values ⓘ sexual content ⓘ slang-heavy dialogue ⓘ stylized fashion and costumes ⓘ |
| hasTypicalSoundtrackStyle |
R&B music
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funk music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| hasTypicalTheme |
Black empowerment
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action ⓘ anti-establishment sentiment ⓘ corruption ⓘ crime ⓘ drug trade ⓘ pimps and prostitution ⓘ racism ⓘ vigilantism ⓘ |
| languageOfMostFilms | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blaxploitation cinema
subject surface form:
Ray Ray