After his brother dies from ‘over golding’ (death from wearing too much gold), Jack Spade (Keenan Ivory Wayans) returns home from the army and moves back to his old neighbourhood. He finds out that Mr. Big (John Vernon) has taken over the city and controls it all. Jack decides to get a crew of aging black heroes from the 70’s to help clean the city up.
Joining Jack’s crew are John Slade (Bernie Casey), Slammer (Jim Brown), Hammer (Isaac Hayes), Kung Fu Joe (Steve James) and Flyguy (Antonio Fargas). Together they work on breaking down Mr. Big’s control on the city. This film spoofs many of the blaxploitation movies from the 1970’s. It’s hilarious and the jokes come thick and fast. The highlight for me was when Flyguy reminisces about the time he won ‘Pimp of the Year’. Seriously funny.
There are lots of cameos from faces many will recognise, even a young Chris Rock shows up in a hilarious scene at a restaurant. Keenan Ivory Wayans wrote and directed the movie as well as starring in it. His younger siblings Damon and Kim also star in minor roles.
Watching the movie it’s plain to see that everyone involved is having fun, and there are some great action scenes spliced with all the comedy. 101 Films have done a good job on the transfer and the film looks the best I’ve ever seen it. I would like to thank the fine folks at 101 Films for providing this to review. You can order it now via the following link: https://101-films-store.myshopify.com/products/im-gonna-get-you-sucka-blu-ray-preorder-28th-sept-2015