1975. Directed by William
Witney and written by George Armitage, Darktown Strutters is quite simply,
the forerunner to I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA! It is slapstick comedy that
was seen on a bigger budget in BLAZING SADDLES, but because of the storyline
it was quite ahead of its time.
The Darktown Strutters,
a group of female bikers, come into Watts, where Syreena(fearless leader
of the quartet) is looking for her mother. In the middle of it all,
a racist, fast food magnate is plotting to manipulate the Black community
for his own intentions.
Highly stylized, and fast-paced,
what makes Darktown Strutters so silly is its contemporary take on urban
America and racism. Modern issues such as abortion, fast food chains,
cloning, police brutality, and racism are interwoven quite effectively.
The villain of the piece, one Colonel Louisville Cross, made his millions
as owner of the Sky Hog fast food chain: where the pork ribs are bonesuckin'
good! It is a very amusing spin on the benevolent image of the dearly
departed Colonel Sanders(of KFC fame), who walked the earth when this
film was released.
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