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Super Spook

Super Spook

If Shaft Cant' Do It And The Hammer Won't, Then Super Spook Will!

19751h 45mR

Overview

'If Shaft Cant' Do It And The Hammer Won't, Then Super Spook Will!' - so says the tagline of the first ever blaxploitation parody made in 1972, long before Black Dynamite or I'm Gonna Get You Sucka were even gleams in their respective creators minds. Directed by Anthony Major and shot by a crew using equipment that they managed to borrow for a week, this mostly improvised picture was released to theaters running just under ninety minutes but arrives here in a lengthier director's cut for the first time.

Directed by Tony Major
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Leonard Jackson

Leonard Jackson

Super Spook

Tony King

Tony King

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Bill Jay

Hi-Yo

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About Super Spook

Super Spook is a crime, comedy film released in 1975. Directed by Tony Major, it stars Leonard Jackson, Tony King, Bill Jay. 'If Shaft Cant' Do It And The Hammer Won't, Then Super Spook Will!' - so says the tagline of the first ever blaxploitation parody made in 1972, long before Black Dynamite or I'm Gonna Get You Sucka were even gleams in their respective creators minds. Directed by Anthony Major and shot by a crew using equipment that they managed to borrow for a week, this mostly improvised picture was released to theaters running just under ninety minutes but arrives here in a lengthier director's cut for the first time.

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