Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money.
John S. Dickson
Himself (as Rosebudd)
Antonio Fargas
Link Brown
Heidi Fleiss
Herself (archive footage)
L. Hammond
Payroll the Pimp
Dennis Hof
Himself
Bishop Don Magic Juan
Himself
Max Julien
Himself
Rudy Ray Moore
Dolemite
Roscoe Orman
Willie Dynamite
Kenny Redd
K-Redd
American Pimp is a documentary film released in 2000 exploring themes of pimp. Directed by Albert Hughes, it stars John S. Dickson, Antonio Fargas, Heidi Fleiss. Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money.
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