Black Dynamite

Spotlight

New York Premiere

USA | 90 MINUTES | English |

BLACK DYNAMITE

Comedy
A masterful homage to '70s blaxploitation films, Black Dynamite is a hilarious thrill ride that will send you back in time. Former CIA agent Black Dynamite is a complex man, understood by few but desired by every woman. When bad guy "The Man" murders his brother, traffics heroin into the local orphanage, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the only hero bad enough to fight back.

Played with ferocious authority and perfect comic timing by Michael Jai White, Black Dynamite commands center stage in an ass-kicking comedy that never fails to deliver. Director Scott Sanders creates a loving celebration of the anarchic fun of the films of that era. His screenplay, written with White and Byron Minns, keeps us laughing with an onslaught of original one-liners. The exquisite detail of the art direction and costumes are a pitch-perfect reminder of a flashy bygone era. A Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) presentation.

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Scott Sanders and Scott Sanders

Scott Sanders began his career as a television writer on such hit TV shows as A Different World, Roc, and The Wayans Brothers. He made his directorial debut on the 1999 HBO feature film Thick as Thieves, starring Alec Baldwin. Scott is also one of the most popular DJs in Los Angeles, spinning under the name Suckapunch. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he studied radio, TV, and film.
Screenwriter
Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Scott Sanders
Primary Cast
Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, John Salley, Salli Richardson
Director
Scott Sanders
Producer
Jenny Wiener Steingart, Jon Steingart

CONTACTS

Director's Agent
Susan Solomon
Endeavor
9601 Wilshire Blvd, 3rd Fl Beverly Hills, 90210
Phone: 310 248 3060
ssolomon@endeavorla.com
Press Contact
Staci Griesbach
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group
10202 West Washington Boulevard, SPP 7604 Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: 310 244 6903
staci_griesbach@spe.sony.com
Submitter
Jon Steingart
Ars Nova PGM, LLC
511 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212 586 4200
jsteingart@arsnovanyc.com
Sales Contact
David Jourdan
T and C Pictures
2525 Michigan Ave Ste.J4 Santa Monica, CA 90303
Phone: 310 828 1340
david@tandcpictures.com
Print Source
James Grace
Sony Pictures
10202 West Washington Boulevard; Stage 6-6100 Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: 310 244 8371
james_grace@spe.sony.com
Main Contact
Jillian Apfelbaum
Ars Nova PGM, LLC
511 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-586-4200
japfelbaum@arsnovaent.com