The Monkey Hustle

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Summary: A Heckuva Guilty Pleasure
Review: "Gotta monkey hustle goin', gotta hustle!" This is a day of celebration as MONKEY HUSTLE, one of my favorite long-out-of-print blaxploitation films has finally been rereleased! Rudy Ray Moore turns in another flamboyant, hilariously over the top performance and Yaphet Kotto's never again looked like he's having so much fun. This is by no means a great or well-made film, but you can't say it's not entertaining. You go out and buy yourself a copy, and I'm gonna keep on keepin' on...can ya dig it?

Rating:
Summary: A Heckuva Guilty Pleasure
Review: "Gotta monkey hustle goin', gotta hustle!" This is a day of celebration as MONKEY HUSTLE, one of my favorite long-out-of-print blaxploitation films has finally been rereleased! Rudy Ray Moore turns in another flamboyant, hilariously over the top performance and Yaphet Kotto's never again looked like he's having so much fun. This is by no means a great or well-made film, but you can't say it's not entertaining. You go out and buy yourself a copy, and I'm gonna keep on keepin' on...can ya dig it?

Rating:
Summary: A Heckuva Guilty Pleasure
Review: "Gotta monkey hustle goin', gotta hustle!" This is a day of celebration as MONKEY HUSTLE, one of my favorite long-out-of-print blaxploitation films has finally been rereleased! Rudy Ray Moore turns in another flamboyant, hilariously over the top performance and Yaphet Kotto's never again looked like he's having so much fun. This is by no means a great or well-made film, but you can't say it's not entertaining. You go out and buy yourself a copy, and I'm gonna keep on keepin' on...can ya dig it?

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Summary: getting down to get over that's the monkey hustle
Review: dolemite and yaphet kotto star in this action packed yet simple look at how the average person has to run a scam just to make ends met. This film has it all action, romance as well as a feel good message

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Summary: Monkey Hustle
Review: Excellent movie. The fashion and lingo alone are reasons to watch.

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Summary: Monky AND Hustling huh...?
Review: I know it's a blaxploitation film, but why does it have to be called MONKEY Hustle? Talk about degrading. I guess the actors will do anything for a check.

I like black 70's films. While not all were great, many go down as all-time classics to me. This is one of those films that I have not heard of. Usually, if I did not hear about it, it was for good reason.

This films was one of the better ones with decent cinematography. The film on a whole is a film with a story that tries to be ghetto, but fails. It is supposed to be a bout scam artists, but the scams that they pull are not the type of scams that people in the ghetto would pull. It almost seems as if this is a film by 'Hollywood' with their ideas on what ghetto hustles and scams should be. These hustles are too clean-cut for me. The film is entertaining though.

I cannot call this a classic. I cannot even say that I would keep it in a collection, but it is something to see. The girls with their tight jeans is a sight to behold. It makes me want to jump back in time and go them!

Overall, it tried to be a lown-down ghetto wise, scamming black film, but turns out to be a 'hollywood' black film. This is not hard-core like Shaft, Superfly or even Uptown Saturday Night. This film is soft while trying to be hard. I cannot say stay away, but...

Where is Lady Sings the Blues, Sparkle, Claudine(WS), Coolie High(WS), Three the Hard Way, Black Belt Jones and some other notable black 70's films on DVD? What is the delay?

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Summary: Exciting
Review: My mom took me to see this movie when it first came out. I wasthinking about it and wanted to see if I could purchase it. Hopefullythe studio will restock and start selling it again.

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Summary: a comical look at "scammers" trying to "scam" each other
Review: The Monkey Hustle is a more dark look at the inner -city workings of the 1970's black community. Although "Hollywood Shuffle" is a straight parody, the Monkey Hustle combines realism with obsurdity to create a comical look at "the business scam". With lines like, "Boy I'm gonna show you how to handcuff lightnin', chain thundah, walk through the graveyard and set the dead at a wondah.", you'll see poetry in motion. If you like the 70's and you enjoy "jive", the Monkey Hustle gets five stars. You may change your wardrobe after watching...put some gold in ya!!

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Summary: DO THE HUSTLE!
Review: THE MONKEY HUSTLE THAT IS. THESE GUYS WERE SO SLICK. THAT LITTLE KIRK CALLOWAY WAS SO CUTE, WITH HIS HIGH AFRO. HA HA HA!. I DIDN'T QUITE GET WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT WATCHING THE WAY THE 1970'S LOOKED BACK THEN, CAUSED ME TO REMINISCE. HINT, HINT. I LIKED WHEN THEY WOULD GET A POLICE OFFICER'S ATTENTION TO LOOK AT SOMEONE ELSE, WHILE THE OTHER PERSON STEALS SOMETHING FROM ANOTHER PERSON WHEN THE VICTIMS WEREN'T LOOKING. STEALING TO SELL FOR MONEY, IS WHAT I GOT FROM THIS MOVIE.

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Summary: OLDSCHOOL 76
Review: THE MOVIE WAS VERY FAR OFF, BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT HOLLYWOOD MADE IT. I SAW THE MOVIE WHEN IT RELEASED IN 1976. I RECENTLY SAW THE MOVIE, AND IT'S STILL FUNNY, AND BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES.I'M FROM CHICAGO, AND I RECONIZE ALL THE AREA'S THEY FILMED IN. KEEP IN MIND THAT ALOT OF ACTORS AND ACTRESS, WENT ON TO HAVE EXCELLENT MOVIE CAREERS. CAN YOU DIG IT!!!!!!!!