Thursday, February 8, 2007

Darktown Strutters (1975) William Witney

Darktown strutters is a favorite of mine due to its outlandish premise, riotous energy, and camp aesthetic. A badass all black all female biker gang, sporting threads Liberace would have creamed his pants over, take on an evil Colonel Sanders doppelganger who plans on cloning prominent black community leaders and programming them to be loyal consumers of his product. He kidnaps Cinderella, the mother of the gang's leader, and a slew of whacky adventures ensue, not least of all a chase scene with some motorcyle riding Klan members. And did I mention it's a musical? Although not neccesarily skillfully made or even really very good, this flick is definitely worth checking out and will most certainly leave you with a smile on your lips.

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