JIVE TURKEY (1974) - aka Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

[The Burgomaster]

Here is another priceless Blaxploitation movie that you can find in the DRIVE-IN MOVIE CLASSICS 50 MOVIE PACK.

At the end of the opening credits, "1956" flashes on the screen.  Then we see guys with afros, tie-dye T-shirts, platform shoes, and other obvious fashions from the 1970s.  My advice here is, if you want to make a movie set in 1956, make sure you have a big enough budget to make the damned thing LOOK LIKE 1956!

Key points include:

* The common "black gangsters vs. Italian gangsters" plot.

* A very dated funk/soul soundtrack.

* A transvestite who, early in the movie, cuts a guy's throat with a razor-edged thumb ring.

* Italian gangsters who dress exactly like the Blues Brothers.

Pure entertainment.

[LH-C]

Holy crap that sounds really bad. But hey it does have an awesome title!