Black Dynamite (2009)
2009 film directed by Scott Sanders
- Released
- 18 January 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Scott Sanders
- Screenplay
- Michael Jai White
- Music
- Adrian Younge
- Cinematography
- Shawn Maurer
- Editing
- Adrian Younge
- Starring
- Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson, Arsenio Hall, Kevin Chapman, Tommy Davidson, Bokeem Woodbine, Brian McKnight, Cedric Yarbrough
- Running time
- 84 minutes
- Distributor
- Apparition, Netflix
- Budget
- $2.9 million
- Set in
- Washington, D.C., Los Angeles
Black Dynamite is a 2009 American blaxploitation action comedy film starring Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, and Salli Richardson. The film was directed by Scott Sanders and co-written by White, Sanders, and Byron Minns, who also co-stars. It was produced by Ars Nova Entertainment, a division of theater Ars Nova.
The plot centers on a former CIA agent turned pimp named Black Dynamite, who must avenge his brother's death while cleaning the streets of a new drug that is ravaging the community. The film is a parody of and homage to 1970s action and blaxploitation films. It had a trailer and funding even before a script was written. Black Dynamite was shot in 20 days in Super 16 format. The film was released in the United States on October 16, 2009, for only two weeks (with an "official" premiere at the Toronto After Dark film festival) and was well received by critics. It was released on home video on February 16, 2010.
Cast
- Michael Jai White
- Salli Richardson
- Arsenio Hall
- Kevin Chapman
- Tommy Davidson
- Bokeem Woodbine
- Brian McKnight
- Cedric Yarbrough
- John Salley
- Justine Joli
- Miguel A. Núñez
- Mike Starr
- Mykelti Williamson
- Nicole Sullivan
- Obba Babatundé
- Richard Edson
- Tucker Smallwood
- Charlotte Stokely
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2905363 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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