Leonard Parker

Leonard Parker

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Malcolm X
Title: Malcolm X
Character: Jason
Released: November 18, 1992
Type: Movie
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
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Penn & Teller Get Killed
Title: Penn & Teller Get Killed
Character: Airport Porter
Released: September 22, 1989
Type: Movie
The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos. In a TV interview, Penn mentions his idea of a fun practical joke: "I wish someone were trying to kill me. It would give focus to my life, excitement. I'd be like James Bond." Twenty million people hear him. One decides to deliver a punchline he'll never forget. Made by people who thought Psycho was a comedy, Penn & Teller Get Killed (they also wrote the piece) features Caitlin Clarke as the femme fatale and David Patrick Kelly as the Edgar Allan Poe-esque nutcase with a new mission. Arthur Penn, known for hip masterpieces like Bonnie and Clyde, Alice's Restaurant and Little Big Man, directs with roller-coaster pacing and subversive intelligence.
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Nicky's World
Title: Nicky's World
Character: Electrician
Released: April 19, 1974
Type: Movie
A close-knit Greek-American family, jeopardized when its Manhattan bakery goes up in flames, looks desperately for ways to solve the financial dilemma of repossession and property without destroying its heritage.
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Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Title: Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Character: Parking Lot Attendant
Released: August 16, 1972
Type: Movie
A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. He makes several attempts at seduction, only to learn that it is much more complicated and difficult than he could have imagined.
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Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young Man
Title: Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young Man
Released: July 25, 1972
Type: Movie
A dramatised documentary which explores ghetto life as seen and felt inside Harlem, based on experiences of the Northside Centre for Child Development. Concerns a southern black adolescent boy’s reaction to ghetto life.
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Sweet Love, Bitter
Title: Sweet Love, Bitter
Released: January 30, 1967
Type: Movie
A loose fictitious of Charlie Parker's last years and a portrait of the jazz scene in 1960's New York.
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Nothing But a Man
Title: Nothing But a Man
Character: Frankie
Released: December 27, 1964
Type: Movie
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.