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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2013)

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Overview

Genre

Documentary, Music

Release Date

TBA 2013 (Spring)

Duration

90 min.

Studio

Phase 4 Films

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  Be the 1st!

Cast and Crew

Director

Jorge Hinojosa

Producer

Danny Bresnik, Jeff Scheftel

Starring

Story

"Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp", examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of Street Lit and explored the world of the ghetto in gritty and poetic detail and have made him a cultural icon. Interviews with Iceberg Slim, Chris Rock, Henry Rollins, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, and Quincy Jones.

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REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..well-executed archival footage and animated imagery compensate for some lackluster photographed talking heads..”
by Anthony Kaufman [Screen International]
“..this is a special one..”
by Phil Brown [Collider]
“..a labor of love biodoc that nonetheless offers a warts-and-all evaluation of its subject..”
by Joe Leydon [Variety]
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp Reviews