Emma Mae (1976)
She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-tough the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!
A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.
- Date of release
- 1976-11-12
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Jamaa Fanaka
Casting
- Jerri Hayes — Emma Mae
- Ernest Williams II — Jesse Amos
- Charles D. Brooks III — Ezekiel 'Zeke' Johnson
- Leopoldo Mandeville — Chay
- Malik Carter — 'Big Daddy' Johnson
- Eddie Allen — James
- Gammy Burdett — Daisy Stansell
- Teri Taylor — Dara Stansell
- Synthia Saint James — Ulika Stansell
- Robert Slaughter — Devo
- Eddy C. Dyer — Huari Stansell
- Laetitia Burdett — Melik Stansell
Interesting facts
Black Sister's Revenge is a 1976 Blaxploitation film written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka. The film stars Jerri Hayes, Ernest Williams III, and Charles David Brooks, III. The film was released theatrically as Emma Mae, then re-titled to Black Sister's Revenge for home video release.
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