The sequel to fanakas cult classic dives headfirst into pure pulp delirium. Find movie and film cast and crew information for penitentiary ii 1982 jamaa fanaka on allmovie. Released in 1982, penitentiary 2 is much more entertaining than the original. With leon isaac kennedy, glynn turman, ernie hudson. Penitentiary definition is an officer in some roman catholic dioceses vested with power from the bishop to deal with cases of a nature normally handled only by the bishop. Shot when writer and director jamaa fanaka was still a student at ucla, penitentiary was the first starring vehicle for former disc jockey and future evangelist leon isaac kennedy. Fanaka tracks the continuing saga of too sweet as the excon faces life postprison and hangs up his boxing glovesuntil an old rival busts out of the slammer looking for a fight. Still low budget and outside of the mainstream, but more professional than the first penitentiary 1979 or the two other features writerdirector jamaa fanaka made while still a student at ucla. Paroled after serving time for a murder he didnt commit, prison boxing champ too sweet hangs up his gloves, moves in with his sisters family, and rekindles his romance with clarisse. Penitentiary ii 1982 r 04021982 us action, thriller 1h 48m user score. Penitentiary is a 1979 american blaxploitation drama film written, produced, and directed by jamaa fanaka, and starring leon isaac kennedy as martel too sweet gordone, a man who deals with the wrongful imprisonment of a black youth. Released on april 2, 1982, the film is the sequel to 1979s penitentiary.
After hes released from prison, too sweet decides to pursue his dreams of becoming a boxer. Penitentiary ii 1982 cast and crew boxer too sweet gordone leon isaac kennedy tries keeping his nose clean after being paroled from prison. The first film is deals with an unlucky dude name too sweet leon isaac kennedy who learns that the only way he can get out of prison if he boxes his way to the top. A hitchhiker named martel gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed.
Martel too sweet gordone earned his parole from jail by winning a prison boxing tournament. A prison or place of confinement where persons convicted of felonies serve their term of imprisonment. Penitentiary ii 1982, trailer leon isaac kennedy, glynn turman. After earning his parole by winning the prison boxing tournament, martel. Plot martel too sweet gordone earned his parole from jail by winning a prison boxing tournament. Titre penitentiary ii fichier 811 megabyte langue french anglais format m1v. Penitentiary ii 1982 is that thing we love where a director has been burning it up on the fringes and then they get a little more resources behind them and they really go for it. Penitentiary ii 1982 movie moviefonepenitentiary ii boxer too sweet gordone leon isaac kennedy tries keeping his nose clean after being paroled from prison he could box, but he doesnt. His parole requires him to continue boxing, as well as to stay out of trouble. A former prison inmate finds he cant leave his violent past behind in this sequel to the cult favorite penitentiary. Malik carter, joe anthony cox, badja djola, leif erickson, ernie hudson, dennis lipscomb, mr. Penitentiary also completed while at ucla topped critics lists, won acclaim at the cannes film festival and became a box office smash.
Penitentiary meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Penitentiary ii is a 1982 american blaxploitation drama film, directed by jamaa fanaka. Penitentiary ii features cameo appearances from boxing legend archie moore, dolemite. Writerdirector jamaa fanaka wisely abandons the overwrought earnestness of his first film, allowing this sequel to be looser, funnier and weirder, a shameless pugilistic sideshow rather than a serious commentary on race and violence in america. Vinegar syndrome brings this early 80s action classic to bluray, newly restored from its. Penitentiary ii 1982 is the second part of the penitentiary trilogy. The film stars leon isaac kennedy, anthony geary, steve antin, ric mancini, marie burrell fanaka and raymond kessler.
Jamaa fanaka academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Penitentiary ii 1982 full movie online free english youtube. Penitentiary 2 1982 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Penitentiary 2 the 1982 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Fanaka completed street wars in 1992 and he is currently in post production on hip hop hope, his first documentary feature film on the the underground hip hop culture. He is best known for his 1979 film, penitentiary, and is one of the leading directors of the l. He could box, but he doesnt want to go back to that life. This movie has martel too sweet gordone out of prison, and back on the streets. Penitentiary definition of penitentiary by merriamwebster. It is to fanakas evolving skill that neither extreme dilutes the other, as in the. Whereas the first film s levity took the form of incidental comic relief, penitentiary ii pingpongs backandforth between notalwaysconvincing high drama and the surreal. With leon isaac kennedy, anthony geary, steve antin, ric mancini. We pick up too sweet from where the first film finished.
Jamaa fanaka continues the boxing saga of too sweet gordone. Penitentiary ii 1982 jamaa fanaka cast and crew allmovie. Apr 22, 2014 the mack, a classic blaxploitation flick from 1973 is up for a free tuesday screening at dada. Ernie hudson acting is his calling and ministry ernie hudson may be recognizable to many from his roles in the ghostbuster movies and some others, but his record as a working actor in film, television, and as a stage performer certainly earns his place among our list. With leon isaac kennedy, wilbur hifi white, thomas m. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Blaxploitation was a film genre which especially addressed an. Penitentiary ii 1982 le film complet en francais a 20180906t19. This movie is ps3 friendly an excon on parole and trying to straighten his life out decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prisons boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prisons. Jamaa fanaka passed away on april 12, 2012 due to complications. Coronavirus outbreak new york governor andrew cuomo says covid19 curve continuing to flatten.
Watch penitentiary ii full movie video dailymotion. With leon isaac kennedy, glynn turman, ernie hudson, mr. Clear explanations of natural written and spoken english. Penitentiary ii the 1982 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Penitentiary 2 1982 jamaa fanaka video dailymotion. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Penitentiary ii 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Penitentiary iii is a 1987 american comedy film written and directed by jamaa fanaka. Penitentiary article about penitentiary by the free. September 6, 1942 april 1, 2012 was an american filmmaker. He tries getting a new relationship going with a young lady but shes brutally murdered by the gangster half dead ernie hudson. The film was released on september 4, 1987, by cannon film.
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