Movie: "American Pimp"
| Release Date: | Jan 1999 |
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| Genre: | Documentary |
| Awards | 2 nominations |
| Runtime: | 87 min. |
| Cast: | John S. Dickson (Himself (as Rosebudd)) Antonio Fargas (Link Brown) Heidi Fleiss (Herself (archive footage)) L. Hammond (Payroll The Pimp) Hugh M. Hefner (Himself (archive footage)) Dennis Hof (Himself) The Bishop Don Magic Juan (Himself) Max Julien (Goldie) Rudy Ray Moore (Dolemite) Conan O'Brien (Himself (archive footage)) Roscoe Orman (Willie Dynamite) Kenny Redd (Himself (as K-Red)) Todd Anthony Shaw (Too $hort) Clarence Sims (Himself (as Fillmore Slim)) Carol Speed (Lulu) Andre Taylor (Himself (as Gorgeous Dre)) Mel Taylor (Himself) Patrick Hegarty (Himself (uncredited)) |
Storyline: Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money. The women work every night, hustle hard, turn over all their earnings, and steal anything they can from clients. We meet a few of the women, who tell us what they want from a pimp. We also listen to a women who's legally employed at a Nevada brothel; we meet her White boss, a legal pimp. He and the street pimps, some of whom are now retired, make the case for legalizing the trade.
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