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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Play trailer Poster for Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp R,  2012,  1h 29m,  Documentary/ Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim tells about having reinvented himself, making the transition from pimp to groundbreaking author.

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Cary Darling Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Aug 15, 2013
4/5
[Dierctor Jorge] Hinojosa does a good job of showing Iceberg's humanity without glossing over the viciousness of his chosen profession. Go to Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme New York Post Jul 18, 2013
2/4
The film succeeds as an introduction to Beck the writer but is undercut by its lack of gritty details. Go to Full Review
Miriam Bale New York Times Jul 18, 2013
2.5/5
The film is weighed down by the testimony of bespectacled professors from hip critical studies and English departments and a psychologist, who describe Mr. Beck's biography without the punch and lyricism of his prose. Go to Full Review
Kip Mooney College Movie Review Sep 18, 2021
B+
An illuminating and entertaining documentary. Go to Full Review
Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media Apr 22, 2014
3/5
Docu admires and glamorizes pimping with celeb interviews. Go to Full Review
Brent Simon Shockya.com Jul 24, 2013
B-
The question of how deep a scumbag's amends must run hangs uneasily over the entire movie, which awkwardly straddles the line between amiable hagiography and a more discerning sociological study. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jorge Hinojosa

Director

Danny Bresnik

Producer

Jeff Scheftel

Producer

Jorge Hinojosa

Executive Producer

Ice-T

Executive Producer

Kelly Jones

Cinematographer

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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

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Movie Info

Synopsis Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim tells about having reinvented himself, making the transition from pimp to groundbreaking author.
Director
Jorge Hinojosa
Producer
Danny Bresnik, Jeff Scheftel
Production Co
Final Level Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Violent Images|Sexual Content)
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 29m
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