Panther

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Panther

R,

1995,

2h 4m,

Drama

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In this semi-fictionalized account of the origins of the Black Panthers, Vietnam vet Judge (Kadeem Hardison) returns to his hometown of Oakland to find it beset by violence and police discrimination against African-Americans. Judge's friend Cy tells him about a vigilante group that's organizing against the police and introduces him to its leaders, Bobby (Courtney B. Vance) and Huey (Marcus Chong). Judge joins the movement but is soon beset by police pressure to inform against Huey.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

There is a fascinating study to be made of the Black Panther Party. Panther is not that film.

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

May 16, 2022

Using a cast of young, spirited and very talented men and women, Mario Van Peebles is on track for three-fourths of the film. The ending is weak in comparison with the rest of the story, but I still strongly suggest that everyone see it.

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Anderson Jones

Philadelphia Daily News

Apr 26, 2022

2.5/4

The film is, in fact, more a fictionalized documentary than a narrative film based on fact. And as such it is sluggish, uninspired.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Oct 6, 2006

C

In his fictionalized story, Van Peebles simplifies the history of the Black Panthers, doing harm to a subject that he presumably intends to honor. Panther suffers from the same narrative and stylistic problems that has plagued his earlier films.

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Fred Topel

About.com

Jul 14, 2003

2/5

Doesn't really shed much light on the movement.

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Susan Tavernetti

Palo Alto Weekly

May 20, 2003

2.5/4

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Theodore W

Aug 7, 2018

As a person who has read and studied many events circulating the Black Panther Party (BPP), I really enjoyed this film. It brought to light a lot of the struggles black Americans went and still go through today. The movie broke down the BPP movement quite well, for what it could in 2 hrs. Honestly, a TV drama would be a perfect way to really dig deeper into the history, but that's neither here nor there. The acting was acceptable - and I feel the casting was what stood out the most to me, that was very well executed. If you enjoy learning history with highlighted points to excel your knowledge, I would highly recommend this movies.

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Judge

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Tyrone

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Bobby Seale

Tyrin Turner

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Synopsis

In this semi-fictionalized account of the origins of the Black Panthers, Vietnam vet Judge (Kadeem Hardison) returns to his hometown of Oakland to find it beset by violence and police discrimination against African-Americans. Judge's friend Cy tells him about a vigilante group that's organizing against the police and introduces him to its leaders, Bobby (Courtney B. Vance) and Huey (Marcus Chong). Judge joins the movement but is soon beset by police pressure to inform against Huey.

Director: Mario Van Peebles
Producer: Preston L. Holmes, Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles
Screenwriter: Melvin Van Peebles
Production Co: MVP Films, Gramercy Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Tribeca Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.3M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Surround

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