WILLIE DYNAMITE
Directed by Gilbert Moses
Written by Ron Cutler
Starring Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands
Released in 1974
Directed by Gilbert Moses
Written by Ron Cutler
Starring Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands
Released in 1974
Willie Dynamite is one of those odd movies where the bad guy from the title comes from a nice home, but just turns out rotten in pursuit of his version of the American economy. Willie's a pimp, not because he necessarily wants to exploit women but because there's money to be made in it. He declares himself a capitalist and refuses to consolidate with the other pimps in town cuz he's doing well enough to drive around in the most ridiculous looking car you've ever seen and can get away with wearing the most outlandish clothes in the universe. But, sure, some social worker married to a cop's gotta come along and try to convert him to a normal lifestyle, the way social workers were always doing back then. That's okay.
This film has a strange moral core. On the one hand the social worker tries to get the hookers to go into modeling so they can make money off their looks in a legitimate way. On the other hand, she actually sees some human potential in Willie, although you'd never know it. Despite all the lavish color, this is no Kid Rock fake-ass version of street life. This is the real thing and it's got some genuinely touching moments and sincere humor to it, right along with all the ugliness.
This film has a strange moral core. On the one hand the social worker tries to get the hookers to go into modeling so they can make money off their looks in a legitimate way. On the other hand, she actually sees some human potential in Willie, although you'd never know it. Despite all the lavish color, this is no Kid Rock fake-ass version of street life. This is the real thing and it's got some genuinely touching moments and sincere humor to it, right along with all the ugliness.
