Panther (film)
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Panther | |
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Directed by | Mario Van Peebles |
Screenplay by | Melvin Van Peebles |
Produced by | Preston L. Holmes Mario Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles |
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Cinematography | Edward J. Pei |
Edited by | Earl Watson |
Music by | Stanley Clarke |
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Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $6,834,525[1] |
Panther is a 1995 cinematic adaptation of Melvin Van Peeble's novel Panther, produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles.[2] The drama film portrays the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, tracing the organization from its founding through its decline in a compressed timeframe. It was the first narrative feature-film to depict the Black Panther Party.[2]
Plot summary
Cast
- Kadeem Hardison as Judge
- Wesley Jonathan as Bobby Hutton
- Bokeem Woodbine as Tyrone
- Joe Don Baker as Brimmer
- M. Emmet Walsh as Dorsett
- Courtney B. Vance as Bobby Seale
- Tyrin Turner as Cy
- Marcus Chong as Huey P. Newton
- Anthony Griffith as Eldridge Cleaver
- Chris Rock as Yuck Mouth
- Mario Van Peebles as Stokely Carmichael
- Chris Tucker as Bodyguard
- Bobby Brown as Rose
- Angela Bassett as Betty Shabazz
- Jenifer Lewis as Rita
- Dick Gregory as Reverend Slocum
- James LeGros as Bob Avakian
- Kool Moe Dee as Jamaal
- Roger Guenveur Smith as Pruitt
- Richard Dysart as J. Edgar Hoover
- Michael Wincott as Tynan
- James Russo as Rodgers
- Jeris Poindexter as Black Cop
- Melvin Van Peebles as Old Jail Bird
Soundtrack
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Allmusic | link |
A soundtrack for the film containing R&B and hip hop music was released on May 2, 1995 by Mercury Records. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified gold on July 25, 1995. Featured on the soundtrack was the single "Freedom (Theme from Panther)", a collaboration among more than 60 female R&B singers and rappers that peaked at 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Three singles made it to the Billboard charts, "Head Nod" by Hodge, "The Points", a collaboration between 12 of hip-hop's most popular artists and groups, and "Freedom (Theme from Panther)", a collaboration between over 60 female R&B singers and rappers.
- "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" - 4:47
- Aaliyah, Felicia Adams, May May Ali, Amel Larrieux, Az-Iz, Blackgirl, Mary J. Blige, Tanya Blount, Brownstone, Casserine, Changing Faces, Coko, Tyler Collins, N'Dea Davenport, E.V.E., Emage, En Vogue, Eshe & Laurneá (of Arrested Development), Female, For Real, Penny Ford, Lalah Hathaway, Jade, Jamecia, Jazzyfatnastees, Queen Latifah, Billy Lawrence, Joi, Brigette McWilliams, Milira, Miss Jones, Cindy Mizelle, Monica, Me’Shell NdegéOcello, Natasha, Pebbles, Pure Soul, Raja-Nee, Brenda Russell, SWV, Chantay Savage, Sonja Marie, Tracie Spencer, Sweet Sable, TLC, Terri & Monica, Vybe, Crystal Waters, Caron Wheeler, Karyn White, Vanessa Williams, Xscape, Y?N-Vee, Zhané
- "Express Yourself" - 3:48 (Joe)
- "We'll Meet Again" - 4:43 (Blackstreet)
- "Black People" - 4:11 (George Clinton, Belita Woods & Funkadelic)
- "Let's Straighten It Out" - 4:05 (Usher & Monica)
- "The Points" - 4:54
- "Slick Partner" - 2:46 (Bobby Brown)
- "Stand (You Got To)" - 4:35 (Aaron Hall)
- "The World Is a Ghetto" - 4:32 (Da Lench Mob)
- "If I Were Your Woman" (Shanice & Female)
- "We Shall Not Be Moved" - 4:49 (Sounds of Blackness & Black Sheep)
- "A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)" - 3:48 (Female)
- "Freedom" (Dirty Dozen remix) - 4:49
- MC Lyte, Meshell Ndegeocello, Nefertiti, Patra, Queen Latifah, Salt-n-Pepa, Left Eye of TLC, Da 5 Footaz, & Yo-Yo
- "Head Nod" - 3:33 (Hodge)
- "Stand!" - 4:28 (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
- "Don't Give Me No Broccoli and Tell Me It's Green's" - 6:17 (The Last Poets)
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" - 3:12 (Brian McKnight, Boys Choir of Harlem & Slash)
- "The Ultimate Sacrifice" - 3:15 (Stanley Clarke)
Awards
- Locarno International Film Festival – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Special Mention: Silver Leopard
References
- ^ Panther at Box Office Mojo
- ^ a b 1976-, Ndounou, Monica White,. Shaping the future of African American film : color-coded economics and the story behind the numbers. New Brunswick, N.J. ISBN 0813562554. OCLC 879576313.
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Bibliography
- Peebles, Mario Van; Taylor, Ura Y.; Lewis, J. Tanika; Peebles, Melvin Van (1995). Panther: The Pictorial History of the Black Panthers and the Story Behind the Film. HarperCollins. ISBN 9781557042279.
External links
- Panther at IMDb
- Panther at Rotten Tomatoes
- 1995 films
- African-American biographical dramas
- African-American civil rights movement (1954–68) in film
- Black Panther Party
- Central Intelligence Agency in fiction
- English-language films
- Federal Bureau of Investigation in fiction
- Films scored by Stanley Clarke
- Films about activists
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by Mario Van Peebles
- Films set in Oakland, California
- Political films based on actual events
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment films
- Working Title Films films
- Cultural depictions of J. Edgar Hoover