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[[File:black_dynamite.jpg|frame|"Whenever there's injustice, wrongs to be righted, innocents to be defended, Black Dynamite will be there, delivering ass-whuppings."]]
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'''''Black Dynamite''''' is an entirely ridiculous, over-the-top 2009 homage to the [[Blaxploitation]] films of [[The Seventies]]. Michael Jai White plays the title character, a Vietnam vet and former CIA agent who declares war on all drug dealers when his brother, a CIA informant, turns up murdered by the mob. He soon discovers that the conspiracy goes far beyond the local drug dealers and sets his sights on the masterminds behind the scheme.
From 2012 to 2015, [[Adult Swim]] aired a TV series adaptation that lasted two seasons.
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]
* [[Afro Asskicker]]: Black Dynamite.
* [[All Asians Are Alike]]: Played for comedy. While Black Dynamite is busy recalling a flashback of a child he saw during the Vietnam War, he keeps referring to him as Chinese rather than Vietnamese.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Cream Corn.
* [[Animated Adaptation]]: [
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: In the film, {{spoiler|'''all''' of Dynamite's allies who go with him to Kung Fu Island end up dead}}.
* [[As You Know]]: Played for comedy in Black Dynamite's flashback. People helpfully slip their names and ages into their dialogue.
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* [[Badass Boast]]:
** Black Dynamite, when one of the militants confronts him.
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** He's even given one from Officer Nancy, the policeman investigating Jimmy's death.
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* [[Badass Longcoat]]
* [[Badass Mustache]]
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* [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|[[Our Presidents Are Different|Richard Nixon]]}}.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: After BD dispatches almost all of Chicago Wind's goons, the last one remaining points a gun at him, letting Wind escape. Almost right afterwards, Bullhorn appears, knocking the gun out of the minion's hand, giving Dynamite a chance to chase after Chicago.
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** Bullhorn turns out to be too effective at holding off the mook, because he apparently pisses off the ''actor'' so badly that he attacks Bullhorn's actor and they had replace him with a new one, covered up by a hilariously sloppy cut.
* [[Bigger Is Better in Bed]]: This is why {{spoiler|the [[Big Bad]] wants to take, er, something away from the black people, in order to reduce their population}}.
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* [[Captain Obvious]]: "These children are orphans, and orphans don't have parents!"
* [[Casanova]]: Black Dynamite, who per movie tradition flirts with becoming a [[Ladykiller in Love]] by the end.
* [[Character
** Baltimore Colts All-Star Running Back Ferrante Jones ([[Spawn|Michael Jai White]]) as Black Dynamite.
** Ebony Fashion Fair Model Tambula Qatar ([[Gargoyles
** William T Michaelson ([[Forrest Gump|Mykelti]] [[Con Air|Williamson]]) as Chicago Wind.
** Ronnie Sinatra ([[Rescue Me|Kevin Chapman]]) as O'Leary.
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** And me, that bad Bullhorn (Byron Minns) as Himself, making him a straight example of the trope as well.
* [[Chewing the Scenery]]: Black Dynamite's tirade when confronting Fiendish Dr. Wu and when {{spoiler|Bullhorn dies by his hand}}.
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* [[CIA]]
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: BD already threw that shit (a boomerang) before he walked in the room!
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* [[Dead Little Brother]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Black Dynamite in the hospital after being shot in the shoulder by Raffeli's hitmen.
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'''Black Dynamite's doctor:''' Well, no fragments. In and out. You're lucky Black Dynamite. Three inches to the left and we wouldn't even be having this conversation!
'''Black Dynamite:''' Three inches to the right, it woulda missed my black ass. }}
* [[Destination Defenestration]]: If there's a window nearby, it's pretty much a guarantee that Black Dynamite will throw someone through it. Even twelve-year old Black Dynamite!
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* [[Eye Scream]]: The mook who was told to keep his eye on Black Dynamite. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uj2JNt6KBc#t=3m22s Do you see where he's coming from, you jive mothafuckaaa!?]
* [[Fanservice Extra]]: Done, as with everything else, in the style of old blaxsploitation movies.
* [[Fighting
* [[Flash Back]]
* [[Flash Step]]: Black Dynamite pulls off an impressive one in the dojo scene, although it might have been an intentional error.
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* [[Historical Domain Character]]: {{spoiler|Richard Nixon}} and the ghost of {{spoiler|Abraham Lincoln}} both appear in this movie.
* [[Historical In-Joke]]: Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles was inspired by a totally random lunch order apparently.
* [[Hoist
* [[Homage]]
* [[Human Shield]]: When Gloria and Black Dynamite are ambushed by assassins, the latter uses the mascot of Roscoe's Chili & Donuts as one of these to provide himself cover while he guns down their assailants.
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* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]: {{spoiler|Cream Corn}}. The most he blurts out before dying is "Son of a biiiiiii--"
* [[Large Ham]]: BD becomes this a number of times.
** This movie has the largest number of phrases belted at full volume since ''[[
* [[Leaning
* [[Leitmotif]]: After watching this movie you'll have "Dynomite! Dynomite!" [[Ear Worm|playing over and over in your head]].
* [[Leg Cling]]: The final pose of the film. The white lady is {{spoiler|First Lady Pat Nixon, to boot}}.
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* [[The Mole]]: {{spoiler|O'Leary}}.
* [[Mundane Solution]]: {{spoiler|Nixon tries simply shooting Black Dynamite... but Abe Lincoln kung-fu'd the derringer out of his hands}}.
* [[Off
* [[Offhand Backhand]]: {{spoiler|Black Dynamite shoots a Secret Service agent who comes up behind him while assaulting the White House}}.
* [[Oh Crap]]: The ''entire'' group in the pool hall. They threaten Black Dynamite, and he turns to leave. They start throwing out insults, when Dynamite simply flips the sign and then slides the burglary gate shut. Everyone goes ''silent''. Then the asskicking ensues.
* [[One-Man Army]]: BD is deservingly described as this.
* [[Only Known
* [[The Other Darrin]]: A stuntman is replaced mid-action scene after he's accidentally struck in the face and gets angry.
* [[Our Presidents Are Different]]
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: The aforementioned [[Eureka Moment]], which is about 4 minutes in length.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Black Dynamite wears a stoic, badass expression no matter what he's doing.
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* [[Pimp Duds]]: The scene with the pimp council, which has all the pimps seen with at least one part of the uniform (Tasty Freeze's sunglasses; Chocolate Giddy-Up's fur coat; Willie's cane; etc.).
* [[Precision F-Strike]]:
** When Black Dynamite {{spoiler|encounters Richard Nixon in the White House, Nixon}} pulls out a pair of nunchucks and yells "Showtime, motherfucker!", though his speech becomes a minor [[Cluster F-Bomb]] afterwards.
** Fiendish Dr. Wu pulls one as well, in chinese even. He also performs another one in English, when a [[Mook]] follows him:
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* [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]: Substantially more illogical than that trope usually is, since here the boomerang automatically returns to the target rather than the user. Of course, [[Rule of Cool|This was]] [[Rule of Funny|the point]].
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* [[Reading the Stage Directions Out Loud]]: One of the revolutionaries does this.
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* [[Redshirt Army]]: The militia. Lampshaded by Black Dynamite himself, in response to the previous quote.
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* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The film and the animated series, easily. Arguably, the viral marketing for the film did this too, setting up a fictional charity ("Fight Smack In The Orphanage") and fictional public service announcements across Youtube. One bizarre PSA had Black Dynamite appearing on a fictional 1970's children's show that warned children against drug use. The PSA's title? "Drugs Are Fun".
* [[Retirony]]: Complete with [[Fatal Family Photo]]. Lampshaded by BD:
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* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: BD fires off [[Bottomless Magazines|18 rounds without reloading]].
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: BD goes on one after he finds out about his brother Jimmy is killed.
* [[Rhymes
* [[Saving the Orphanage]]: After seeing how badly smack has ravaged the children at Gloria's orphanage, Black Dynamite vows to make whoever's responsible for the drug pay.
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]
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* [[Storming the Castle]]: Both Kung Fu Island and {{spoiler|the White House}}.
* [[Stunt Casting]]: Parodied in the trailer.
* [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix]]: BD briefly discusses during with Gloria, saying that the people of the ghetto don't understand what she or Congressman James are talking about, [[Rhymes
* [[Supervillain Lair]]: Kung Fu Island.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: Cream Corn's first appearance; he's inside a salon getting his hair done, bragging all about how good of a pimp he is and how nobody better mess with him. Then he turns around, sees BD, and completely freaks out.
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* [[The White House]]: Called "The Honky House"
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: BD prefers magnum revolvers and nunchaku.
* [[Who Dares?]]: Bullhorn after BD accidentally interrupts a moment between him and a ho:
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* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: [[Would Hit a Girl|Averted]] and subverted on different occasions. In the latter case BD apologizes afterwards. The struck woman is confused, seeing as how she was ''trying to shoot him to death''.
* [[Yellow Peril]]: Fiendish Doctor Wu.
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