The Monkey Hustle - DVD -27616901552

An inner-city Chicago community comes together to save their neighborhood from destruction in this 70s era blaxploitation-comedy. The construction of a proposed expressway would tear up their urban home. so a massive block party is planned to protest the action. Meanwhile. fast-talking scam artist Daddy Foxx (Yaphet Kotto) has taken a group of unemployed young men under his wing and is teaching them the tricks of his trade. Foxxs best pupil is 14-year-old Baby D (Kirk Calloway). much to the chagrin of his older brother. Win (Randy Brooks). a drummer who cant land a decent gig. After Wins drum kit and apartment get trashed. he finds no recourse but to join up with Foxx himself. so the gang proceeds to pull various cons on other local crooks. This annoys fellow street hustler Goldie (Rudy Ray Moore). but ultimately everyone has to put their differences aside and cooperate to make sure that their neighborhood isnt demolished by the citys bulldozers. It takes a lot of funky music. cream pies in the face. and petty theft. but together they stand their ground. Fred Beldin