The Grooved Pavement
A not-so-jive Blaxploitation movie review podcast talk show hosted by Phan Media creator, Phanatiks Entertainment owner & Hudsy TV co-founder Shawn Strong along with Newburgh native genius & educator Decarius McClearn. The show is more than a review of the Blaxploitation era of the '70s but an analysis. An exploration of the exploitation period. But not just the entertainment aspect of it but also the politics that had its hand in it before and during the makings of this cultured cinema genre. We are talking about the movies' cast, music, and today's continual connections, trivia, TV shows, and more.https://linktr.ee/Thegroovedpavement
The Grooved Pavement
Episode 8: Watermelon Man
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Shawn Strong & Decarius McClearn
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Season 1
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Episode 8
Shawn Strong and Decarius McClearn discuss and review Melvin Van Peebles' second feature made in 19070, "Watermelon Man," which is a satirist comedy with racism as the undertones. Starring Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parson, the white couple who becomes interracial when Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) becomes Black after too much tanning. It's a mix of 'Black Like Me' and 'Change of Mind' plus 'Putney Swope.'
Many layers and messages in this film. We rate it a "Right on!"
Hosts Shawn Strong and Decarius McClearn