Movie: Tongues Untied

Top 9 Billed Cast

Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs

Self

Essex Hemphill
Essex Hemphill

Self - Poetry Performance

Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman

Self

Michael Bell
Michael Bell

Self

Willi Ninja
Willi Ninja

Self

Kerrigan Black
Kerrigan Black

Self

Blackberri
Blackberri

Self

Djola Bernard Branner
Djola Bernard Branner

Self

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy

Self (archive footage)

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    Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.

  • Release Date

    1990-03-16

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    Black Men Loving Black Men

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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