During the 1970s, when Blaxploitation films joined the mainstream, filmmakers realized that the urban action films that dominated the genre had to expand. The answer: Take the rudiments of Blaxploitation — the funk and soul music and the stereotype of the black male stud — and transpose them to other genres, such as horror and Western.
Blacula (1972)
Blacula (1972)
Blacula (1972)
During the 1970s, when Blaxploitation films joined the mainstream, filmmakers realized that the urban action films that dominated the genre had to expand. The answer: Take the rudiments of Blaxploitation — the funk and soul music and the stereotype of the black male stud — and transpose them to other genres, such as horror and Western.