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Later media references
Later movies such as Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002),
Superbad (2007), and Undercover Brother (2002), as well
as Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill,
Vol. 1 (2003), and Death Proof (2007) feature pop
culture nods to the blaxploitation genre.
The parody
Undercover Brother, for instance, starred Eddie Griffin
as an Afro-topped agent for a clandestine organization
satirically known as the “B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D.”
Likewise, Austin Powers in Goldmember co-stars Beyoncé
Knowles as the Tamara Dobson/Pam Grier-inspired heroine,
Foxxy Cleopatra.
Furthermore, the acclaimed film auteur
and noted fan of exploitation films, Quentin Tarantino,
has made countless references to the blaxploitation
genre in his films, in addition to Jackie Brown.
In a
famous scene in Reservoir Dogs, for instance, the main
characters engage in a brief discussion regarding Get
Christie Love!, a mid-1970s blaxploitation television
series. Similarly, in the catalytic scene of True
Romance, the characters are seen viewing the movie The
Mack.
Blaxploitation - John Singleton’s remake
of Shaft
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