George Clinton hosts an alien invasion where Black people are the ultimate bargain chip. Buckle up.
In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world's minorities: Part I: A conservative African American politician must choose between his people's survival and appeasing his white colleagues when space aliens propose to share their profound knowledge in exchange for all black people on earth. Part II: The Virgin Mary's appearance in an inner-city housing project forces a Hispanic priest to face the hidden cultural origins of Western religion. Part III: On the dawn of the "Black Revolution," an African American couple discovers who the "real" enemy is.
Acting
Robert Guillaume's unraveling respectability politician.
Direction
Three Black directors, three distinct visual languages.
Writing
Chester Himes adaptation meets original provocation.
Director
Reginald Hudlin
George Clinton
Host
Robert Guillaume
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Michele Lamar Richards
Gail Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Jason Bernard
Bernard Shields (segment 'Space Traders')
Edward Edwards
Chief of Staff (segment 'Space Traders')
George Wallace
Piggy (segment 'Space Traders')
Brian Reddy
Vice President (segment 'Space Traders')
Larry Anderson
Stryker O'Rourke (segment 'Space Traders')
Brock Peters
Minister Coombs (segment 'Space Traders')
Bob Gunton
President Ellis (segment 'Space Traders')
Nicholas Turturro
Father Carlos (segment 'The First Commandment')
Efrain Figueroa
Padrino (segment 'The First Commandment')
Richard Herd
Cardinal (segment 'The First Commandment')
Paula Jai Parker
Tang (segment 'Tang')
Chi McBride
T-Bone (segment 'Tang')
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from a Chester Himes story and two original scripts, with George Clinton's P-Funk mythology welded on as framing device.
The Hudlin brothers made this between House Party and Boomerang — their only explicitly political work, buried by HBO.
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