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movie New Jack City inspired his Hollywood career by proving black actors are not limited to stereotypical roles.
He's a fucking crack-dealer! He drives around in a jeep wearing rope gold and listening to Bel Biv Devoe while toting an Uzi! Since when is that not a stereotype?
Since when is that not a stereotype?
No shit. Van Peebles is not playing a stereotype, but Snipes wasn't blazing new paths for black identity.
No shit. Van Peebles is not playing a stereotype, but Snipes wasn't blazing new paths for black identity.
nods in agreement.
Snipes in KING OF NEW YORK, now, would have been a decent example, although a much smaller role.
I love the quote from Ryan Reynolds about Blade 3 when asked about working with Wesley Snipes -- he says he never worked with Wes, just Blade.
Every anecdote paints that man a nutcase.
Every anecdote paints that man a nutcase.
I'm just sad that he seems to have given up on any attempts at non-action roles. He was doing a good balancing act ala Denzel of alternating serious dramatic roles with straight-up action roles for a while there, but it looks like those days are over.
My favorite "mess with the stereotype" part of New Jack City was Ice-T as a cop. Little did we know, back then, that he was embarking on a long career of playing cops; clearly, he found the uniform so fetching in the video for "Fuck The Police" that he decided to wear it always.
Also, there was skinny young Chris Rock! As a baby crack addict!
clearly, he found the uniform so fetching in the video for "Fuck The Police" that he decided to wear it always.
Uh, that was Ice Cube. Ice T was Cop Killer.
Wait, wasn't that Vanilla Ice?
Could've been Ice Cold.
Or one of the Wonder Twins: "Form of.... an Ice Rapper!"