Ganja & Hess (1973)
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Cast
as Dr. Hess Green
as Ganja Meda
as Archie
as Queen of Myrthia
as George
as Rev. Williams
as Girl in bar
as Dinner Guest
as Jack
as Singer
as Poetess
as Green's Son
as Pimp
as Woman with Baby
Critic Reviews for Ganja & Hess
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A seminal take on Blaxploitation and horror.
Surreal, collage-like '70s vampire film, wrapped in the embrace of black Christianity and fighting it. You'll know if this film is for you very quickly...
The film making is far from flawless, but what Ganja & Hess really projects is the sense that it came from a person who wanted the work to reflect himself. It is a personal film, its creator having put his art and intellect on the line.
Whether by accident or design, [Gunn's} creating a new kind of artistic expression out of imagery that had been used to titillate and exploit, a sort of pushback against the producers who wanted him to make a "black vampire movie."
...an experimental overlapping of dialogue, image, voiceover and music that makes you feel as if you're suffering from an awful fever dream.
A forgotten masterpiece.
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