Emma Mae
She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-though the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!
1976 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Jamaa Fanaka |
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| Writer: | Jamaa Fanaka |
| Staring: |
| A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 12, 1976 |
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| Director: | Jamaa Fanaka |
| Writer: | Jamaa Fanaka |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | strong woman, blaxploitation cinema, los angeles, california, rebellious youth, bank robbery, social injustice, social activism, police harassment, compton, california, l.a. rebellion, black community, badass female |
| Production Companies | Bob-Bea Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jerri Hayes | Emma Mae |
| Ernest Williams II | Jesse Amos |
| Charles D. Brooks III | Ezekiel 'Zeke' Johnson |
| Leopoldo Mandeville | Chay |
| Malik Carter | 'Big Daddy' Johnson |
| Eddie Allen | James |
| Gammy Burdett | Daisy Stansell |
| Teri Taylor | Dara Stansell |
| Synthia Saint James | Ulika Stansell |
| Robert Slaughter | Devo |
| Eddy C. Dyer | Huari Stansell |
| Laetitia Burdett | Melik Stansell |
| Alicia Dhanifu | Belly Dancer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| H.B. Barnum | Original Music Composer |
| Stephen L. Posey | Director of Photography |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Editor |
| Adel A. Mazen | Art Direction |
| Stephanie A. Bell | Costume Design |
| Maria Farmer | Costume Design |
| Beverly Ventriss | Costume Design |
| Jamaa Fanaka | Writer, Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jamaa Fanaka | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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