Emma Mae

ComedyDramaRomance

"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!"

User Score11 votes

57%5.7/10

Release1976→

Runtime1H 40M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

Synopsis

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.

Principal Cast8

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

Full Cast & Crew (23)

Media12

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Director

Jamaa Fanaka

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Keywords

strong womanblaxploitation cinemalos angeles, californiarebellious youthbank robberysocial injusticesocial activismpolice harassmentcompton, californial.a. rebellionblack communitybadass female