A notoriously controversial, explicitly racist, but landmark adult film masterpiece, Let Me Tell Ya Bout Black Chicks, despite being out of circulation for over a decade, is still praised as influential, ground-breaking and historically important. Written by Antonio Passolini (as Johnny Jump-Up) and Gregory Dark, the film delves into racial stereotypes like no adult production before or after it, tossing in every conceivable African-American generalization into a near seventy-minute script, that seems intent on offending mass audiences.

“Black Chicks” has garnered much of its criticism for showing a double penetration of a black woman by two angry KKK members. Dressed in full Klan attire, the two Klansmen, affecting Southern accents, growl, “Let’s fuck this darky!” Thus, setting in motion one of the most controversial scenes in adult film history. It was this kind of insensitive imagery that helped push this film out of major circulation and into the realm of peer-to-peer collector territory. Also, not content with offending just blacks, Dark also toyed with pedophilia, or rather, implied pedophilia, showing Marc Wallice (playing either a child, or a mentally retarded young man) being molested by his nanny and a maid, in what looks to be a nursery.

Dark’s signature directorial-style is quite prevalent throughout the film including use of quick edits, rapid camera movement, loopy angles, distinct artistic sets, anomalous wardrobe pieces and a pounding punk score from composer Johnny Powers. Dark’s innovative style would have a formative influence on future films and has had a recognized impact on upcoming directors like Extreme Associates owner, Rob Black. Interestingly, Black, in his controversial film Cellar A Whole New Store-y, pays direct homage to Gregory Dark and Let Me Tell Ya Bout Black Chicks, in particular, by having actress Mila Shegol, dressed in a Klan outfit, be accosted by two angry black men – including a savage double penetration. This ‘turn-around’ reference is not lost on fans of adult films.

The set-up for this film is pretty simple; Black Sapphire, Lady Stephanie, Purple Passion, Sahara and Cherry Layme play a group of house maids, who sit around and talk it up while on their break. The chatter ranges from innocuous banter about black men having bigger dicks to down and dirty discussions of sex.

The first encounter Purple Passion describes involves implied pedophilia. “One day I’m working as a maid for some rich white family and one day I spot the kid getting his dick sucked by his nanny,” Purple Passion says to the girls. Suddenly, we are transported to a small nursery. A large over-sized chair (the kind used by Gilda Radner on SNL) is brought in to make Marc Wallice look like a child, and a bib helps put the finishing touches on where Gregory Dark was going with this set-up — Wallice is playing a child. Fallon, in a nanny outfit, sucks Wallice’s cock to rigidity before Purple Passion catches them. At first she appears shocked, then, incredibly, she pushes Fallon out of the way, muttering, “Let me show you how you do it.” The girls double up on Wallice’s member, as he whimpers away in a child-like voice, “More suck suck! More suck suck!” The girls move him over to a small bed, where Purple rides his cock in cowgirl. Both girls keep their uniforms on throughout, and both are wearing black high heels. They trade-off getting fucked in doggy-style with Wallice hopping back and forth between the holes. Fallon slides under Purple Passion to lick her clit, as Marc pounds her pussy. Purple screams of ecstasy appear to be genuine when Marc pulls out and fires a good load into Fallon’s face underneath.

Cherry Layme, in her first film role, describes an encounter that she had with a naked blind man while eating Kentucky Fried Chicken (product placement anyone?) in her kitchen. Steve Powers, playing the blind man, slides up between Cherry’s legs and begins eating her pussy out. Cherry, in white stockings and a top, and high heels, gets on her knees and sucks Steve’s cock. Powers, looking pretty ragged, is given easy access to Layme’s vagina, when she props herself up against the table, legs agape. After some intense sexing, Layme decides to go all the way in her first feature, allowing Powers to slip his cock deep in her asshole. A mediocre cumshot, splashed across Cherry’s back, rounds out the session.

The controversial next scene features Sahara telling the girls about how she once screwed two white guys. We are suddenly transported to a small room where Sahara, wearing a blue night shirt, complete with furry boa and furry high heels, is in bed masturbating. Steve Powers and Marc Wallice, dressed in full Klan outfits, stumble into the room. After tossing back and forth some blatantly racist comments, Powers growls in a Southern accent, “Let’s fuck this darky.” Sahara replies, defiantly, “I ain’t afraid of no ghosts.” Wallice replies, “We’re a different kind of ghost.” Sahara is clearly no victim in this scene, diving in and sucking both cocks with wild abandon. The men, wearing only their hoods, continue the racial-laden verbal banter as they move into the actual sex portion of the scene. Powers has Sahara ride him, which she does with enormous, almost angry, force, slamming her pussy down onto his cock — hard. Powers motions for Wallice to join, “Come over here and fuck this kitty.” The double penetration scene is long and, I hate to say it, extremely hot, ending with Wallice blowing his load across Sahara’s back, while Powers underneath, fires off a geyser into the air. “It’s not bad enough that you fucked two white men, but two Klansmen,” Lady Stephanie mutters.

Black Sapphire tells of her time as a bathroom cleaner. The scene shifts to a bathroom, complete with three stalls and walls covered in graffiti. Black Sapphire, crawling around on her knees with a rag, happens upon three men taking a piss. The men, Ray Wells, Steve Powers (in a leisure suit) and Dan T. Mann (wearing a red motorcycle helmet) proceed to set up a makeshift bed using two chairs and a surfboard. With surfer-music blaring in the background, an uninspired Sapphire sucks off Powers while Mann triple-fingers her pussy. The men change positions, allowing Powers to sample Sapphire’s pussy with his cock. Mann never removes his helmet so we’re never sure if he’s enjoying getting his cock sucked in this scene. After some quickie sex, Powers spurts a gusher across Sapphire’s back, while Mann douses her face in his own orgasm. Ray Wells stands off to the side, zombie-like, pretending to piss.

The next scene features Jeannie Pepper, performing some kind of silly voodoo ritual trying to conjure up some demons. She dances about in African tribal paint, jewelry and high heels, eventually calling up two imps in the form of Steve Powers and Tony Montana. Both men are dressed in black business suits, appearing out of a puff of smoke. They proceed to chase a frightened Pepper around the room, finally catching and having their way with her. Pepper gives herself to the two guys in this scene, throwing them a spirited fuck. They switch off filling her mouth and pussy, with Powers going off first, pulling out of Pepper’s pussy and exploding a load across her backside, while Montana blasts off on her face.

With the girls sufficiently aroused, Cherry Layme, Lady Stephanie and Purple Passion persuade Sahara into using her voodoo skills to conjure up some men for them to play with. After performing some goofy ritual, Dan T. Mann (dressed as a terrorist in camo fatigues), Tony Martino (dressed as a boy scout) and Tony Montana (dressed as Zorro) stumble into the room and within seconds everybody is undressed and fucking like animals. Lady Stephanie takes on Dan. T. Mann, while Tony Montana gets doubled-up on by Cherry Layme and Purple Passion. On the bed, Sahara and Tony Martino go at it in the hottest screw of this scene. With both girls taking their turns on him, Tony Montana is the first to explode across Cherry’s backside. Montana then leans over to share his cum with Layme, chowing it down. Sahara, wearing a maid outfit and white high heels, takes a solid, multi-positioned pounding from Martino, who blows a huge load across her maid uniform. The last couple, Lady Stephanie, also in a maid outfit and red high heels, takes a missionary poking from Dan T. Mann who is playing the terrorist, complete with beret. In the background, one of the girls mutters, “Thank God for them terrorists.” This comment really stuck out for me, given recent events, but at the time I’m assuming the comment didn’t have as much resonance. Dan gives Stephanie a fully-loaded facial to end the scene.

You probably cannot find this movie anywhere because after Let Me Tell Ya bout Black Chicks last VHS release in 1986, VCA Pictures decided not to release it again, most likely because of the negative feedback they had been receiving in regards to ‘Black Chicks’ reputation as being a “racist” film. Since VCA is known for editing their movies, and taking a generally PC stand regarding their porn, there’s little hope that this film will ever be re-released on DVD.

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