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American Pimp

American Pimp

Genres

Documentary

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Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

09 June 2000

Country

United States of America

Cast

John S. Dickson

John S. Dickson

Himself (as Rosebudd)

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Link Brown

Heidi Fleiss

Heidi Fleiss

Herself (archive footage)

L. Hammond

L. Hammond

Payroll the Pimp

Dennis Hof

Dennis Hof

Himself

Bishop Don Magic Juan

Bishop Don Magic Juan

Himself

Max Julien

Max Julien

Himself

Rudy Ray Moore

Rudy Ray Moore

Dolemite

Roscoe Orman

Roscoe Orman

Willie Dynamite

Kenny Redd

Kenny Redd

K-Redd

Too $hort

Too $hort

Too $hort

Clarence Sims

Clarence Sims

Himself (as Fillmore Slim)

Andre Taylor

Andre Taylor

Himself (as Gorgeous Dre)

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