CinemaOSMovie · 1976 · 1h 40m · R

Emma Mae

She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-tough the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!

58%(12)IMDbComedyDramaRomance

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.

Directed byJamaa Fanaka

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
November 12, 1976
Studios
Bob-Bea Productions

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Emma Mae (1976, trailer) [Jerri Hayes, Ernest Williams II, Malik Carter ]

Emma Mae (1976, trailer) [Jerri Hayes, Ernest Williams II, Malik Carter ]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jerri Hayes

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

Creative team
Directed by
Jamaa Fanaka
Jamaa Fanaka
Written by
Jamaa Fanaka
Jamaa Fanaka
Produced by
Jamaa Fanaka
Jamaa Fanaka

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