BFI Black Star Podcast | 1980-90: Whoopi Goldberg and the black megastar

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Channel: BFI · 2016 · Film & Animation

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Back to the 90s and the ascent of the black star as box office titan. Following in the footsteps of Pam Grier and Richard Pryor, actors like Eddie Murphy and Whoopi Goldberg used their immense popularity as comedians to push for top billing and some of the biggest pay packets in the business.

- Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway. Directed by Thomas Schlamme and released by Vestron in 1985
- The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1985 by Warner Brothers
- Ghost, directed by Jerry Zucker and released in 1990 by Paramount Pictures
- The Toy, directed by Richard Donner and released in 1982 by Columbia Pictures
- Sister Act 2, directed by Bill Duke and released in 1993 by Touchstone Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures

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