Rusty Cundieff
George Arthur "Rusty" Cundieff (born December 13, 1960) is an American film/television director, actor, and writer. His notable credits are as director/writer of and lead actor in the This Is Spinal Tap-like rap satire Fear of a Black Hat, as writer of the second installment to House Party, and as director of the horror anthology Tales from the Hood. He also directed the 1997 film, Sprung. He was also a director for Chappelle's Show and a correspondent on TV Nation. He also directed and starred in a U Can't Touch This parody titled Yes We Can, which focuses on Barack Obama. Cundieff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Christina and John A. Cundieff, both of whom appeared in Tales from the Hood. He is married to Trina Davis Cundieff with whom he has two children. Cundieff is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. He also portrayed a fraternity brother (of the fictitious Gamma Phi Gamma) in Spike Lee's School Daze in which actual members of Alpha Phi Alpha were featured. Cundieff is a graduate of the University of Southern California.
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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8695 |
| Birthday | 1960-12-13 |
| Place of Birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Also Known As |
1994
Fear of a Black Hat
6.161/56
Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button i...
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Fear of a Black Hat
2023
Doing the Hollywood Shuffle
0/0
Actors Rusty Cundieff, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Bobby McGee reflect on the production of Hollywood Shuffle.
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Doing the Hollywood Shuffle
1997
Sprung
5.429/21
Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her in...
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Sprung
2018
Tales from the Hood 2
4.971/69
Mr. Simms returns to tell more eerie, unsettling tales involving dolls, psychics, possession and ghosts.
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Tales from the Hood 2
2006
In Search of Charlie Chan
7/1
A documentary on the creation of the popular Charlie Chan detective character as well as the history of Chan films of the 1930s.
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In Search of Charlie Chan
1995
Tales from the Hood
6.264/199
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.
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Tales from the Hood
1987
Hollywood Shuffle
6.51/103
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploit...
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Hollywood Shuffle
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
6.75/76
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history...
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2018
American Nightmares
4.73/37
Two voyeuristic nerds are hacking the devices of people as they themselves are hacked by the feed from story tellers Mister Malevolent and Mystic Woma...
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American Nightmares
1988
School Daze
5.7/116
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
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School Daze
1993
Eddie Presley
4/9
Eddie Presley is a down on his luck ex-Elvis impersonator. With his days of fromer glory performing in small to medium-sized clubs behind him, he's st...
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Eddie Presley
2024
Meet Me Next Christmas
6.355/269
On a quest to reconnect with the man of her dreams, Layla races across New York City to find a ticket to a sold-out Pentatonix Christmas Eve concert.
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Meet Me Next Christmas
2025
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
7/1
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 celebrates and explores the movies that defined the era: from Scream’s genre-shattering impact to J-Horror’s global e...
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In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
1986
3:15 the Moment of Truth
5.8/33
Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a savage...
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