Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle debut, which referenced it in “Pump, Pump.” Max Julien was among the famed 1970s Black actors hired for Snoop’s “Doggy Dogg World” music video. As the decade advanced, the film’s aesthetic became focal to Dr. By the 1990s, Hip-Hop stars including LL Cool J, Too Short, and Big Daddy Kane used elements of the film in their music. It is The Mack that remains Julien’s most enduring work. In 1974, he starred in Gordon Parks, Jr’s Thomasine & Bushrod-another script he penned.Įddie Murphy Explains Why He Doesn’t Agree With The Term “Blaxploitation Film” (Video) The same year he starred in Goldie, Max Julien’s script for Cleopatra Jones was made into a film starring Bernie Casey, Tamara Dobson, and Esther Rolle. He then appeared in grindhouse features like 1966’s The Black Klansman as well as televisions Mod Squad before working opposite Jack Nicholson and Harrison Ford in Psych Out and Getting Straight, respectively. Max worked in theater after graduation, including roles with New York City’s Shakespeare In The Park program. A native of Washington, D.C., he graduated from his hometown’s Howard University and was a member of the Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. Snoop Dogg Details How He Recruited An All-Star Cast Of ’70s Black Actors For “Doggy Dogg World” (Video)īefore The Mack, Julien’s acting career stems from the 1950s. Shot on location in Oakland, film producers reportedly made a series of agreements with the Black Panther Party, including proceeds going towards the free-breakfast program. However, Julien and Pryor were reportedly instrumental in script revisions made during filming. Its script’s first draft was written in prison by then-San Quentin inmate Robert J. The independent film’s dialogue, Willie Hutch’s soundtrack, and fashion have become iconic. The Michael Campus-directed film, which co-starred Richard Pryor and previous Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore, follows an ex-con who seeks a new life as a pimp in Oakland, California. Julien may be best remembered for playing the title role in 1973’s Goldie. His wife of 30 years, Arabella, confirmed the event with The Hollywood Reporter. No cause of death has been determined at this time. ![]() Actor Max Julien passed away at the age of 88 in Sherman Oaks, California, yesterday (January 1). He later scored supporting roles in the films "Psych-Out" with Jack Nicholson and "Getting Straight" with Candice Bergen along with guest appearances on TV shows including "The Mod Squad" and "The Name of the Game.Following a 2021 marred by losses, 2022 began with news of another legend passing away. ![]() Max Julien, star of "The Mack" (Photo by Malcolm Ali/WireImage) and began his career in off-Broadway productions and doing Shakespeare in the Park for noted theater producer Joseph Papp. ![]() Lines from the film have been sampled in hip hop songs by several rappers including Snoop Dogg, Raekwon, Mobb Deep, LL Cool J and Public Enemy. He is assisted by his cohort Slim, who was played by actor-comedian Richard Pryor in one of his early film roles.ĭirector Quentin Tarantino counted himself among the film's fans writing that "Even including its flaws, `The Mack' is the best and most memorable crime picture of the whole blaxploitation genre." Julien played an ex-con who becomes a big-time pimp in Oakland. "The Mack" was considered a stand out in the wave of 1970s films known as blaxploitation.
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