2013
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 29 m

2013
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 29 m

Summary Examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of Street Lit and explored the world of the ghetto in gritty and poetic detail and have made him a cultural icon. Interviews with Iceberg Slim, Chris Rock,...

Directed By: Jorge Hinojosa

2013
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 29 m

2013
R
Phase 4 Films
1 h 29 m

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Name: Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Released: 2013-07-19
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Rating: 56
Cast: Betty Beck, Camille Beck, Diane Beck, Misty Beck, Robert Beck

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Variety

Jul 11, 2013

“Portrait” abounds in the sort of ironies and contrasts that can make a biodoc fascinating even to auds totally unfamiliar with its subject.

By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW

The Dissolve

Jul 17, 2013

After an unpromising beginning, Iceberg Slim develops into a thorny, engaging exploration of the strange twilight and late-in-life fame of a bona fide American outlaw.

By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Jul 11, 2013

The movie is itself rough around the edges, notably in some chintzy attempts at animating pulp graphics. But it's briskly pieced together from interviews and archival footage.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Jul 16, 2013

Beck’s widow, his ex-wife and three daughters paint the man as someone whose success only complicated his life, estranging him from his family and eventually saddling him with crippling inertia. Pimping ain’t easy, but going straight is no picnic, either.

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New York Post

Jul 18, 2013

Beck expressed dismay that “Pimp” was taken as a glamorization of his life, and not a warning. By omitting the experiences of the women who worked for him, the filmmakers risk the same thing.

By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jul 18, 2013

Though directed with some flourishes, including a riveting use of music and attractive animated pulp art, the film is weighed down by the testimony of bespectacled professors from hip critical studies and English departments and a psychologist.

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Village Voice

Jul 14, 2013

Intentions and effect are at odds throughout Jorge Hinojosa's one-note documentary.

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Production Company Final Level Entertainment

Release Date Jul 19, 2013

Duration 1 h 29 m

Rating R

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Tagline The jungle creed says the strong must feed on any prey at hand ... I was branded a beast as I sat at the feast before I was a man.

Website https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iceberg-Slim-Portrait-of-a-Pimp/267090560020293

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