Original Gangstas (1996)

Batter Up

Laurie (Pam Grier) teaches the ladies of the community a little self-defense. Her first lesson: how to pound someone with a baseball bat.

Directed by Larry Cohen.

Released in 1996 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Elderly Person
  • character-type: Tough Woman
  • action: Swing
  • action: Teach
  • editors-choice: Tuff Chicks
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Crime Action
  • secondary-genre: Blaxploitation
  • secondary-genre: Action & Adventure
  • mood: Tuff
  • mood: Campy
  • primary-occasion: Sports
  • secondary-occasion: Baseball
  • prop: Baseball Bat
  • prop: Bat
  • setting: Gym
  • theme: Aggression
  • theme: Strength
  • actor: Pam Grier
  • actor: Idella Haywood
  • actor: Kimberly Shufford
  • director: Larry Cohen
  • producer: Wolf Schmidt
  • producer: Fred Williamson
  • producer: Linda Williamson
  • producer: Vladimir Horunzhy
  • cinematographer: Carlos González
  • composer: Vladimir Horunzhy
  • editor: Peter B. Ellis
  • editor: David Kern
  • costume-designer: Lisa Moffie
  • production-designer: Elayne Barbara Ceder
  • role-name: Laurie Thompson
  • role-name: Lady #2 in gym
  • role-name: Lady in gym
  • screenwriter: Aubrey K. Rattan
  • year: 1996
  • studio: MGM