Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)
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.
89 min
'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp', 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, Henry Rollins, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, and Quincy Jones.
- Release date
- September 8, 2012
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Simone Sello
Trailer
Cast
- Betty Beck as Self
- Camille Beck as Self
- Diane Beck as Self
- Misty Beck as Self
- Mathieu Bitton as Self
- Bill Duke as Self
- Justin Gifford as Self
- Odie Hawkins as Self
- Red Holloway as Self
Crew
- Robert Beck · Archive footage
- Jorge Hinojosa · Director
- Danny Bresnik · Producer
- Jeff Scheftel · Producer
- Simone Sello · Composer
- Kelton Jones · Cinematographer
- Danny Bresnik · Editor
- Kit Stølen · Production designer