Vonetta McGee R.I.P.

Paul1957 · 07-15-10, 09:33 PM

Very sad loved her in THE GREAT SILENCE, BLACULA, THE EIGER SANCTION.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituari...,6730780.story

gmanca · 07-15-10, 09:37 PM

Wow, that sucks. Liked her in The Eiger Sanction and Repo Man.

RocShemp · 07-15-10, 09:38 PM

Hokeyboy · 07-15-10, 11:01 PM

Wait... Marlene from Repo Man?? Oh no.

I rubbed more than a few out to her back in the early/mid 80s. RIP Ms. McGee.

Mondo Kane · 07-16-10, 01:03 AM

Terrible news.

Pam was the sexiest, but Vonetta was definetly the most prettiest.

gmanca · 07-16-10, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hokeyboy

Wait... Marlene from Repo Man?? Oh no.

I rubbed more than a few out to her back in the early/mid 80s. RIP Ms. McGee.

Dude, go check her out in The Eiger Sanction

Ash Ketchum · 07-16-10, 05:49 AM

MELINDA (1972) was the film that made her a neighborhood favorite back in the day. She played the title character. She was gorgeous. And a good actress. It was amazing to discover years later that she had a pre-Blaxploitation career in Italy and to see her at long last in THE GREAT SILENCE (which I don't recall ever being shown in the U.S. theatrically back then).

She was in a relationship with Max Julien (THE MACK) and they made a Bonnie-and-Clyde-type western together, THOMASINE AND BUSHROD (1974), directed by Gordon Parks Jr., but I never saw that. It had a brief theatrical run and, as I recall, didn't have much TV circulation, if any.

In addition to MELINDA, BLACULA and THE EIGER SANCTION, two other movies of hers that I saw in theaters back then were HAMMER, with Fred Williamson, and SHAFT IN AFRICA. She made quite an impression, of course, and, unfortunately, faded from the scene somewhat after Blaxploitation ran its course. She could have gone on to major stardom had she come along when Halle Berry did, but unfortunately, she came up at a time when women stars like Jane Fonda, Faye Dunaway, Sissy Spacek and Sally Field were battling each other for the few good roles that came along. It wasn't a good time for women in the business, esp. women of color. And not even for male stars of color. Robert Hooks went from starring in TROUBLE MAN to playing a bartender on a jumbo jet in AIRPORT '77. Oh, it's a long story...

lisadoris · 07-16-10, 06:28 AM

Very sad. I show To Sleep with Anger to my film class every year.

Mondo Kane · 07-16-10, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum

She was in a relationship with Max Julien (THE MACK) and they made a Bonnie-and-Clyde-type western together, THOMASINE AND BUSHROD (1974), directed by Gordon Parks Jr., but I never saw that. It had a brief theatrical run and, as I recall, didn't have much TV circulation, if any.

Encore Westerns played this when I first got the channel several years ago. They haven't shown it since.

Great write-up about her:
http://moviemorlocks.com/2010/07/16/...vonetta-mcgee/

lisadoris · 07-16-10, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Camel

In what context?

I teach a black film course and this film fits in perfectly. McGee and her husband Carl Lumbly are excellent in the film.

07-15-10, 09:33 PM	#1
Paul1957 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,049	Vonetta McGee R.I.P. Very sad loved her in THE GREAT SILENCE, BLACULA, THE EIGER SANCTION. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituari...,6730780.story

07-15-10, 09:37 PM	#2
gmanca DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,504	Re: Vonetta McGee R.I.P. Wow, that sucks. Liked her in The Eiger Sanction and Repo Man.

07-15-10, 09:38 PM	#3
RocShemp DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 23,964	Re: Vonetta McGee R.I.P. __________________ So there's simultaneously a super secret team of giant robots and a super secret team of technologically enhanced super soldiers, and neither team knows about the other? The governments in these movies must be far more effective than our actual government. Well, damn it, I want some realism and mature adult themes in my giant robot and super soldier movies! - Suprmallet

07-15-10, 11:01 PM	#4
Hokeyboy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 13,297	Re: Vonetta McGee R.I.P. Wait... Marlene from Repo Man?? Oh no. I rubbed more than a few out to her back in the early/mid 80s. RIP Ms. McGee. __________________ Here's to fire. Not the fast and furious kind that burns down shacks and shanties. But the slow, seductive kind that takes down pants and panties. -- Doug Story, 100% White Man, 100% Aryan Bring back wm lopez! And then there's HOKEYBLOG!!!

07-16-10, 01:03 AM	#5
Mondo Kane DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 8,006	Re: Vonetta McGee R.I.P. Terrible news. Pam was the sexiest, but Vonetta was definetly the most prettiest. __________________ F-nado

07-16-10, 05:49 AM	#7
Ash Ketchum DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,393	Re: Vonetta McGee R.I.P. MELINDA (1972) was the film that made her a neighborhood favorite back in the day. She played the title character. She was gorgeous. And a good actress. It was amazing to discover years later that she had a pre-Blaxploitation career in Italy and to see her at long last in THE GREAT SILENCE (which I don't recall ever being shown in the U.S. theatrically back then). She was in a relationship with Max Julien (THE MACK) and they made a Bonnie-and-Clyde-type western together, THOMASINE AND BUSHROD (1974), directed by Gordon Parks Jr., but I never saw that. It had a brief theatrical run and, as I recall, didn't have much TV circulation, if any. In addition to MELINDA, BLACULA and THE EIGER SANCTION, two other movies of hers that I saw in theaters back then were HAMMER, with Fred Williamson, and SHAFT IN AFRICA. She made quite an impression, of course, and, unfortunately, faded from the scene somewhat after Blaxploitation ran its course. She could have gone on to major stardom had she come along when Halle Berry did, but unfortunately, she came up at a time when women stars like Jane Fonda, Faye Dunaway, Sissy Spacek and Sally Field were battling each other for the few good roles that came along. It wasn't a good time for women in the business, esp. women of color. And not even for male stars of color. Robert Hooks went from starring in TROUBLE MAN to playing a bartender on a jumbo jet in AIRPORT '77. Oh, it's a long story... __________________ TV on DVD Challenge 2012 Action Adventure Crime Challenge 2012 Drive-in/Exploitation/B-movie Challenge 2012 Historical Challenge 2012 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge 2012 Animation Challenge 2012 Criterion Challenge 2012 Horror Challenge 2012 TV on DVD Challenge 2013 Academy Award Challenge 2013 Action Adventure Challenge 2013 Drive-in/Exploitation/B-movie Challenge 2013 Last edited by Ash Ketchum; 07-16-10 at 09:20 AM.

07-16-10, 06:28 AM	#8
lisadoris DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ferndale, MI Posts: 3,664	Re: Vonetta McGee R.I.P. Very sad. I show To Sleep with Anger to my film class every year. __________________ Hi my name is Lisa and I am a DVD addict. Where my $$ goes