A Spike Lee Joint?

[Jon Charles Gilliam]

Does anyone know why in the intro to Spike Lee movies, instead
of saying for example 'A Spike Lee Movie', instead it says
'A Spike Lee Joint'?

Thanks,
:jon

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[MARK OLSON]

Jon Charles Gilliam (gil...@rudkin.fccc.edu) wrote:

: Does anyone know why in the intro to Spike Lee movies, instead

: of saying for example 'A Spike Lee Movie', instead it says
: 'A Spike Lee Joint'?

: Thanks,
: :jon

I believe that the director can have it say anything he wants like "A
Film by So-and-So". My guess would be that it is just his way of putting
his personal stamp on his credits by using a slang term for venture or
production. If you also notice, I believe his production company is
called "40 acres and a mule". I am not sure if this is in reference to
the Oklahoma land deals of the 1800's or (more likely) a reference to
slavery or the emansipation proclaimation.

Just my thoughts.

Mark

[Paul H. Henry]

In article <3ilr5v$9...@news.nevada.edu>, ols...@nevada.edu (MARK OLSON) writes:

> If you also notice, I believe his production company is
> called "40 acres and a mule". I am not sure if this is in reference to
> the Oklahoma land deals of the 1800's or (more likely) a reference to
> slavery or the emansipation proclaimation.

My history is rustier than it ought to be, but I believe that just
after the Civil War, freed slaves were promised 40 acres of land and a
mule by the government to get them started if they wished to settle
out West. This promise went largely unfulfilled, which many African-
Americans (including, presumably, Lee) believe begat the economic
inequality between black and white America that continues to this day.

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[David Smith]

In article <3iia8s$q...@taurus.fccc.edu> Jon Charles Gilliam,

gil...@rudkin.fccc.edu writes:
>Does anyone know why in the intro to Spike Lee movies,

> ...it says 'A Spike Lee Joint'?

No I don't. It would be my guess that he (Spike) means it
in the sense of a bar, dance hall, diner, etc. etc. can be said
to be 'so-and-so's (i.e. the owner's) joint'. The audience is
his patrons/guests.

Or, who knows, perhaps he is referring to a reefer.

[Tessa Matsuzaki]

In article <n9241590-050...@192.0.2.1>,
n924...@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Brooks Seymore) wrote:

>
> In article <3iia8s$q...@taurus.fccc.edu> Jon Charles Gilliam,
> gil...@rudkin.fccc.edu writes:
>
> > Does anyone know why in the intro to Spike Lee movies,
> > ...it says 'A Spike Lee Joint'?
>

> I've had several discussion about the recently. The best thought
> I've come up with so far is that he is using joint as in a joint
> production. Lee tends to work with the same group of actors and
> probably the same production team in all of films.
>
> Just a thought,
>
> Brooks

I may be totally wrong, but from what I hear, "Joint" is Spike Lee's term
that means "Film".

At the beginning of a lot of movies you'll see in the credits "A -----
(name of the producer/s) Production" followed by "A ----- (name of the
director) Film". Well, in Spike Lee movies, it says "A Spike Lee Joint"
instead.

Just another suggestion...

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[Brooks Seymore]

In article <3iia8s$q...@taurus.fccc.edu> Jon Charles Gilliam,
gil...@rudkin.fccc.edu writes:

> Does anyone know why in the intro to Spike Lee movies,
> ...it says 'A Spike Lee Joint'?

I've had several discussion about the recently. The best thought

I've come up with so far is that he is using joint as in a joint
production. Lee tends to work with the same group of actors and
probably the same production team in all of films.

Just a thought,

Brooks

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[natwri]

To end all the confusion, the term JOINT that Spike Lee uses is a slang
term. Lee was once quoted as saying that he makes movies for black people
s words that Black people understand. Being
nity I am almost sure that Lee's meaning of the
term joint meant "production" or more specifically something of ownership
to Lee. A Spike Lee joint meaning a spike lee production. This phrase works
for his purposes because he can put it on anything that he owns and possibly
would want to market.

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