Cast and Crew of Tongues Untied

Cast of
Tongues Untied

About Tongues Untied

Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.

Full Cast of Tongues Untied

Marlon Riggs
plays Self

Essex Hemphill
plays Self - Poetry Performance

Brian Freeman
plays Self

Michael Bell
plays Self

Michael Bell as Self

Michael Bell is an American actor and voice actor.

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Willi Ninja
plays Self

Kerrigan Black
plays Self

Blackberri
plays Self

Djola Bernard Branner
plays Self

Eddie Murphy
plays Self (archive footage)

Eddie Murphy as Self (archive footage)

Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian...

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Crew of Tongues Untied

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