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Big Youth

Musician | * 04/19/1949 (75) | Kingston (Jamaica)
Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica), better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Jah Youth), is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his work during the 1970s. He commented, "Deejays were closest to the people because there wasn't any kind of establishment control on the sound systems". ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

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A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up. ...

Something Wild

R

1986 | 3.3/5 | 1h 54min
Crime, Comedy, Romance / Love
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A young black woman in England becomes increasingly frustrated with her life with her lazy, demanding boyfriend, and with the help of friends seeks something better. ...

Burning an Illusion

Certification unknown

1981 | 2.4/5 | 1h 41min
Drama
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Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presid ...

The Manchurian Candidate

R

2004 | 3.2/5 | 2h 9min
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Horsemouth, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston, plans to make money selling records. After his prized motorcycle is stolen, his plans fall through and he's forced to adapt. ...

Rockers

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1979 | 3.5/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Movies with Big Youth as Actor(2)

as Big Youth1979 Rockers
as himself1974 Every Nigger Is a Star

Citizenship: Jamaica
Born: Tuesday, 04/19 1949 (April) in Kingston (Jamaica) (current age: 75 years + 1 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Record Label: ROIR
Big Youth frequently works together with these people:
Monty Diamond (3x, Crew)
Boris Gardiner (3x, Cast)
Sandy McLeod (2x, Crew)
Ted Bafaloukos (2x, Crew)
Calvin Lockhart (2x, Actor)
Nigel Noble (1x, Crew)
Marjorie Norman (1x, Cast)
Shelley Houis (1x, Crew)
Joe Gibbs (1x, Cast)
Susan Steinberg (1x, Crew)
Monica Craig (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:533477, Added: 10/09/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024