Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of She’s Gotta Have It 30 Years Later
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Victoria Uwumarogie
Lee Was Worried About How the Film Would Be Received
According to a New York Times review of the film from 1986, Spike Lee was originally worried about how Black audiences would take to the film. It’s not stated why, though the assumption is because of the sexual nature of the story and possibly the sex scenes. However, the film would go on to influence other Black filmmakers and become a historic piece of work in terms of the ’80s independent film scene.
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