Corwin Hawkins Movies
On the standup comedy circuit, Corwin Hawkins was known for his outrageous character Amazing Grace, a drag queen who gave audiences "a woman's perspective from a man's point of view." He appeared once on HBO's Def Comedy Jam. He played a supporting role opposite Keenan Ivory Wayans in the detective spoof A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994). Hawkins was only 29 when he passed away from pneumonia. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money in this action-comedy. Writer-director Keenan Ivory Wayans also stars as Los Angeles private eye Arthur Shame, a former cop whose troubled past resurfaces when a one-time colleague asks for help in a narcotic case. During the course of his investigation, he encounters various old connections, ultimately confronting the criminal responsible for Shame's expulsion from the force. He must also deal with two women, Angela, a beautiful old flame (Salli Richardson), and Peaches (Jada Pinkett), his energetic but annoying sidekick. Unlike Wayans' blaxploitation parody I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, A Low Down Dirty Shame sticks more closely to genre conventions, lightening the action with wisecracks and standard comic interludes. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Keenen Ivory Wayans, Charles S. Dutton, (more)
