Rare Alex Haley and Spike Lee Interview

Very rare interview from a special series Alex Haley hosted months before his death. 1992

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• Spike
• Lee
• Alex
• Haley
• filmmakers
• BET
• Malcolm

[dmovie27]

This may be the reason why him and Ali are not characters in the film. It's curious that Ali himself would do a biopic later and spend an INORDINATE amount of time just on Malcolm when it has been done just some years before. Why? Seemed like EVERYBODY just wanted to be apart of Malcolm's story, lore and myth, including Spike Lee.

[dmovie27]

When I think on it, this all makes sense now. Haley was always on a mission to please his demanding father. From what I understand, he couldn't live up to his standards nor become what his father wanted. This coupled with the fact that he basically "made up" love letters for his friends in the Navy pieces all this together. Think of all those girls who got "fake" love letters from their boyfriends. He was willing to do whatever it took to be accepted, whether by friends or his father.

[dmovie27]

IFlick, interesting stories on Haley. I definitely believe Haley was apart of the white jewish intelligncia. Based on what I know now, ROOTS is more propaganda than anything else. Something to quiet the black militancy mindset in America. The miniseries, which he really didn't have much to do with, is what people will always remember and that should be taken as just good television drama.Nothing else. Could you tell me how you know all this stuff? Were you on the inside?

[dmovie27]

Really, that's interesting. I'll have to research and read up on that. Thanks. I was also wondering is there any connection between "Roots" and a film that came out in 1970 called "Goodbye Uncle Tom". Seems like this film was put on the shelf and hid from the mainstream in favor of the more TV friendly story of "ROOTS" because "Goodbye" is defintely putting forth more more truth and is not for the squeamish at all.

[saleta]

for me ,roots is the best movie ever made.

r.i.p alex haley

[JayRocks311]

This is video treasure.

[TheQueenl92]

@dmovie27 I agree Alex Haley's dad worked so hard to get higher education he got a degree and wanted his kids to do the same Alex Haley's brothers both got a degree one in Law the other in Architecture, Alex however dropped out in the first year to follow his dreams his dad was so disappointed and always compared him to his younger brothers this is why he feels that way with his father, but he is a icon now so I am sure his dad was proud of him after the Malcolm X autobiography!

[ordepluar]

Dos de mis Heroes ....2 grandes de todos los tiempos desde Chiel latinoamerica....AFRO INDO LATINOS ONE LOVE

[mistresscherrymoon]

I am gonna go there folks, get READY!!

Anytime you see a movie being made about "TRUTH"( Malcolm X) and it is being made by an African American man who is not selling out, you will see exactly what Spike Lee is saying..

"You can't have 32 million, you can only have chump change"

Spike Lee you are the BOMB!! Luv ya :)

[bopkick5]

its heavy

[DocWyoming]

Nope.

[bopkick5]

yo do you know that wiked film he did Mo Betta Blues?

[IFlick]

You backward White Bitch. Climb down!

[DocWyoming]

all lee did was film the autobiography, that's true.

[808Lana]

"Malasis dripping on hot tiles"? God.