- HD 1080
- Runtime: 100m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Jamaa Fanaka
- Stars: Jerri Hayes, Ernest Williams II, Charles D. Brooks III, Leopoldo Mandeville, Malik Carter
- keywords: strong woman, blaxploitation cinema, los angeles, california, rebellious youth, bank robbery, social injustice, social activism, police harassment, compton, california, l.a. rebellion, black community, badass female
- Production_studio: Bob-Bea Productions
- Slogan: She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-though the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!
- The Emma Mae is featured in the top rankings of 1976
- #44 in Top Comedy Movies of 1976
- #15 in Top Romance Movies of 1976
- #93 in Top Drama Movies of 1976
A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.
