…as chock full of musical numbers and dance routines and, in my opinion, is one of Lee’s best films. Esposito shines as the egomaniacal fraternity leader whose focus is more on solidifying his own power and influence than on fighting against apartheid in South Africa, as many others did. He made us hate him while empathizing with him, and he brought a bit of refinement to a production that was otherwise cast with mostly newcomers and younger actors (Esposito was 29 when the film was released while his co-star, Tisha Campell, was 19). This is the role that put him on Black people’s radars, in my opinion, and we have followed him ever since.