Trouble Man (1972)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Ivan Dixon

Writer:

John D.F. Black (writer)

Release Date:

24 April 1973 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Mr. T is cold hard steel! He'll give you peace of mind...piece by piece!

Plot:

It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Police | Set Up | Crap Game | Pool Hall

Cast

Robert Hooks	...	Mr. T
Paul Winfield	...	Chalky Price
Ralph Waite	...	Pete Cockrell, Chalky's Partner
William Smithers	...	Captain Joe Marx (as Bill Smithers)
Paula Kelly	...	Cleo, T's Girl
Julius Harris	...	Big, Chalky's Rival
Bill Henderson	...	Jimmy, Pool Room Owner
Wayne Storm	...	Frank, Pete's Goon
Akili Jones	...	Billy Chi, Chalky's Goon
Vince Howard	...	Preston, Big's Receptionist
Stack Pierce	...	Collie
Lawrence Cook	...	Buddy (as Larry Cook)
Virginia Capers	...	Macy
Rick Ferrell	...	Pindor, Big's Goon
James 'Texas Blood' Brown	...	Wesley, Texas Pool Player

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (1973) | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

JDFB Productions

Trivia:

One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Big is shot in the pool hall sitting in the chair, there is a small chain on his ankle attached to the floor.

Quotes:

Sam: Mah bruthah, he's in the slammer... can't nobody to go bond fo' him. He skipped one time, Mr. T.
Mr. T: That son of a bitch skipped twice. Don't jive me, Sam.
Sam: Dat's why I came t'you, Mr. T. He wouldn't run on you.
Mr. T: He run on me, I'd feed him his ass in pieces.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Four Brothers (2005)

F@#k John Shaft

I originally became curious about this movie because of the original score and Soundtrack by Marvin Gaye. After waiting a couple of years for the DVD to be released, I was truly impressed by the film as a whole. I'm very disappointed by the score of this film on IMDb. This has to be the most slept on blackploitation movie there is. It has very excellent plot and cinematography that puts you right into the action. Hell, Robert Hooks has to be one of the most unsung heroes in action movies. I watch the movie over a dozen times There was someone that was "cooler" than Shaft, His name is Mr. T. (not the guy with the Mohawk). This is a definite must for you black action collection.