Detroit 9000 (1973)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Arthur Marks

Writer:

Orville H. Hampton (writer)

Release Date:

1975 (Norway)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Action

Tagline:

Visit the murder capital of the world--where the honkies are the minority!

Plot:

Cops go after jewel thieves. |

Plot Keywords:

Vulgarity | Cigarette | Place Name In Title | Brothel | African American

Cast

Hari Rhodes	...	Sergeant Jesse Williams
Alex Rocco	...	Lieutenant Danny Bassett
Vonetta McGee	...	Ruby Harris
Ella Edwards	...	Helen Durbin
Scatman Crothers	...	Reverend Markham
Herb Jefferson Jr.	...	Ferdy
Robert Phillips	...	Captain Chalmers
Rudy Challenger	...	Aubrey Hale Clayton
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sally Baker	...	Ethel
Richard Bourin
Council Cargle
Bob Charlton
Regis Cordic
Jerry Dahlmann
June Fairchild	...	Barbara
Don Hayes
Dilart Heyson
Doris Ingraham
Ron Khoury
Bob McIlwain	...	Sam Orr
John Nichols	...	Police Chief John Nichols
Ed Oldani
Davis Roberts
George Skaff	...	Oscar
Jason Sommers
Martha Jean Steinberg
Michael Tylo
Whit Vernon
Herb Weatherspoon
Woody Willis
Ernie Winstanley

Also Known As:

Call Detroit 9000 (UK)
Detroit Heat (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:14A | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1975) | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company:

Holly Hill Productions

Trivia:

Original title was "Motown 9000", but could not be used for legal reasons.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the shootout at the cemetery, one character's squib is visible on his neck prior to being "shot" in the neck.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Coonskin (1975)

Slow, long, not much happens...

Bought this movie in the bargain bin at Rogers Video store for $2. I enjoy a good B movie now and then and figured this looked like a good one.

The movie is quite cliche "1970's" and is quite groovy for that. Unfortunately the story line is hard to follow and not a lot happens in the movie. In fact, I turned it off after watching it for 45 minutes and figured a week later that I should watch the whole thing no matter how slow it was.

The movie has good spots in it, but you have to wait and wait and wait.......for them.

If you are into B movies, this might just be for you, just be warned that the movie is slow and not much really happens, and did I mention not much story line either...