Death Promise (1977)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Robert Warmflash

Writer:

Norbert Albertson Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

August 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Filthy rich landlords get away with murder. It's time they pay for it.

Plot:

An apartment dweller goes on a search-and-destroy mission to kill the ruthless landlords who murdered his father. |

Plot Keywords:

Landlord | Kung Fu | Revenge | Martial Arts | Chop Socky

Cast

Speedy Leacock	...	Speedy Leacock
Bill Louie	...	Sup Kim, a student of Master Ying's
Thompson Kao Kang	...	Shibata of the Ridgefield Self-Defense Academy (as Thomson Kao Kang)
Abe Hendy	...	Emmanuel Jackson Jr. of Harlem / 'Flashy' / 'No Mercy'
Vincent Van Lynn	...	E. Bartley Alden of the Iguana Realty Company
Thom Kendell	...	Mr. Mirsky / 'Rich Pig'
Charles Bonet	...	Charley Roman
Tony Liu	...	Master Ying (as Anthony Lau)
Bob O'Connell	...	Louis Roman, Charley's father (as Rocky Crevice)
David Kirk	...	Judge Engstrom of the New York Supreme Court
Tony De Caprio	...	Mr. Albano of Brooklyn / 'Punk Mafioso'
Bob Long	...	Mike, Alden's chief of security
Jason Lau	...	A son of Shibata's
Jerry Ng	...	A son of Shibata's
Monica Germaine	...	Baby, the junkie

Also Known As:

Enter the White Dragon (Philippines: English title)
Pay-Off Time (UK) (video title)
Slumfighter (USA)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

8th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Boston Film Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: The rats in the infamous "help-help-they-are-putting-rats-in-the-building"-scene changes color from black to grey. In one shot they are clearly grey, but in the other, the close up - the rats are black.

I promise I will write another comment on a "bad" motion picture!

I always keep my promises on writing about movies like this, and it pays off. Usually, there isn't much specific detail I can give you because it's your basic low-budget format containing elements tried before. This one is pure 70s as it gets! DEATH PROMISE is a grade-Z actioner that has a few things going for it. Sort of like THE KARATE KID being ahead of its time. While typical, it sets in an urbanized locality that perfectly explains the nature of it all. The sensai can't act very well, and sounding almost like Mr. Rogers. A couple of infamous, shocking moments may give you severe bullemia, including a bag full of hungry RATS tied onto a guy's head! Other times, you will be truly amazed by how often a microphone hangs on the top of your TV screen! You can see it jerking and moving, and it's highly noticeable! It also has the downright FUNKIEST sounding opening-closing theme music in movie history, thanks to a soul group named Opus! Not many of you will be able to look for this movie. If you do, I hope you're not lying and saying to everybody that you have! That's a promise.