A dock worker becomes a prizefighter, but gets mixed up with a crooked manager. A sympathetic L.A. detective tries to set him straight, but he won't listen. His manager, who is also a drug ...
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| Fred Williamson | ... | B.J. Hammer | |
| Bernie Hamilton | ... | Davis | |
| Vonetta McGee | ... | Lois | |
| William Smith | ... | Brenner | |
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Charles Lampkin | ... | Big Sid |
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Elizabeth Harding | ... | Rhoda |
| Mel Stewart | ... | Professor | |
| D'Urville Martin | ... | Sonny | |
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Stack Pierce | ... | Roughhouse |
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Jamal Moore | ... | Henry Jones |
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Nawana Davis | ... | Mary |
| John Quade | ... | Riley | |
| Johnny Silver | ... | Tiny | |
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Juan DeCarlos | ... | Bruiser (as Juan De Carlos) |
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Jorge Cervera Jr. | ... | Medina (as George Cervera Jr.) |
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A dock worker becomes a prizefighter, but gets mixed up with a crooked manager. A sympathetic L.A. detective tries to set him straight, but he won't listen. His manager, who is also a drug dealer, tells him that he has to take a dive during an important fight, and to ensure his cooperation, his girlfriend is kidnapped. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
22 September 1972 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
B J Hammer See more »Filming Locations:
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Big Sid: Calm yourself, Rough', baby. You gonna work yourself up to an ulcer, old man. Just tell old Sid what's got your jaws uptight.
Roughhouse: Look, man, I done paid you back ten times over them IOUs. And now I wanna make a clean break.
Big Sid: Alright... takes a lotta money to live the good life on your pay. Man, you still got champagne and caviar runnin' though your veins from the old days.
Roughhouse: No. Get yourself a new boy. I don't mind turning my ...
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Roughhouse: You gettin' out! I'm gettin' out, man. You cats are comin' down too hard.Big Sid: Calm yourself, Rough', baby. You gonna work yourself up to an ulcer, old man. Just tell old Sid what's got your jaws uptight.
Roughhouse: Look, man, I done paid you back ten times over them IOUs. And now I wanna make a clean break.
Big Sid: Alright... takes a lotta money to live the good life on your pay. Man, you still got champagne and caviar runnin' though your veins from the old days.
Roughhouse: No. Get yourself a new boy. I don't mind turning my ...
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Let's be honest about this one. Only reason I watched this is because it's from the director of the notorious "Galaxy of Terror" (1981, a horror/sci-fi B-movie with LOTS of fun!!!!).
Not being a fan of exploitation, even though I love extreme cinema, I have seen none or few blaxploitation films. Anyway, I think this could be characterized as such. It is a boxing/crime film with violence, nudity, boxing, lots of black people and fight-action. Soundtrack is mostly funky 70's stuff which I normally hate, but fit well in here and builds cozy atmosphere. Anyway, this movie is NO good, but it's got one single good thing in common with "Galaxy of Terror" : fast pace. Maybe after all its a decent film for a cheap genre, I don't know.
recommended to blaxploitation fans and/or completists