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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.
Julius Harris
- Papa Gibbs
- (as Julius W. Harris)
Rocky Aoki
- Asian Mobster with Purple Rolls Royce
- (non crédité)
Annie Horton
- Maid
- (non crédité)
Eugene Puzo
- Shooting Gangster on Beach House
- (non crédité)
Janelle Webb
- Maid
- (non crédité)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesAfter the success of Black Caesar, le parrain de Harlem (1973), AIP wanted a sequel. Unfortunately, Fred Williamson was filming Operation Hong Kong (1973) during the week, and director Larry Cohen was busy making Le monstre est vivant (1974). They filmed most of this movie on weekends.
- GaffesWhen Tommy stabs Palermo with an umbrella at Coney Island, the next shot featuring the squib/wound is clearly animated.
- Citations
Woman: [after Gibbs shoots mafioso in Times Square] Aah!
- Versions alternativesAn altered audio goof on the MGM DVD, but not the VHS release, occurs in one scene during the ambush in the beach house. Instead of hearing the women screaming, you hear additional gunshots, instead. The current Blu-ray from Olive Films corrects this mistake.
- ConnexionsFeatured in Adam & Yves (1974)
- Bandes originalesAin't It Hell up in Harlem?
(uncredited)
Written by Freddie Perren and Fonce Mizell
Performed by Edwin Starr
courtesy of Motown Records Corp.
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Disappointing and rushed sequel to the brilliant 'Black Caesar'. More action, but far less interesting.
I loved Larry Cohen and Fred Williamson's previous collaboration 'Black Caesar', one of the toughest and most enjoyable movies of the early 70s blaxploitation boom. That movie was a great success and in the rush to cash in with a sequel something was lost. Cohen was shooting his killer baby classic 'It's Alive' at the same time Williamson was making 'That Man Bolt', yet they still attempted to make 'Hell Up In Harlem' simultaneously! Cohen's script is weaker this time around and the emphasis is on fights (fists and guns) over character development and story. The movie is more of an action film than a crime drama and therefore much less interesting to me. Williamson is still a powerhouse, but the movie as a whole fails to satisfy. Gloria Hendry ('Black Belt Jones') and D'Urville Martin ('Dolemite') both return from the first movie but aren't required to do all that much. You could even call their roles cameos and not be far wrong. Julius Harris ('Superfly') also returns as Williamson's father, but this time round he has a much larger role, and almost carries the first third of the movie all by himself. The film directly follows on from 'Black Caesar' with Tommy Gibbs (Williamson) recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound. He relies upon his Pop to keep things together, and this enables Harris to blossom from a middle aged straight citizen into a cool dressing killing machine almost overnight! This is one of the most entertaining things about the whole movie, but not enough to stop it from being a disappointment. Even the score this time round is inferior, with no James Brown content. I think this movie was too rushed and suffers for it. It has its moments but isn't a patch on 'Black Caesar'. I've noticed that quite a few blaxploitation classics fail to deliver with their sequels (I'm especially thinking of 'Foxy Brown', Jack Hill's weak follow up to his sensational 'Coffy'). I wonder why that was? Greed perhaps, or lack of faith in the material, I don't know. Anyway, 'Hell Up In Harlem' is okay, but it could have been, SHOULD have been a lot better! 'Black Caesar' is still brilliant though, don't miss that one.
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- Infofreak
- 13 avr. 2003
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- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Hell Up in Harlem
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- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 1 452 828 $US
- Durée1 heure 34 minutes
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