Hit! (1973)

A Federal Agent, whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose, is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug ... See full summary »

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writers:

Alan Trustman, David M. Wolf (as David Wolf)

Stars:

Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Paul Hampton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Dee Williams	...	Nick Allen
Richard Pryor	...	Mike Willmer
Paul Hampton	...	Barry Strong
Gwen Welles	...	Sherry Nielson
Warren J. Kemmerling	...	Dutch Schiller (as Warren Kemmerling)
Janet Brandt	...	Ida
Sid Melton	...	Herman
Zooey Hall	...	Carlin (as David Hall)
Todd Martin	...	Crosby
Norman Burton	...	The Director
Jenny Astruc	...	Madame Frelou
Yves Barsacq	...	Romain
Jean-Claude Bercq	...	Jean-Baptiste
Henri Cogan	...	Bornou
Pierre Collet	...	Zero

Storyline

A Federal Agent, whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose, is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug trade and trains them. Then they all leave for France to track down and destroy the ring.

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | topless female nudity | beating | nude with a gun | heroin | 

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Taglines:

To pull off a job no one would ever dare, you need a team no one would ever believe.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tina Andrews, in one of her earliest roles, plays Billy Dee Williams' fifteen-year-old daughter who dies from an overdose. She was twenty-two at the time.

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Goofs

When "Nick Allen" (Billy Dee Williams) waits outside for "Esther" (Janear Hines) to leave her place of work, she has on a dark colored blouse and her hair is draped around her neck to her shoulders. Then from an in-car shot when Esther is shown driving (checking her left rear-view mirror, seeing she's being followed by Nick), her clothes and hairstyle have changed: she is now wearing a white colored blouse and her hair is in a pony tail.

She pulls over for Nick, he gets out of his car, walks to the driver side of her car and her clothes and hairstyle have changed back to her wearing a dark colored blouse and her hair draped around her neck to her shoulders.

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Quotes

Esther: You know the government pays me $18,000 to be a computer programmer. I'd trade every single cent... just for one night with you.
Nick Allen: I can't stay with you. I can't.
[Nick then kisses Esther]

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Connections

Featured in Trailer Trauma V: 70s Action Attack! (2020)

User Reviews

Not Quite a Hit

When someone very close to him dies of a heroine overdose Nick Allen (Billy Dee Williams) seeks to make someone pay. His first stop was the street dealer that sold the drugs. While practicing his jabs and hooks on the drug dealer's face he had an epiphany: why not go to the source. Of course, that's not easy, so he had to put together a great plan and a team. The team was less than great, but it was all he could muster. Their destination: Marseilles, France.

The movie was a stretch but it was good at times. I liked the idea of the movie I just didn't like the execution. Assembling a group of very reluctant participants isn't the best way to assassinate big time drug dealers. But, that was the story line we were given and that's the route Nick took.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1975 (Japan)

Also Known As:

9 drab i Marseille

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$80,103

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1