The Jefferson's honeymoon night in Hong Kong will be troubled by a number of people wishing to get hold of a Buddha statuette that the husband offered her when window-shopping that day. ...
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Title: Bamboo Gods and Iron Men (1974)
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Cast
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| James Iglehart | ... | Cal Jefferson | |
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Shirley Washington | ... | Mrs. Jefferson |
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Chiquito | ... | Charley |
| Marissa Delgado | |||
| Eddie Garcia | |||
| Ken Metcalfe | ... | Leo | |
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Joseph Zucchero | ... | (as Joe Zucherro) |
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Michael Boyet | ||
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Robert Rivera | ||
| Subas Herrero | ... | (as Zubas Herrero) | |
| Leo Martinez | |||
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Benny Pestano | ||
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Steve Alcarado | ||
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Robert Picate | ||
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Boy Picate | ||
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The Jefferson's honeymoon night in Hong Kong will be troubled by a number of people wishing to get hold of a Buddha statuette that the husband offered her when window-shopping that day. When the going gets rough, it helps that Cal Jefferson is a top American boxer. Written by Artemis-9
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hong kong | buddha | blaxploitation | world champion | secret compartment |Taglines:
From Harlem to Hong Kong they fear the name, the fame and the fury of Black Cal Jefferson, the Champ!Parents Guide:
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January 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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One of the more obscure Blaxploitation titles, but not too shabby. James Iglehart plays professional boxer Cal Jefferson who's on honeymoon with wife Shirley Washington in Hong Kong. They bicker a bit and she's a prude, all in good fun. Cal saves a drowning (mute) Chinese man's life, and is repaid by his unwanted servility. Cal dubs him "Charlie" (his version of Chow-Li) and after Charlie proves his worth, he gets to tag along with the newlyweds. Meanwhile, there's a bald-headed dude, that's all into Eastern culture, and has stolen some magical, powerful substance, that of course[!], gets mixed up with Cal's luggage. There's some decent kungfu fighting, massage parlor scenes, the inimitable Eddie Garcia, kidnappings, and more kungfu fighting. Despite being of the generally more deliquent Phillipinian-lensed Blax-species, it features a sometimes tongue-in-cheek script with a good chemistry between the leads. I liked it! Not currently on VHS or DVD, so you'll have to go to one of your friendly internet sources for a copy.