The female head of a detective agency is hired by a crime lord to figure out who's taking his action.
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Title: Velvet Smooth (1976)
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Johnnie Hill | ... | Velvet Smooth |
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Owen Watson | ... | King Lathrop (as Owen Wat-son) |
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Emerson Boozer | ... | Mat |
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René Van Clief | ... | Frankie |
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Elsie Roman | ... | Ria |
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Moses Lyllia | ... | Sgt. Barnes (as Moses Illiya) |
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Frank Ruiz | ... | Lt. Ramos |
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James Durrah | ... | Calvin Christopher |
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Thomas Agero | ... | Snake |
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Wilfredo Roldan | ... | Rodriguez (as Wildredo Roldan) |
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Michael Scorpio | ... | Martinez |
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Allen Ayers Jr. | ... | Johnson |
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Hector Quinones | ... | Player |
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Sydney Filson | ... | Dealer (as Sidney Filson) |
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Sam Schwartz | ... | Captain O'Reilly |
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The female head of a detective agency is hired by a crime lord to figure out who's taking his action.
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stomping on someone's groin | punched in the crotch | kneed in the groin | kicked in the balls | blaxploitation |Taglines:
Tall, Lean and Mean! See more »Certificate:
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Lyrics from the title song: "Velvet Smooth, you are the one! Velvet Smooth, with love or with guns, You're Velvet Smooth, with piece in hand! If fate takes your youth, I won't understand!" See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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June 1976 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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For a low-budget 70's martial arts film, I thought it was pretty entertaining. The soundtrack is really a hoot, as are the sets and costumes. I especially enjoyed the scene where King and Velvet are on the sofa and you can actually see the audio boom shifting back and forth at the bottom of the screen! When Velvet speaks her line the boom points at her and when King says something, the boom races back toward him--hilarious! I noticed that the casino bouncer is one of the "family" from "Super Fly". There are some amusing parallels: Velvet takes off her bracelet at home, cut to bracelets being stolen at the casino robbery. Also, during the fight scene on the top of the MTA building, the costumes match the colors and shapes of the hele-pad. I thought the Kojak lookalike was a really strange touch and whatever they were using for stage blood looked like marinara! Fantastic!