A rare blaxploitation classic starring Vonette McGee & Max Julien, Thomasine & Bushrod was intended as a counterpart to Bonnie and Clyde. This pair of thieves, who operate in the American south between 1911 and 1915, pattern themselves after Robin Hood and hold the White Establishment as (a ‘modern-day’) Sheriff of Nottingham. Thomasine and Bushrod steal from rich, white capitalists, then give to Mexicans, Native Americans and poor whites.Read More »
Blaxploitation
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Gordon Parks Jr. – Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)
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Ralph Nelson – …tick…tick…tick (1970)
1961-1970ActionBlaxploitationDramaRalph NelsonUSAQuote:
This is the story of a black man (Jim Brown) who has been elected sheriff in a U.S. southern county, due to the vote of blacks. He receives a huge amount of hostility from the non-tolerant white establishment, making his job very hard. The white former sheriff (George Kennedy) has his own struggle, as he balances his devotion to the law with his family and community relations. Things come to a head when the black sheriff puts a white man, the son of a wealthy land-owner of a neighboring county, in jail, and his daddy comes after him. Everyone around has to decide where their values really lie.Read More » -
Larry G. Spangler – The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)
1971-1980BlaxploitationExploitationLarry G. SpanglerUSAWesternFrom imdb:
This sequel to “Legend of N. Charley” is a step in the right direction for whoever decided to make a franchise out of character with such a tasteless name. Charley finds his legend has spread and he is now a well-known folk hero that children worship and fawn over. Film is tonally imbalanced in a 1970’s way that seems to straddle grim nihilism and do-gooder adventure simultaneously. Film seems firmly set in “PG” territory until a downer montage showing lots of characters’ bloody deaths pops up in the third act. Fred Williamson tries to express emotions such as laughter and sadness as opposed to just ‘looking bad and looking cool’ and the results are debatable at best. Still, Fred is a fine movie presence and it is his fans that will want to see this movie despite the low quality of the DVD.Read More » -
Fred Williamson – Death Journey (1976)
1971-1980ActionBlaxploitationCrimeFred WilliamsonUSAFearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder (Fred Williamson) is a no-nonsense tough guy. He buddies up with the witness, an accountant, and they hit the road. Outwitting their foes means taking all manner of conveyance, including automobile, train, and airplane. At every turn, Crowder and the witness face a variety of attacks, including gunfire and knife-wielding villains. At ease with the ladies, Crowder manages the entire journey with shirt unbuttoned and stogie clenched firmly in his teeth.Read More »
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Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (1970)
1961-1970BlaxploitationComedyExploitationMelvin Van PeeblesUSAAn extremely bigoted white man finds out the hard (and somewhat humorous) way what it’s like being a black man, firsthand!Read More »
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Barron Bercovichy – Lialeh (1974)
USA1971-1980Barron BercovichyBlaxploitationEroticaExploitationQuote:
Smooth operator Arlo is setting up an erotic musical in NY. Lialeh, a talented girl who wants a singing career and doesn’t mind doing nudity or having sex, joins the show. Funk legend Bernard Purdie and his band play Arlo’s band.Read More » -
Matt Cimber – The Black 6 AKA The Black Six (1973)
USA1971-1980ActionBlaxploitationMatt CimberA black high school student is caught dating a white girl by the girl’s brother. He and his biker gang beat the boy to death. The boy’s brother, who is a member of a black biker gang, hears about it and comes to town to avenge his brother’s death.Read More »
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Al Adamson – Mean Mother (1974)
Al Adamson1971-1980BlaxploitationDramaExploitationUSATwo Vietnam deserters go their separate ways, become criminals and are eventually reunited.Read More »
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Ron Honthaner – The House on Skull Mountain (1974)
1971-1980BlaxploitationCultHorrorRon HonthanerUSAFour cousins who have never met are invited by their Great-Grandmother Christophe to visit her mansion outside of Atlanta. When they arrive, they learn she has just died. They stay to hear the reading of her will and soon are being killed off one-by-one with voodoo magic. The survivors try to find the killer before he finishes them all off.Read More »
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