Sugar Hill (1974)

 

Directed by Paul Maslansky. Found on Tubi. Marki Bey, Robert Quarry, Don Pedro Colley, Zara Cully, Charles Robinson. Blaxploitation horror zombies. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Hill_(1974_film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/68190/sugar-hill/

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2014/06/sugar-hill-1974.html

- "the movie would make a fantastic double-feature with J.D.’s Revenge (1976), another blaxploitation joint with a supernatural angle."

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=12338

J.D.'s Revenge (1976)

 

Directed by Arthur Marks. Found on Tubi. Glynn Turman, Louis Gossett Jr., Joan Pringle. Blaxploitation horror set in New Orleans. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D.%27s_Revenge 

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jds-revenge-1976 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/72722/jds-revenge-special-edition/ 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/11/jds-revenge-1976.html 

Bucktown (1975)

 

Directed by Arthur Marks. Found on Tubi. Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Thalmus Rasulala, Tony King, Carl Weathers. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucktown_(film)

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2014/05/bucktown-1975.html 

https://thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=10808

Friday Foster (1975)

 

Directed by Arthur Marks. Found on Tubi. Pam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, Godfrey Cambridge, Thalmus Rasulala, Ted Lange, Eartha Kitt, Carl Weathers, Julius Harris, Jim Backus, Scatman Crothers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Foster_(film)

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/09/friday-foster-1975.html 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/68419 

Foxy Brown (1974)

 

Directed by Jack Hill. Found on Tubi. Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Terry Carter, Sid Haig. I also have this DVD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxy_Brown_(film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1089soul.html 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/06/foxy-brown-1974.html 

https://www.tcm.com/articles/cinematic-insights/153254/insider-info-foxy-brown-1974

Coffy (1973)

 

Directed by Jack Hill. Found on Tubi. Pam Grier, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig, Booker Bradshaw. I also have this DVD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffy 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coffy-1973

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1089soul.html 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/04/coffy-1973.html 

https://www.tcm.com/articles/153244/insider-info-coffy-behind-the-scenes

Sheba, Baby (1975)

 

Directed by William Girdler. Found on Tubi. Pam Grier, Austin Stoker, D'Urville Martin. Private detective blaxploitation. Last and least of the 70s Pam Grier flicks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheba,_Baby 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sheba-baby-1975 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/70048 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2012/12/sheba-baby-1975.html 

https://craneshot.blogspot.com/2009/08/talk-before-i-put-my-1-foot-down-your-1.html

Black Gunn (1972)

 

Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis. Found on Tubi. Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Vida Blue, Bruce Glover. Blaxploitation. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Gunn

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/9091/black-gunn/

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2014/06/black-gunn-1972.html

Slaughter (1972)

 

Directed by Jack Starrett. Found on Tubi. Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip Torn. Blaxploitation hit. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughter_(1972_film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/69919/slaughter/ 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/12/slaughter-1972-slaughters-big-rip-off.html 

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=895

Truck Turner (1974)

 

Directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Found on Tubi. Isaac Hayes, Nichelle Nichols, Yaphet Kotto.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_Turner 

http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsn-z/truckturner.htm 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/01/truck-turner-1974.html 

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=497 

Detroit 9000 (1973)

 

Directed by Arthur Marks. Found on Tubi. Alex Rocco, Hari Rhodes, Vonetta McGee.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_9000 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/detroit-9000-1973

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/60450/quentin-tarantinos-rolling-thunder-pictures/ 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/03/detroit-9000-1973.html

https://www.avclub.com/detroit-9000-1798197549

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Directed by Ossie Davis. Coffin Ed and Gravedigger. Now on Tubi. From the Chester Himes book and series. Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques. I also have this DVD. Poster art by Robert McGinnis. With Redd Foxx, Calvin Lockhart, Eugene Roche, Cleavon Little, J.D. Cannon. A precursor to the blaxploitation genre coming a year later and a favorite of mine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Comes_to_Harlem

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/65028/cotton-comes-to-harlem/

http://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2014/03/cotton-comes-to-harlem-1970.html

Black Belt Jones (1974)

 

Directed by Robert Crouse. Jim Kelly. Kung Fu. Gloria Hendry. Blaxploitation. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Belt_Jones

https://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/2016/11/black-belt-jones-1974-movie-herald.html

Comic theater giveaway.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071221/

http://1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/blackbeltjones.htm

Black Eye (1974)

 

Directed by Jack Arnold. Fred Williamson. Private eye. Blaxploitation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eye_(film)

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2015/09/black-eye-1974.html

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071224/

Black Caesar (1973)

 

Directed by Larry Cohen. Fred Williamson. An AIP film. I have this DVD. My favorite blaxploitation movie. Good commentary. Larry Cohen always good commentaries. Famously shot on the streets of New York with no permits. You can see people reacting to Williamson staggering down the street.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Caesar_(film)

Larry Cohen on Trailers From Hell.

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68851/black-caesar#articles-reviews?articleId=157910

 https://www.avclub.com/larry-cohen-doesn-t-need-a-budget-to-achieve-gangster-m-1798284886

http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/blackcaesar.htm

The Slams (1973)

 

Directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Jim Brown. Heist gone wrong. I quickly learned that exploitation films directed by Jonathan Kaplan were some of the better ones. Ted Cassidy. Gene Corman again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slams

Jonathan Kaplan on Trailers From Hell.

http://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2012/04/slams-1973.html

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/55343/slams-the/

That Man Bolt (1973)

 

Directed by David Lowell Rich. He's Bonded. Fred Williamson, international courier. Teresa Graves, John Orchard. And a little martial arts action.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Man_Bolt

http://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2015/01/that-man-bolt-1973.html

Hit Man (1972)

 

Directed by George Armitage. Bernie Casey. Remake of Get Carter. From the same book. Trailers From Hell Movies That Made Me podcast today is Wyatt Cenac and blaxploitation. Roger E. Mosley is in this, and Pam Grier. Gene Corman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_Man_(1972_film)

https://trailersfromhell.com/podcast/wyatt-cenac/

https://www.avclub.com/hit-man-1798165256

Shaft 1978 CBS Late Movie Promo

 

Albert Hughes on Trailers From Hell and Blaxploitation Genre

 

New today. I saw a bunch of these when I was first doing movies on my Kinja page. I had about 35-36 of them on the DVR from the Bounce channel. Every Saturday night late night they had two blaxploitation back to back.

https://trailersfromhell.com/podcast/albert-hughes-2/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaxploitation

https://www.avclub.com/blaxploitation-cinema-1798216242