Furie continued his association with Williams, Pryor and Hampton from Lady Sings the Blues into this over-stretched vendetta action movie, which also overdoes the improvised jive-talk comedy relief in its yarn about a renegade federal agent (Williams) forming his own ad hoc revenge squad to take out nine Marseilles heroin dealers after his daughter ODs. Furie's penchant for silly camera angles and meaninglessly arresting images is here muted, but not replaced by much of distinction.
Details
Release details
Duration:
134 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Sidney J Furie
Screenwriter:
Alan R Trustman, David M Wolf
Cast:
Billy Dee Williams Richard Pryor Paul Hampton Gwen Welles Warren Kemmerling Janet Brandt Todd Martin Henri Cogan Pierre Collet