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Summary
Fass Black, an accomplished black man in Los Angeles, is bullied to play another record labels music at his disco club, but continually refuses because it ain't groovy enough.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 53
Audience score67%
IMDb4.8
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most dramas, −15 min on the typical 109
typical 10994Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1976
July 27, 1976
50 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
17 of 17
- JPJohn PooleFass Black
Jeannie BellKaren (as Jeanie Bell)
Harold NicholasMidget- NLNicholas LewisBellamy
- SBSidney BagbyManny
- BABeverly AnnDenise
- SWShirley WashingtonReceptionist
- HDHarold DanielsFat Daddy
- PSPaula SillsFass's attorney
- CWCal WilsonEarl Ross
Matthew BeardHarold Jackson- RWRodney WinfieldGeorgie (as Rodney Wynfield)
- AMAllan MannJunkie
- SEShirley EvansGlenda
- PDPat DavisCake dancer
- RWRichard WarrenVice Cop #1
- JSJohn ScottVice Cop #2
Directing · 1
- D'Urville Martin Director
Writing · 1
- Roland S. Jefferson Writer
Production · 2
- Demetrius Johnson Producer
- Cary Glieberman Producer
Art · 1
- Jacqueline Saunders Set Designer
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