Name: The Guy from Harlem
Genre: Action
Released: 1977-09-01
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Cast: Loye Hawkins, Cathy Davis, Patricia Fulton, Wanda Starr, Steve Gallon

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He's Clean ... Mean ... A Fighting Machine!

Tough streetwise private investigator Al Connors, who works in Florida but originally hails from Harlem, is hired by the CIA to guard a visiting African princess. Moreover, Connors uses all his sharp street smarts and fierce fighting skills to find another woman who's been abducted by the evil Big Daddy.

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1970s Crime Drama
Blaxploitation Vibe
Streetwise Detective
CIA Involvement
Action & Intrigue
Harlem Roots
Urban Adventure
Cultural Elements

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Directed by: Rene Martinez Jr.
Written by: Gardenia Martinez
Music by: Cecil Graham

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Facts

September 1, 1977 · 1 h 26 min · R

Released: September 1, 1977
Runtime: 1 h 26 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence
Genres: Action
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 131 countries

Tropes

Hammerspace, All Men Are Perverts, Drugs Are Bad +9

Hammerspace
All Men Are Perverts
Drugs Are Bad
Good Old Fisticuffs
Great Detective
The Teaser
Batman Cold Open
I'm a Man; I Can't Help It
Happily Ever After
Contrived Coincidence
Actor Allusion
Sassy Black Woman

12 of 84 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Guy from Harlem?"

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Where can I stream The Guy from Harlem?

In the United States, The Guy from Harlem streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, and Fandor, and it is free with ads on Hoopla, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Cineverse, Mometu, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. It also streams in 130 other countries.

Is The Guy from Harlem worth watching?

22

TerribleGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 22 (IMDb 2.6).

Can I half-watch The Guy from Harlem?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

What tropes does The Guy from Harlem use?

HammerspaceAll Men Are PervertsDrugs Are BadGood Old FisticuffsGreat DetectiveThe TeaserBatman Cold OpenI'm a Man; I Can't Help ItHappily Ever AfterContrived CoincidenceActor AllusionSassy Black Womanand 72 more

TV Tropes lists 84 tropes for it, including Hammerspace, All Men Are Perverts, and Drugs Are Bad.