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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108109Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1972
August 6, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 21 more40 people
- Calvin LockhartFrankie J. Parker
- Rosalind CashTerry Davis
- Vonetta McGeeMelinda
- Paul StevensMitch
- Rockne TarkingtonTank
- Ross HagenGregg Van
- Renny RokerDennis Smith
- Judyann ElderGloria
Jim KellyCharles Atkins- JTJan TiceMarcia
Lonne Elder IIILt. Daniels- ECEd CambridgeDetective
George FisherYoung Man
Buddy Joe HookerRome's Servant- APAllen PinsonRome
Jack ManningBank Man
Gene LeBellHood- GPGary PagettSgt. Adams
- KBKhalil BezaleelWashington
- NRNina RomanBank Woman
Jeannie BellJean
Earl MaynardKarate Group- DCDouglas C. LawrenceKarate Group
- ECEvelyne CuffeeKarate Group
Directing · 2
- Hugh A. Robertson Director
- Charles Washburn Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Lonne Elder III Screenplay
- Raymond Cistheri Story
Production · 3
- Pervis Atkins Producer
- Gary Shaffer Casting
- Phil Rawlins Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Wilmer Butler Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Paul L. Evans Editor
Sound · 2
- Jerry Peters Original Music Composer
- Jerry Butler Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Edward C. Carfagno Art Direction
- Sal Blydenburgh Set Decoration
Other crew · 4
- George Fisher Stunt Coordinator
- Buddy Joe Hooker Stunts
- Henry Kingi Stunts
- Tony Brubaker Stunts
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