Thalmus is the leader for a group of criminals who gather in L.A. to rob a bank. Their goal is to find a new bank.Thalmus is the leader for a group of criminals who gather in L.A. to rob a bank. Their goal is to find a new bank.Thalmus is the leader for a group of criminals who gather in L.A. to rob a bank. Their goal is to find a new bank.
Julian Christopher
- Travis Battle
- (as Jim Watkins)
Ed Cambridge
- The Bus Driver
- (as Edmund Cambridge)
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- TriviaFilm contains thirteen actors/actresses that would later appear on the Sandford and Son television show. They are Thalums Rasulala (S2/Ep6), Judy Pace (S3/Ep23), Margret Avery (S4/Ep17), Paula Kelly (S2/Ep17), Wally Taylor (S3/Ep8), Rudy Challenger (S3/Ep8), Royce Wallace (S1/Ep3), Tracee Lyles (S6/Ep12), Hal Williams (S1/Ep4), Ed Cambridge (S4/Ep17), Bill Henderson (S5/Ep3), Fred D. Scott (S4/Ep13) and Juan DeCarlos (S3/E4).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Afro Promo (1997)
- SoundtracksCool Breeze
Written and performed by Solomon Burke
Arranged by Jerry Styner, Orchestra conducted by Gene Page
Featured review
Works way better than you might think.
A blaxploitation version of "The Asphalt Jungle" sounds like a really lame idea but the movie works out much better than you at first would expect.
The 1950 John Huston movie "The Asphalt Jungle" was to me an unexpected brilliant movie. It's one of the best crime/film-noir's I've ever seen. I therefor also didn't expected much from this blaxploitation version of the same movie but I have to admit that the movie simply turned out to be a great one.
Main reason why this movie works out so well is of course its story. No matter how you turn and change things around, the story, based on the W.R. Burnett novel remains a great and well layered one, with good characters in it. It's one of those movies that is not particularly well directed or acted out but lets its story allow the movie to be a great one.
Also the atmosphere of the movie was good. It was of course not a film-noir type of typical atmosphere but '70's blaxploitation also always have a typical and good 'hip cat' atmosphere of their own, which I always enjoy, no matter how bad the movie. It also makes sure that you'll take the movie too seriously. You also really shouldn't take this movie too seriously and you should take the movie with a grain of salt. I was actually surprised by the amount of comical relief within this movie, mainly because the original story is such an original and heavy one but it of course certainly makes this movie an enjoyable movie to watch and it definitely works out well for the movie as a whole.
Really, you should give this movie a chance.
8/10
http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
The 1950 John Huston movie "The Asphalt Jungle" was to me an unexpected brilliant movie. It's one of the best crime/film-noir's I've ever seen. I therefor also didn't expected much from this blaxploitation version of the same movie but I have to admit that the movie simply turned out to be a great one.
Main reason why this movie works out so well is of course its story. No matter how you turn and change things around, the story, based on the W.R. Burnett novel remains a great and well layered one, with good characters in it. It's one of those movies that is not particularly well directed or acted out but lets its story allow the movie to be a great one.
Also the atmosphere of the movie was good. It was of course not a film-noir type of typical atmosphere but '70's blaxploitation also always have a typical and good 'hip cat' atmosphere of their own, which I always enjoy, no matter how bad the movie. It also makes sure that you'll take the movie too seriously. You also really shouldn't take this movie too seriously and you should take the movie with a grain of salt. I was actually surprised by the amount of comical relief within this movie, mainly because the original story is such an original and heavy one but it of course certainly makes this movie an enjoyable movie to watch and it definitely works out well for the movie as a whole.
Really, you should give this movie a chance.
8/10
http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,177,220
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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