Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson) is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a payoff gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage.
Whether you want to call this a blaxploitation film or not is up to you. Fred Williamson was the master of the genre and the master of the 1970s, and he dominates this picture as Caesar. The action never stops for this smooth pimp.
I especially love that Larry Cohen was the writer, producer and director. First of all, because Cohen is one of the greatest creators of quirky films in cult history. But also because Cohen is pretty much the whitest guy you will ever meet.
Whether you want to call this a blaxploitation film or not is up to you. Fred Williamson was the master of the genre and the master of the 1970s, and he dominates this picture as Caesar. The action never stops for this smooth pimp.
I especially love that Larry Cohen was the writer, producer and director. First of all, because Cohen is one of the greatest creators of quirky films in cult history. But also because Cohen is pretty much the whitest guy you will ever meet.