This film begins with a music mogul in Los Angeles by the name of "Fass Black" (John Poole) essentially dictating which disco songs gain prominence on the airwaves there due to his extremely popular nightclub known as the "Disco 9000." Recognizing his influence, a mobster by the name of "Mr. Bellamy" (Nicholas Lewis) decides to pay Fass Black a visit in order to encourage him to play some songs off of the record label he owns. The problem is that Fass Black also has his own record label and, after some quick research, declines the offer due to the poor quality of songs in Mr. Bellamy's record label. Needless to say, this infuriates Mr. Bellamy who subsequently decides to force the issue by having his men vandalize Fass Black's property. What he doesn't understand, however, is that Fass Black is not someone who is easily bullied and is quite capable of taking care of business when needed. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this film essentially tried to merge the rapidly emerging disco music phenomenon with the blaxploitation film subgenre. The problem was that-- although disco music was certainly reaching its peak during this particular time--blaxploitation films were no longer in their prime and as a result the film's premise seemed rather odd and out-of-date. Not only that, but throw in some really slow scenes here and there along with some rather unexciting music and I honestly have difficulty rating this film any higher than I have. Slightly below average.
Review of Disco 9000
