a distinctive pastiche of the tough cynical attitudes held by oppressed minorities the world over.
Black Caesar (1973)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:5
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.4/10
Synopsis: Tommy Gibbs is a young killer with prison savvy and underworld connections who uses his gun to get the power he craves. As the new kingpin of Harlem, Tommy's methods begin to repel those closest to... Tommy Gibbs is a young killer with prison savvy and underworld connections who uses his gun to get the power he craves. As the new kingpin of Harlem, Tommy's methods begin to repel those closest to him and he finds himself at the wrong end of the barrel. Sequel: HELL UP IN HARLEM. [More]
Starring: Fred Williamson, Art Lund, Pam Grier, Val Avery
Starring: Fred Williamson, Art Lund, Pam Grier, Val Avery, Julius W. Harris, Gloria Hendry
Director: Larry Cohen
Director: Larry Cohen
Reviews for Black Caesar
Writer-director Larry Cohen's clever and entertaining paean to traditional gangster films (a la Little Caesar) updates the genre to contemporary Harlem and was a major hit with urban audiences.
Unfortunately it all remains too crude to convince one of its better intentions.
Suffused with socio-political resentment and enlivened by James Brown's classic soul-funk soundtrack.
Mr. Williamson, in short, can't be blamed for the plot contrivances that hinge mostly on action and bloodshed.
A funky 70s soundtrack by the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, is by far the best element in this tough blaxploitation gangster saga which was written and directed by erratic talent Larry Cohen.
Cohen's technique is almost laughably crude, but a core of frightening conviction remains.
Latest News for Black Caesar
July 20, 2007:
Larry Cohen Plans Remakes of It's Alive, Black Caesar, and The Stuff
Long before he wrote movies like "Phone Booth," "Cellular," and (ugh) "Captivity," filmmaker Larry Cohen was making horror movies about killer babies. And (guess what?) he just... More...
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