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Hit Man

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An avenger (Bernie Casey) wades through the Los Angeles porno underworld in the name of his dead brother.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A poor reworking of the much superior Mike Hodges' 1971 Get Carter film. Rated: C+ Oct 27, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Laurie S If this load of rubbish is based on my favourite British gangster movie Get Carter which is a class 5 stars act in all departments then this has to be the worst of the director's films including the screen writer's. And the music director of this adaptation should get his act together because the score was terrible. Even the dire US remake starring Stallone was much better. The silly hat Casey wore made him look like a pimp. Incidentally Carter wasn't a hit man he was an enforcer. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/22 Full Review delysid d this was a great movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/18 Full Review Audience Member Get Carter receives the blaxploitation treatment and it fails to deliver. Pam is pure filth in it. I might have liked it more if I hadn't of been such a fan of Mike Hodges 1971 classic. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Mike Hodges' classic British Crime film "Get Carter" gets a 1970s blaxploitation treatment. Bernie Casey does a good job stepping into the Michael Caine role of Jack Carter, updated here to Tyrone Tackett. Casey returns home to Oakland after his brother died in apparent suicide, but he quickly finds out there's more to the story and starting looking for revenge upon those responsible (who happen to be gangsters and pron filmmakers). Directed by the underrated and underused George Armitage, this version of "Get Carter" is head and shoulders above the Sylvester Stallone remake. Also featuring Pam Grier as a X-Rated film star, Paul Gleason in an uncredited bit part as a cop, and quite a few other familiar character actors, this film is well worth watching for fans of the genre. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member so so blaxploitation pic Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Okay, there's a Blaxploitation version of Get Carter, in which Bernie Casey whips much ass while dressed in crazy '70s threads and accompanied by a large afro-ed Pam Grief? Where has this movie been all my life?!? Recommended. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An avenger (Bernie Casey) wades through the Los Angeles porno underworld in the name of his dead brother.
Director
George Armitage
Producer
Gene Corman
Screenwriter
George Armitage
Production Co
Penelope Productions Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 1972, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 3, 2018
Runtime
1h 30m
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