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Slaughter

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After his parents are killed by a car bomb, a former Green Beret named Slaughter (Jim Brown) begins investigating and is shocked to discover they were targets of a Mafia hit. He decides to settle the score on his own and successfully takes out some of the gangsters responsible before being caught by police. Now faced with a murder charge, Slaughter strikes a deal with government officials to have the charges dropped provided he can find and kill another gangster who's since fled to Mexico.

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Roger Greenspun New York Times 05/10/2005
Jim Brown plays Slaughter as if he hated doing it, which is to his credit. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 3d
2/4
A routine programmer. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/05/2023
C
An absurd macho Mafia thriller. Go to Full Review
Rossi Jackson New Pittsburgh Courier 12/13/2021
Most of the action is staged so badly and the dialogue delivered so awkwardly that the effect is ludicrous. Go to Full Review
Samuel A. Hay Baltimore Afro-American 07/28/2020
You wonder what exactly is the meaning of this. Go to Full Review
Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press 01/06/2020
There are no saving good Bad Movie standards to rescue Slaughter. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Aug 5 Success in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In memory of Jim Brown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 01/16/2016 Jim Brown's blaxploitation showcase starts off really good with a bunch of quickly paced action scenes that set up the story, but goes downhill pretty rapidly. The whole middle of the film is slow and dull, and nowhere near as good as you'd expect from a film that has Stella Stevens, Rip Torn, Don Gordon and Cameron Mitchell to play with. It picks up in the end, but I didn't really care all that much by then. See more 12/28/2013 Finally crossed one of the last classic Blaxploitation films off the list as part of a double disc set and I'm happy to have finally gotten around to it. Fun stuff from the opening theme to the last big show-down, wonderful stuff. Well worth a rental. See more 05/14/2013 Director Jack Starrett specialized in making exciting drive-in flicks, such as "The Losers," "The Gravy Train," and "Race with the Devil," and this Jim Brown vehicle was one of his two forays into blaxploitation cinema ("Cleopatra Jone being the other). As exploitation directors go, Starrett is not quite equal a talent as Larry Cohen, but I would say he is equal a filmmaker to say a Jack Hill. To this film specifically, Jim Brown is Slaughter and is an ex-green beret looking to avenge the death of family killed by the mob. It's a pretty standard story for the genre, but the film is elevated by Brown's wooden, yet oddly charismatic performance, along with a better than average supporting cast that include Stella Steven and more significantly, the brilliant Rip Torn as an delightfully over-the-top snarling villain. It's not the best of the genre, but it's definitely better than most. See more 03/21/2013 One of the greatest blaxploitation flicks ever made. For me right up there with 'Shaft' and 'Coffy'. Former Green Beret Slaughter seeks revenge after his gangster Dad gets blown up in a gangland hit. Jim Brown is the balls as Slaughter and Rip Torn is a sleazy fuck as his nemesis. Billy Preston's theme song is immense and IMO the greatest tune to come out of this genre. See more 08/01/2012 A great title track and some nipples cannot save this mess of a movie See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis After his parents are killed by a car bomb, a former Green Beret named Slaughter (Jim Brown) begins investigating and is shocked to discover they were targets of a Mafia hit. He decides to settle the score on his own and successfully takes out some of the gangsters responsible before being caught by police. Now faced with a murder charge, Slaughter strikes a deal with government officials to have the charges dropped provided he can find and kill another gangster who's since fled to Mexico.
Director
Jack Starrett
Producer
Monro Sachson
Screenwriter
Mark Hanna, Don Williams
Production Co
American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 1972, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 32m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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