Original Gangstas
by Fred Williamson, Larry Cohen
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Actor: Fred Williamson, Isabel Sanford, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Paul WinfieldDirector: Fred Williamson, Larry Cohen
Producer: Fred Williamson
Cinematographer: Carlos González
Producer: Linda Williamson
Producer: Vladimir Horunzhy
Producer: Wolf Schmidt
Writer: Aubrey K. Rattan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
Published: 2000-01-01
DVD Release Date: 2000-01-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Summary of Original Gangstas
Larry Cohen scratched out some of the most memorably offbeat exploitation films of the 1970s, including two of the most energetic blaxploitation action classics: "Black Caesar" and its sequel, "Hell Up in Harlem", which made a star of Fred Williamson. In 1996 they reunited for this tribute to the good old days and producer-star Williamson brought along a few of his fellow 1970s blaxplo icons: Jim Brown ("Slaughter"), Pam Grier ("Foxy Brown"), Richard Roundtree ("Shaft"), and Ron O'Neal ("Superfly"). They play old friends and former members of a neighborhood gang in economically depressed Gary, Indiana, who reunite when a new generation of gangbangers using their old street name, the Rebels, turns the city into a war zone. It's great fun to see the old faces back on the screen--Williamson is still buff and tough, and Brown and Grier have become more charismatic with age--but they're let down by a slack script and lazy direction despite an almost nonstop barrage of gunfights and back-alley brawls. Even with revved-up 1990s firepower, the film never really captures the explosive energy of the films that made their reputations. You're better off seeing the originals. Paul Winfield and Isabel Sanford also star, and Cohen casts cult faves Charles Napier, Wings Hauser, and Robert Forster in supporting roles. "--Sean Axmaker"Similar DVD Movies
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