Don't Play Us Cheap
As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party.
Blackenstein
Eddie is a Vietnam veteran who loses his arms and legs when he steps on a land mine, but a brilliant surgeon is able to attach new limbs. Unfortunately, an insanely jealous assistant (who has fallen in love with Eddie's fiancée) switches Eddie's DNA injections, transforming him into a gigantic killer.
Thomasine & Bushrod
A pair of thieves operate in the American South between 1911 and 1915, stealing from rich, white capitalists, and giving to Mexicans, Native Americans and poor whites.
Mean Mother
Two Vietnam deserters go their separate ways, become criminals and are eventually reunited.
Savage Sisters
A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.
Original Gangstas
The Rebels rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. They shoot storekeeper Marvin Bookman for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin’s son, former NFL star and Rebel founder John returns to be with his father and, with a little help from some friends, to destroy the gang his way.
Sugar Hill
When a nightclub owner is murdered by gangsters after refusing to sell his business to the mob boss, his grieving fiancé enlists the help of a voodoo priestess to avenge his death.
The Black Godfather
The heroes in The Black Godfather are members of an African-American criminal organization. Like Brando in The Godfather, they're not averse to robbery and murder, but they do draw the line at narcotics. When the Mafia infiltrates the 'hood with dangerous drugs, the Black Godfather (Rod Perry) orders his minions to put an end to this perfidy.
Black Belt Jones
Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.
Solomon King
CIA trained detective Solomon King has to use all of his dirty tricks and experiences to get revenge on the person responsible for the murder of his girlfriend. A trail leads him to a desert in the Middle East.
The Black Gestapo
General Ahmed has started an inner-city People's Army to try and relieve the misery of the citizens of Watts. When the locals are put under increasing pressure by Mafia thugs, Ahmed's second-in-command Colonel Kojah asks for permission to start a protection squad to take more direct action. Ahmed fears this protection squad will just turn into a vigilante mob, and his prediction soon proves correct. Will Ahmed be able to wrest control back from the power-mad Kojah, or will he be the mob's next victim?
That Man Bolt
Fred Williamson chop-sockeys his way through this popular blaxploitation adventure as Jefferson Bolt, a Kung Fu expert assigned to deliver a cool $1 million to Mexico City from Hong Kong with a stop in Los Angeles. When Bolt discovers the cash is dirty mob money and his gal has been killed, he heads back to the Far East to get even.
Black Shampoo
A black hairdresser's sexual escapades with married customers lead to a confrontation with a jealous mobster.
Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but now, just as fast as he rose to the top, he has hit bottom. A former prostitute who has become a social worker tries to get Willie to clean up his life while it is still possible.
Savage!
Low-budget adventure starring former baseball star James Iglehart as Savage, who is kidnapped by South American rebels. After a time, he sees their position and is joined by a female commando squad in battling the repressive government officials.
Uptight
Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
Dynamite Brothers
Young black man teams up with a Chinese kung-fu expert to fight a drug ring.
The Muthers
A band of female pirates go undercover at a prison camp on a coffee plantation to rescue their leader's sister.
The Inglorious Bastards
Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers on their way to military prison are beset upon by a German artillery attack, escaping with Switzerland in their sights. Before making it any farther, they volunteer to steal a V2 warhead for the French Underground - taking them deep into the heart of German territory.
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
In 1950s Harlem a vicious Italian gangster (Frank deKova) tries to muscle in on a black racketeer's (Paul Harris) numbers game.
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Melvin Van Peebles
Director
Nate Barnett
as
Guest
Esther Rolle
as
Miss Maybell
Andrea King
as
Eleanor
John Dennis
as
Hospital Attendant
Gordon Parks Jr.
Director
Glynn Turman
as
Jomo J. Anderson
Juanita Moore
as
Pecolia
Vonetta McGee
as
Thomasine
George Murdock
as
U.S. Marshal Bogardie
León Klimovsky
Director
Gregory White
as
Stud
Eddie Romero
Director
Cheri Caffaro
as
Jo Turner
Sid Haig
as
Malavasi
Romeo Rivera
as
Raul
Fred Williamson
Director
Frank Pesce
as
Detective Waits
Pam Grier
as
Laurie Thompson
Godfrey
as
Marcus
Charles Napier
as
Mayor
Marki Bey
as
Diana 'Sugar' Hill
Charles Robinson
as
Fabulous
Richard Lawson
as
Valentine
Henry G. Sanders
as
(as Henry Sanders)
Charles Lampkin
as
Danny's Father
Duncan McLeod
as
Lt. Joe Sterling
Herbert Jefferson Jr.
as
Tommy
Mel Novak
as
Blue Eyes
Ted Lange
as
Militant
Scatman Crothers
as
Pop Byrd
Roger Gentry
as
Hood
Adolf Hitler
as
Self
Vassili Lambrinos
as
Raoul De Vargas
Bobby Canavarro
as
(uncredited)
Bob Harks
as
Bailiff
Robert DoQui
as
Baylor the Pimp
Ken Lynch
as
Judge #1
Bill Walker
as
Bartender
Janet MacLachlan
as
Jeannie
Jesse Jackson
as
Self
Mars
as
Tuen's henchman
Tony Liu
as
Tuen's henchman
James Hong
as
Wei Chin
Rosanne Katon
as
Anggie
Jeannie Bell
as
Kelly
Ian Bannen
as
Col. Charles Thomas Buckner
Mike Morris
as
Colonel Hauser
Bo Svenson
as
Lt. Robert Yeager
Frank DeKova
as
Big Tony
Lester Matthews
as
Mr. McDonald
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