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Black Fist

Original title: Bogard
  • 19751975
  • XX
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
456
YOUR RATING
Black Fist (1975)
  • Action
  • Crime
To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters.To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters.To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
456
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Timothy Galfas
  • Writers
    • Tim Kelly(screenplay by)
    • Andrew Maisner(concept developed by)
    • Richard Kaye(additional sequences by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Lawson
    • Annazette Chase
    • Philip Michael Thomas
Top credits
  • Director
    • Timothy Galfas
  • Writers
    • Tim Kelly(screenplay by)
    • Andrew Maisner(concept developed by)
    • Richard Kaye(additional sequences by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Lawson
    • Annazette Chase
    • Philip Michael Thomas
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    • 19User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Richard Lawson
    Richard Lawson
    • Leroy Fisk
    Annazette Chase
    Annazette Chase
    • Florence
    Philip Michael Thomas
    Philip Michael Thomas
    • Fletch…
    Robert Burr
    Robert Burr
    • Logan
    • (archive footage)
    Dabney Coleman
    Dabney Coleman
    • Heineken
    Charles L. Hamilton
    • Ingo
    Denise Gordy
    Denise Gordy
    • Bea
    Richard Kaye
    • Earl
    Ed Rue
    • Avon
    John Wesley
    John Wesley
    • Ira
    • (archive footage)
    • (as John Wesley Rodgers)
    Ron Carson
    • Big Henry
    • (archive footage)
    Al Checco
    Al Checco
    • Fleichman
    • (archive footage)
    Joseph Ruskin
    Joseph Ruskin
    • Scarletti
    • (archive footage)
    Carolyn Calcote
    • Ginger
    Morris Buchanan
    Morris Buchanan
    • Farr
    • (as Morris Buchannan)
    Eddie Crawford
    • Lucius
    Nicholas Worth
    Nicholas Worth
    • Masters
    H.B. Haggerty
    H.B. Haggerty
    • Moose
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Timothy Galfas
    • Writers
      • Tim Kelly(screenplay by)
      • Andrew Maisner(concept developed by)
      • Richard Kaye(additional sequences by)
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Edward James Olmos.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tela Class: Punhos de Merda (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      L.A. Grey
      Performed by Geraldine Kaye

      Lyrics by Richard Kaye

      Music by Denny McReynolds

    User reviews19

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    The storyline was inconsistent but I enjoyed waiting to see what's going to happen next to Lawson's character, who was awesome in this.
    Black Fist (1975) is a movie I recently watched on Amazon Prime. The storyline is about a man who has survived in the streets and believes he can make the money he deserves and start his own business by becoming a street fighter. He thinks once he has enough money to start his own business it will be easy to get out of the street fighter business...he's wrong. This movie was directed by Timothy Galfas (Sunnyside) and stars Richard Lawson (Poltergeist), Denise Gordy (Toy Soldiers), Philip Michael Thomas (Miami Vice) and Annazette Chase (The Mack). There's some good elements to this choppy film. I really liked his messaging and side bar conversations to make it on his own without the white man's help. I thought it was interesting throughout the movie how his wife's desire was to survive and his was to succeed. The slang and soundtrack was also entertaining and fun. The storyline was inconsistent but I enjoyed waiting to see what's going to happen next to Lawson's character, who was awesome in this. I would score this a 6-6/5/10.
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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bogard
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Larrabure/Kaye Presentations
      • Centaur
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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