Bare Knuckles
1977 film by Don Edmonds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bare Knuckles is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds.
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| Directed by | Don Edmonds |
| Written by | Don Edmonds |
| Produced by | Don Edmonds |
| Starring | Robert Viharo Sherry Jackson Gloria Hendry John Daniels |
| Music by | Vic Caesar |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000[1] |
Plot
L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on the loose.
Production
Director Edmonds said he didn't get any permits for the movie, it was made for $25,000 with another $25,000 spent for goods and services.[1]
Legacy
It is one of the films that have inspired Quentin Tarantino,[1] and it was selected by Tarantino himself to be shown at his Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival in 2007.[2] In May 2008, it was being shown by Robert Viharo's son, Will, as part of his long-running Thrillville theater program.
Hip-hop duo Gangrene sampled the film's opening theme for the song "Breathing Down Yo Neck", featuring rapper MED, on their debut album Gutter Water.
Cast
- Robert Viharo as Zachary Kane
- Sherry Jackson as Jennifer Randall
- Michael Heit as Richard Devlin
- Gloria Hendry as Barbara Darrow
- John Daniels as Black
- Karen Kondazian as Pamela Devlin
- Essex Smith as Efrom
- Richard Kennedy as Police Captain
- Patrick M. Wright as Max Baumer
- Jace as "Kido"
- Kyôko Fuji as Oriental Girl
- Valerie Rae Clark as Massage Girl
- John Dewey Carter as Deke
- James Freedman as Risso
- Amber Hunt as Rita
References
External links
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