Here is another priceless Blaxploitation movie that you can find in the DRIVE-IN MOVIE CLASSICS 50 MOVIE PACK.
At the end of the opening credits, "1956" flashes on the screen. Then we see guys with afros, tie-dye T-shirts, platform shoes, and other obvious fashions from the 1970s. My advice here is, if you want to make a movie set in 1956, make sure you have a big enough budget to make the damned thing LOOK LIKE 1956!
Key points include:
* The common "black gangsters vs. Italian gangsters" plot.
* A very dated funk/soul soundtrack.
* A transvestite who, early in the movie, cuts a guy's throat with a razor-edged thumb ring.
* Italian gangsters who dress exactly like the Blues Brothers.
Pure entertainment.
Holy crap that sounds really bad. But hey it does have an awesome title!