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Friday, October 3, 2008

Bucktown (1975)





















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Storyline
Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.

Link to soundtrack review.
Johnny Pate - Bucktown (1975)

Monday, September 29, 2008

The Final Comedown (1972)






























Starring:


Storyline
After being shot by the police during an ongoing revolution, militant leader Johnny Johnson (Billy Dee Williams) reflects on events that brought him to his current existence. Accompanied by his best friend (D'Urville Martin) and girlfriend (Pamela Jones), Johnson must figure out how to sustain the revolution while receiving medical attention from a doctor with limited resources.