The Bad Bunch, originally released as Tom, is an American 1973 blaxploitation drama film directed by and co-starring Greydon Clark.
| The Bad Bunch | |
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| Directed by | Greydon Clark |
| Written by | Greydon Clark Alvin L. Fast |
| Produced by | Alvin L. Fast |
| Starring | Tom Johnigarn Greydon Clark Jacqueline Cole Bambi Allen Aldo Ray |
| Cinematography | Louis Horvath |
| Edited by | Earl Watson |
| Music by | Ed Cobb |
| Distributed by | Dimension Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe film is a study of prejudice and discrimination. It tells the story of a black gang who run the streets of Watts and of Jim, a white man, who tries to befriend them. Prejudice stands in the way of any friendship and turns black against white in a mid '70s, does much to show how society has progressed, but to some it may seem that "the more things change, the more they stay the same."
Release
editThe film was released theatrically in the United States by Four Star International in 1973 and re-released by Dimension Pictures in 1976. The title was changed to Nigger Lover in some markets.[1] Greydon Clark would explore racial themes further in his subsequent films Black Shampoo (1976) and Skinheads (1989).[1]
The Bad Bunch was released on a double feature DVD with Clark's Hi-Riders by VCI Home Entertainment in 2010.
Reception
editTV guide found that "his early '70s effort from veteran exploitation director Greydon Clark attempts to create a more socially conscious variation on the blaxploitation genre, but devotes most of its time to thrills of the most lurid variety."[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Firsching, Robert. "Black Shampoo Synopsis". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "The Bad Bunch". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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