The Final Comedown is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout between a radical black nationalist group and the police, with the backstory leading up to the shootout told through flashbacks. The radical group is not identified by name in the film but closely resembles the Black Panther Party.
| The Final Comedown | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oscar Williams |
| Written by | Oscar Williams |
| Produced by | Edgar Charles Roger Corman Mel Taylor Oscar Williams |
| Starring | Billy Dee Williams D'Urville Martin Celia Kaye Billy Durkin Raymond St. Jacques |
| Cinematography | William B. Kaplan |
| Edited by | Dick Van Enger Jr. |
| Music by | Grant Green Wade Marcus |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26,500[1] |
The film was recut and re-released in 1976 under the title Blast! The new version featured additional footage directed by Allan Arkush, credited under the pseudonym "Frank Arthur Wilson."[2]
The original version has had several releases on DVD from various budget-line DVD manufacturers.
Plot
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Cast
editProduction
editRoger Corman put up $15,000 of the film's budget.[1]
Soundtrack
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Koetting, Christopher T. (2009). Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Hemlock Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-0955777417.
- ^ "Allan Arkush on Blast". Trailers From Hell. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
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