TNT Jackson, released in the Philippines as Dynamite Wong and T.N.T. Jackson, is a 1974 American blaxploitation film produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago.[3] The script was originally written by actor Dick Miller, but Roger Corman had it rewritten.[1]
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Directed by | Cirio Santiago |
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Produced by | Cirio Santiago |
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Cinematography | Philip Sacdalan |
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Music by | Tito Sotto |
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Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Box office | US$1.3 million[1][2] |
Plot
editThe film is about Diana Jackson (aka TNT), who learns her brother is missing. She suspects a powerful gangster and his friends are behind the disappearance. Determined to get at the truth, she goes to Hong Kong, and along with a friend named Joe, wages war on the criminal gang she's out to nail.
Cast
edit- Jeanne Bell as Diana "TNT" Jackson
- Chiquito as Joe "Dynamite" Wong
- Stan Shaw as Charlie
- Max Alvarado
- Pat Anderson as Elaine
- Ken Metcalfe as Sid
- Imelda Ilanan as Joe's Assistant
- Leo Martinez
- Percy Gordon
- Chris Cruz
- Joonee Gamboa as Drug Dealer
- Jose Mari Avellana as Ming (uncredited)
- Shirley Washington as (uncredited)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 74-75
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ "Roger Corman's Cult Classic's Lethal Ladies Collection : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". dvdtalk.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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