It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to hold a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back, and earn his fee from Chalky and Pete.
Acting
Robert Hooks defines effortless cool—every suit, every side-eye.
Score
Marvin Gaye's full soundtrack, basically a character itself.
Direction
Ivan Dixon brings documentary grit to genre stylization.
Director
Ivan Dixon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robert Hooks produced this himself when studios wouldn't back a Black-led action film—absolute king behavior.
Often overshadowed by Shaft and Super Fly, but this is the most atmospheric of the holy Blaxploitation trinity.
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