A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It turns out that she was killed by the local mob, which is trying to frame him for the crime. With the police after him, he calls on some of his old acquaintances to help clear his name and avenge the woman's death.
Acting
Calvin Lockhart's effortless charisma carries every frame.
Direction
Robertson's music-video energy before music videos existed.
Score
Funky soundtrack that *is* the film's heartbeat.
Director
Hugh A. Robertson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Hugh A. Robertson edited 'Midnight Cowboy' before making this, his sole feature — Hollywood's typical one-and-done for Black directors of the era.
Vonetta McGee became a blaxploitation icon after this, starring in 'Shaft in Africa' and 'The Big Score' — Melinda was her breakout.
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