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Black Belt Jones
“He clobbers the mob”
6.0 / 10• 1974• 1h 27m•R• English
ActionComedyCrime
Storyline
Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.
Cast & Crew
Jim Kelly
Black Belt Jones
Lead
Gloria Hendry
Sydney
Scatman Crothers
Pop Byrd
Eric Laneuville
Quincy
Alan Weeks
Toppy
AP
Andre Philippe
Don Steffano
Vincent Barbi
Big Tuna
Mel Novak
Blue Eyes
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Clouse's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Black Belt Jones is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
