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Black Belt Jones

He clobbers the mob

6.0 / 10 1974 1h 27mR 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

Jim Kelly

Black Belt Jones

Lead
Gloria Hendry

Gloria Hendry

Sydney

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Pop Byrd

Eric Laneuville

Eric Laneuville

Quincy

Alan Weeks

Alan Weeks

Toppy

AP

Andre Philippe

Don Steffano

Vincent Barbi

Vincent Barbi

Big Tuna

Mel Novak

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Black Belt Jones is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker