Black Shampoo (1976)
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39% of users liked it
(1,790 ratings)
Greydon Clark has mined almost every exploitation genre from horror (Satan's Cheerleaders) to T&A (Joysticks) to lambada (The Forbidden Dance). Here, he turns his attention to blaxploitation, transforming the mainstream comedy Shampoo into a story about a black playboy (John Daniels) who is both… More Greydon Clark has mined almost every exploitation genre from horror (Satan's Cheerleaders) to T&A (Joysticks) to lambada (The Forbidden Dance). Here, he turns his attention to blaxploitation, transforming the mainstream comedy Shampoo into a story about a black playboy (John Daniels) who is both a hairdresser and a skilled fighter. Daniels battles gangsters in brutal fight scenes involving chainsaws and pool-cue impalements. If that isn't enough, the requisite sex, torture, and homophobia are brought in as well. Clark's previous genre foray, The Bad Bunch, had been released to several theaters as Nigger Lover, which should give some clue as to the mentality at work. The director returned to racial themes in 1989 with Skinheads: The Second Coming of Hate. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Directed By
- Greydon Clark
- Written By
- Greydon Clark, Alvin L. Fast
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 5, 1976 Limited
- Studio
- Dimension Pictures Inc.
Critic Reviews
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Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine
Blazes no terribly new trails, but blaxploitation buffs and fans of '70s outré cinema will all in all be pleasantly entertained by this movie's burly charms...
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Cast
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John R. Daniels
as Jonathan Knight
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Tanya Boyd
as Brenda St. John
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Joe Ortiz
as Mr. Wilson
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Skip E. Lowe
as Artie
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Gary Allen
as Mr. Wilson
- Kelly Beau
- William Bonner
- Jacqueline Cole
- Anne Gaybis
- Edith Wheeler
- Fred Scott
- Jack Meoff
- Skip Lowell
