Six Thousand Dollar Nigger, The |
  • USA • 1978 • 80m •    • Directed by: Rene Martinez Jr.. • Starring: Steve Gallon, Joycelyn Norris, Benny Latimore, Peter Conrad, Lee Cross, Wild Savage, Addie Williams, John A. Jacobs, Larry Hannah, Eric Gregory Gallon, Herbert Murray, Janine Cracchiolo, L. Dea Towers. • Music by: Saxton Kari.   A bum agrees to take an experimental drug that makes him into a superman. After getting his revenge on all those who harassed him on the street, he discovers that the doctor who gave him the drug is a criminal who is trying to create an unstoppable thief...
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Review:
THE SIX THOUSAND DOLLAR NIER came towards the end of the blaxploitation period when there's no question that the genre was on its dying legs. The majority of the good films from this genre had already been made and the majority of what was coming out where just cheap pieces of trash that were meant to be shown at 4am at drive-ins across the country. This film here would certainly fit into that category because it's quite awful from start to finish but thankfully it's so bad that you can get some mild entertainment from it.
Everything from the direction to the performances to the story are pretty bad all around. I mean, the story itself is quite stupid and there's certainly nothing funny to be found in the screenplay. Even worse is the fact that the production values are that of a Jerry Warren picture and there's just nothing here. The film is so awful that you can actually have a few good laughs at it and the badness is the only thing that really keeps the film somewhat bearable.
Review by Michael_Elliott from the Internet Movie Database.
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