Hangup
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| Hangup aka Super Dude | |
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Written by | Lee Lazich Albert Maltz |
| Based on | The Face of Night by Bernard Brunner |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert B. Hauser |
| Edited by | Chris Kaeselau |
| Music by | Tony Camillo |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hangup, also called Hang Up and later released under the name Super Dude,[1] is a 1974 film directed by Henry Hathaway. It stars William Elliott and Marki Bey.[2] This was the last film directed by Hathaway.[3]
The film falls in the blaxploitation subgenre of "vigilante group cleans up ghetto streets".[4] The film follows a black policeman seeking revenge on the man who got his girlfriend addicted to heroin.[5] The film was distributed by American International Pictures, one of the many films it targeted to the new youth market.[6] Josiah Howard states that the marketing "almost makes it look like a spoof of the genre."[3] Howard described the film as "low budget and flashy, but fast-moving and consistently entertaining."[3] Leonard Maltin wrote "Hathaway has done many fine films, but this, his last, isn't one."[7]
Plot
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Cast
- William Elliott as Ken
- Cliff Potts as Lou
- Marki Bey as Julie
- Jerry Ayres as Jerry
- Wally Taylor as Sergeant Becker
- Barbara Baldavin as Beverly
- Morris Buchanan as Dave
- Rafael Campos as "Longnose"
- Bob Delegall as Jennings
- George Murdock as Captain Gorney
- Louie Elias as Detective
- Duffy Hambleton as Detective
- Mark Russell as Detective
- Lynn Hamilton as Mrs. Ramsey
- Herbert Jefferson, Jr. as Ben
- Michael Lerner as Richards
- Timothy Blake as Gwen
See also
References
- ^ Reflections on Blaxploitation: Actors and Directors Speak. Scarecrow Press. 2009. pp. 222–. ISBN 9780810867062.
- ^ "Hangup (1974) - Henry Hathaway - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ a b c Howard, Josiah (2008). Blaxploitation cinema: the essential reference guide. FAB Press. ISBN 9781903254370. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Stevenson, Jack (2000-09-01). Addicted: The Myth and Menace of Drugs in Film. Creation. ISBN 9781840680232. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Martinez, Gerald; Martínez, Diana; Chavez, Andres (1998-10-18). What it is, what it was!: the Black film explosion of the '70s in words and pictures. Hyperion. ISBN 9780786883776. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Marich, Robert (2005). Marketing to Moviegoers: A Handbook of Strategies Used by Major Studios and Independents. Taylor & Francis. pp. 253–. ISBN 9780240806877. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2009-08-04). Leonard Maltin's 2010 Movie Guide. Penguin Group US. pp. 1283–. ISBN 9781101108765. Retrieved 6 March 2014.