Apart from the fact that williamson is a black man taking on bad white men, theres virtually no exploitation to be found. The football team knows them well and billy, the schools disturbed janitor, would like to. Williamson plays the titular johnny barrows and when we. Wanting to disassociate himself with the socalled blaxploitation genre and be recognized as an allaround action film star, fred the hammer williamson made his directorial debut with mean johnny barrows, a film he also starred in and produced for his newly formed company, po boy productions. Dec 27, 2017 mean johnny barrows is a rough movie, and i mean that in a couple of different ways. Armstrong, elliott gould, and mike henry the billion dollar fire 1976 with woody strode, tony kendall, and gordon mitchell crazy mama 1975 with cloris leachman, ann sothern, jim backus, donny most, linda purl, and sally kirkland. The subject matter is rough because the world depicted in the film is one of street violence and open racism and police officials who are just as likely to start a fight as to stop one. He buddies up with the witness, an accountant, and they hit the road. The original theatrical trailer is included, while the dvd also includes additional trailers for mean johnny barrows, brute corps, choke canyon, and no way back. The mean season 1985 1080p bluray remux avc lpcm 2 0fgt.
For fans not familiar with the hammer this is basically a reprisal of his role as jesse crowder from no way back released in 1975, a film that definitely needs to be released on dvd in widescreen. Watch mean johnny barrows movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Unlike williamsons 1976 snoozer mean johnny barrows death journey definitely has a lot more going for it in terms of action and violence. I was expecting a cool action movie with the usual wonderful dialogue, fashion, music and attitude. Mean johnny barrows is a 1976 american crime drama film starring fred williamson, who also directed the film. Dixie dynamite 1976 as charlie white bank president. Blood sucking freaks is a 1976 exploitationsplatter film. Mean johnny barrows 1976 with fred williamson, roddy mcdowall, r. Overview of mean johnny barrows, 1976, directed by fred williamson, with luther adler, roddy mcdowall, elliott gould, at turner classic movies. He soon finds out what it means to betray the mafia. Outwitting their foes means taking all manner of conveyance, including automobile, train. Robert golden armstrong bob to his friends was born in birmingham, alabama on april 7, 1917. Mean johnny barrows 1976 r 1h 30min action, crime, drama january 1976 usa johnny barrows, a g.
Mean johnny barrows movie trailer and videos tv guide. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Mean johnny barrows 1976 fred williams, fred williamson. Four actionpacked film featuring actors from the great blaxploitation era of the 1970s. Elliott gould full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Fred williamson list of movies and tv shows tv guide. April 7, 1917 july 27, 2012 was an american actor and playwright. After a while, he beats him up and is thrown in jail again. Continue reading tagged 1970s, english, high definition, italy mean business 1979 by rarelust august 24, 2019 10. Master of the screaming virgins, it was retitled the incredible torture show during its original theatrical run film distributor troma entertainment retitled the film blood sucking freaks sometimes spelled bloodsucking freaks upon their acquisition of it. Sep 16, 2019 death journey movie trailer 1976 plot synopsis. Walker, a hustler killed 30 years earlier when he was wrongfully accused. Jesse crowder fred williamson is a nononsense tough guy.
Mean johnny barrows 1975 cast and crew a vietnam veteran fred williamson gets caught in a mob war with a couple of doublecrossers jenny sherman, roddy mcdowall. Johnny goes to viet nam, wins a silver star, but punches out his racist c. A vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of doublecrossers. He began acting in hollywood films during the 1960s. The film concerns a las vegas detective named kicks carter brown who attempts to foil arms dealers selling weapons to. Mean johnny barrows 1976 directed by fred williamson. Jan 06, 2017 sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Johnny barrows played by fred the hammer williamson is dishonorably discharged from the army for. Nov 27, 2016 mean johnny barrows johnny barrows, a g. Plot edit johnny barrows played by fred the hammer williamson is dishonorably discharged from the army for punching out a fellow officer.
Mean johnny barrows 1976 r 0102 1976 us action, crime, drama 1h 30m user score. Mean johnny barrows 1976 1080p bluray h264 aacrarbg. While there, he was frequently performing on stage with the carolina playmakers. Mean johnny barrows 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Elliott gould list of movies and tv shows tv guide. When he returns home, he is mugged and thrown in jail. Johnny barrows is a former football star, but he had to drop out because of an unspecified scandal involving a coed im guessing white girl. Mean johnny barrows 1976 johnny barrows roddy mcdowall.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of mean johnny barrows with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Filmography for elliott gould turner classic movies. With fred williamson, roddy mcdowall, stuart whitman, anthony caruso. But when he goes up against the mob its anyones game. Dishonorably discharged after punching out his superior officer omalley karate promoter aaron banks, cry uncle, johnny. New western movie english 2019 full length movies action hollywood duration. Feb 24, 2017 mean johnny barrows 1976 r 1h 30min action, crime, drama january 1976 usa johnny barrows, a g. A veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of westerns over the course of his 40year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director sam peckinpah.
Fred williamson is one mean dude who uses the skills he learned in vietnam to fight it out in the worlds toughest battlefield the urban jungle. The cast included timothy brown, russ tamblyn, and geoffrey land. Down on his luck and with no money, he gets a job at a gas station run by a racist jerk. His second film as producer was with mean johnny barrows 1976, a predecessor of the rambo films which similarly featured a violent vietnam vet plot though the novel first blood on which the film first blood was based was written in 1972. Season seven you are cordially invited to monica and chandlers wedding.
The baron 1988 a black actor is frced to borrow money from the mafia in order to make his all black cast movie. Find release information for mean johnny barrows 1976 fred williams, fred williamson, michele lupo on allmovie. Also known as aka original title mean johnny barrows. Fred williamson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. I, is dishonorably discharged from the army after striking his commanding officer. A vietnam war veteran fred williamson is discharged from the army, and becomes involved with mobsters when he is unable to find a job. Mean johnny barrows is a very slow paced film with too many scenes of the main character wandering the streets looking for work, while trying to find meaning. Gordon staples and the string thing mean johnny barrows. Mean johnny barrows 1976 r 1h 30min action, crime, drama january 1976.
The gang uses him on a job when one of the thugs roddy. The main character becomes an unwilling host for the restless spirit of j. I recorded the 1980 film, the last flight of noahs ark, off of tcm because i looked at the title and the fact that it starred elliott gould and i figured that it would be a film about an expedition to recover the actual noahs ark. A mobster stuart whitman offers him a job in the syndicate to kill the rival drugrunning davinci family led by roddy mcdowall, planet of the apes. Dressed to kill full movie basil rathbone nigel bruce tcc ai color duration. Mean johnny barrows 1976 mean johnny barrows was quite a pleasant surprise to your grizzled old uncle boris. Continue reading tagged 1980s, based on novel, english, serial killer, slasher, usa mean johnny barrows 1976 by rarelust january 8, 2015 5. Mean johnny barrows johnny barrows 1975 take a hard ride tyree 1975 bucktown duke johnson 1975. Mean johnny barrows 1975 down on his luck, former g. He attended the university of north carolina at chapel hill. The action sequences are few and far between and the special effects if you can call them special are extremely low budget. Mean johnny barrows starring fred williamson roddy mcdowell stuart whitman luther adler jenny sherman and special guest star elliot gould.
Nbc needs to renew manifest for season 3 so we can. Theres no nudity, very little violence, the over the top dialogue is missing, even the funky music is toned right down. Posts about fred williamson written by jedadiah leland, gary loggins, and lisa marie bowman through the shattered lens where mainstream meets grindhouse, exploitation, otaku and gamers. Features included funny lady 1975, mean johnny barrows 1976, embryo 1976, sixth and main 1977, laserblast 1978, rabbit test 1978, the cat from outer space 1978 for disney, circle of iron 1978, scavenger hunt 1979, nutcracker fantasy 1979 doing voice over for the english language edition, and disneys the black hole 1979. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Shipped back home to spiddal, johnny promptly gets mugged and hauled in by some racist cops for being drunk. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter.
Johnny barrows played by fred the hammer williamson is dishonorably discharged from the army for punching out a fellow officer. The river niger 1976, get christie love 1974, mean johnny barrows 1975, and lady cocoa 1975 are all included. Benedict high schools cheerleaders are not shy or sweet. In mean johnny barrows 1975 whitman costars as a crime boss with fred williamson.
Soul brothas and sistas volume 2 dvd, 2003 for sale. Mean johnny barrows 1976 fred williamson, roddy mcdowall. Mean johnny barrows is always listed as a blaxploitation film, not that many people seem to have seen it. The film was renamed to girls hotel for play at the drive in theaters, then later changed to murder gang. He got the picture made on his own terms, and his stamp is all over it.
Fred williamson is a seriously macho hero quick with a gun and hell with his fists. A vietnam veteran fred williamson gets caught in a mob war with a couple of doublecrossers jenny sherman, roddy mcdowall. Black heat is a 1976 blaxploitation action film by producer al adamson. I figured that it would feature scenes of elliott gould and. As played by blaxploitation star fred williamson, johnny barrows is a former football great who later served in vietnam and won several silver stars. Fred williamson makes his directorial debut with the characterdriven action film mean johnny barrows, on bluray from code red releasing. Sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Mean johnny barrows 1976 changes the movie database.
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