| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; NTSC, restored. |
| Cast |
Leon Isaac Kennedy, Thommy Pollard, Badja Djola, Gloria Delaney, Hazel Spear, Donovan Womack. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Marty Ollstein ; editor, Betsy Blankett ; music, Frankie Gaye, William Anderson and Andre Douglas. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Martel Gordone is a hitch-hiker who gets into a fight with a pair of bikers over a prostitute. One of the bikers dies and Martel finds himself in prison with the moniker "Too Sweet" because of his love for candy bars. Soon he is a hardened but pragmatic inmate who joins the prison boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole. But standing in his path is Half Dead Johnson, a member of the prison's most violent gang. Half Dead's sadistic cruelty and Too Sweet's raw determination culminate in a brutal and shocking climax. |
| Note |
Special features: original trailer; optional audio commentary from writer/director Jamaa Fanaka. |
| Subject |
Prisons -- Drama.
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Male prisoners -- Drama.
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Prison gangs -- Drama.
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Boxing -- Drama.
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Boxers (Sports) -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Prison films.
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Sports films.
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Blaxploitation films.
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| Added Author |
Fanaka, Jamaa, 1942-2012.
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Kennedy, Leon Isaac.
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Pollard, Thommy.
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Djola, Badja.
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Delaney, Gloria, 1947-
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Spear, Hazel.
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Womack, Donovan.
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Gaye, Frankie, 1941-2001.
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Jamaa Fanaka Productions (Firm)
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Xenon Pictures.
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| Note |
Title on disc label: Jamaa Fanaka's penitentiary |
| ISBN |
1597880795 |
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9781597880794 |
| Standard No. |
000799436424 |
| Music No. |
XE4364DVD Xenon Pictures |
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