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Black Shampoo [VHS]

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Right before director Greydon Clark did "Satan's Cheerleaders", he made this 1976 violent blaxploitation cheese ball about a salon owner/gigolo, Mr. Johnathan (John Daniels, who looks like a smaller, african american Lou Ferrigno) getting revenge on the white mobsters who kidnap his secretary/girlfriend, beat up his gay hairdressers and trash his salon. This has plenty of cheezy acting, especially from the stereotypical gay hairdressers. The film is definitely not boring, except for some romantic 70s montages in the middle. There's plenty of sex, nudity, and violence resulting in a conclusion that involves chainsaw mutilations and a pool cue impaling! It shouldn't dramatically disappoint fans of the genre, but don't expect laughs like the Dolemite films. After you see it once, you probably won't come back to it. Its good for a cheap rental on bad 70s night. Black Shampoo goes mostly for a serious tone, although it has problems staying there. How serious can you take an angry hairdresser?

I'm all into those black explotation films and this is another one.. but if you're into those then you will enjoy this movie.. Funny at the end of the movie like nowdays they have the interviews with the cast well it looks like back in the day, maybe that wasn't possible this movie has a transcript of an interview with cast members.. Maybe money was tight.. :)

A blaxploitation movie that did not receive as much notoriety as Shaft, Superfly or the Mack.Rightfully so!!!!!!
Not as memorable as they were. Low budget, forgetable soundtrack.
Only bright spot, some comedic relief from two members of the supporting cast.
Recommended for anyone who is a staunch lover of the Blaxploitation era, otherwise not worth your time.

Though I am a fan of blaxploitation movies and I am collecting them all Black Shampoo was nothing short of watching a soft core porn, bad acting and all. Though for me, blaxploitation movies are all about the bad acting and just looking at how far the directors went to make a movie. This movie is indeed "exploitation". With scences often having the main character "whoring" himself out to women and us often getting a flash of skin every other second this movie is indeed soft core porn. But for its worth it definitely entertaining 1 time and that's the first time you watch it. If you are looking for a rare movie of blaxploitation I reccommend this "jewel" but if you are looking for a "movie that goes beyond mildly enteraining" look elsewhere from Johnny's tight white pants.

For even the mildest fans of the genre, this is a must-see. C'mon... it features a chainsaw wielding hairdresser getting even with the mob! You can pick apart some aspects of the movie if that's what you're into, but I can't imagine anyone being disappointed. In the end, this movie delivers the violence, nudity, and action along with all the cheese and humor you would expect just from reading the synopsis of the film.

Not everyday does a movie like black shampoo come along. This is the funniest movie I have seen since Billy Madison

Sex, humor, violence, nudity......This has to be one of thebest movies ever!!!

This movie SUCKS. The synopsis didnt make any since even for a 70's movie. One of the worse black exploitation's ive ever seen.

Black Shampoo was good, the plot predictable, but non the less good, afros and 60's outfits. A blast from the past.

If ya wanna see a pre-Days of Our Lives Tanya Boyd (who also co-stars in the direct-to DVD For Da Love of Money) in all her natural glory, then peep this, fo real. It's very stereotypical from first frame to the last with Mr. Jonathan seducing a white customer at the sink! The film goes a bit soft core porn with he and Tanya, and prior to that, he and one of his insatiable customers. Let's not forget the two gay hairdressers he employs are funny (for the day) and the film goes from one conventional plot point to the next, but what film from back in the day doesn't? Sit back, enjoy, pop some popcorn, get some 420, chill, and enjoy.
Tag this Willie Dynamite, Dolemite, Superfly, The Mack...