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Final Comedown

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The characters in this movie really act out the reality of what truly went on openly in a world a racism in the 60's and 70's.This movie is a guide for the 21st century of minorities who are victims of hidden racism.

A YOUNG BLACK MAN [BILLY DEE WILLIAMS] IS DENIED A JOB BEACAUSE HE'S BLACK. THEN, NOT SOON AFTER HE GETS INVOLVED WITH A GROUP OF BLACK MILITANTS WHO'RE TIRED OF THE RACISM THAT PLAGUES THEIR CITY, HE BECOMES INVOLVED IN AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT CONFRONTATION WITH THE POLICE. HAS GOOD ACTION AND A DECENT STORY. IF YOU LIKE BLAXPLOITATION MOVIES, DON'T HESITATE TO BUY THIS MOVIE. YOU CAN FIND THIS MOVIE ON DVD FOR AS LOW AS $1.00! A WORD OF WARNING; THIS MOVIE IS BLOODY AND VERY VIOLENT AND FULL OF PROFANITY. SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE AND IF YOU GET EASILY OFFENDED BY PROFANITY, DON'T PICK THIS UP.

Excellent copy depicting Billy Dee Williams only movie made in the Black-exploitation movie era. Don't expect too much from this movie..it's da message.

It was a poor movie, It flip flopped to much for me, Great actors, but poor movie

First of all, I wouldn't categorize this flick as a Blaxploitation flick as many sites on the internet do. It is a drama built on race and racism which may have targeted a black audience upon its release, but it simply isn't as polished and as "BOOMING" as most blaxplotation movies. In fact, It feels like a heavily funded student movie, and probably was something like that as in the title credits there is mention of a grant given to the film maker from the American Film Institute. The movie starts off with a pretty intense scene/montage of the black ghetto and a war between blacks (as youths in the ghetto) and whites( as policeman in the ghetto). The funk/soul music is pumping and the movie is setting out to be big. In fact I was watching it at night and got quite excited for a great movie, as in this scene there are babies crying, chanting of amendments, shootings, blood, etc. But oddly enough, I should have finished it there. Aside from some interesting conversations on black oppression (particularly between Billy Dee Williams character and his mother), which still exists today, highlighting a pro-white stance vs. an against-white stance, This movie was not a good one. For Billy Dee Williams fans, there is really nothing to see here. He doesn't shine spectacularly (for his character his not well-developed) and don't expect to see the beginnings of the great Lando. In this movie Billy Dee, just is.

The quality of this movie is symbolically summed up with its misspelled title on the DVD menu.

Billy Dee Williams stars as Johnny Johnson, a young black man with a promising future and an impatience for racism. This gets out of control when the job he applies for is given to a less qualified white man. As a result, he joins a radical civil rights group, and takes matters into his own hands through a violent revolution and ultimate confrontation with police.

Starring: Billy Dee Williams, D'Urville Martin, Celia Kaye, Raymond St. Jacques, R.G. Armstrong, Madie Norman