Product Details

• Actors: Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip Torn, Cameron Mitchell, Don Gordon
• Directors: Jack Starrett
• Writers: Don Williams, Mark Hanna
• Producers: Don Williams, Monroe Sachson, Samuel Z. Arkoff
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: January 9, 2001
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000053VBE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,138 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Slaughter" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Slaughter a former green beret avenges the killing of loved ones by the mob and in so doing is coerced by the feds into traveling to mexico to finish off surviving mobsters. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 01/08/2008 Starring: Jim Brown Rip Torn Run time: 94 minutes Rating: R Director: Jack Starrett

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid 70's Action Flick, February 4, 2003

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John C. Hocking (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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Big, brawny Jim Brown makes a convincing hero in this two-fisted, jive-talking blaxploitation thriller. The story moves with great speed and plenty of tough action as Brown hunts for the slayers of his parents and encounters a nest of racist gangsters.
Everything about this flick is a notch above the average blaxploitation flick of its era. The direction is tight, the cinematography inventive and slick, and the performances are hammy without going too far. A very young and very weaselly Rip Torn does a fine job as the pinched, hateful villain who really gets what he deserves. Indeed, all the villains go down hard in this movie, which builds to a climactic conflict with a body count like a Spaghetti Western's.
Mention must be made of Stella Stevens, who has a number of short, but memorable, nude scenes. Not to mince words- she's so fine that virtually any man watching will likely gape at the screen in awe.
Superior entertainment for blaxploitation fans and anyone who likes a rip-snorting action movie.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old school action!, March 24, 2005

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Damon A. Pace "Bon vivant" (Bel Air, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This is quite an entertaining 70's action movie. The acting, as in most action movies, is a bit superficial, but the overall movie is solid. Jim Brown, given his impressive size, is perfect as a tough action hero. The majority of the movie is set in Mexico, thus giving it an exotic feel. The racial epithets by the villains also give the movie an appropriate sense of the palpable racism of the 70's. Rip Torn gives an over-the-top performance as the main bad-guy Hoffo. As noted in the other reviews, Stella Stevens is perfect eye-candy in her supporting role.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Gonna Be A Slaughter, January 15, 2006

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Stanley Runk "Runkdapunk" (Camp North Pines) - See all my reviews
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Slaughter is cool. In his own words, "The coolest cat to ever walk the earth". There were alot of black film heroes to come out of the 70s, but Slaughter has gotta be one of(if not THE) coolest one. Black Caesar and Superfly were likeable but scummy like Tony Montana. Shaft was cool and took no crap, but wasn't a total butt kicker. Slaughter has more in common with the Pam Grier characters(but male of course) in that he's a shoot first, ask questions later kind of guy that'll smack the taste out of your mouth. He's the black answer to a Charles Bronson type of film character. He's an excellent shot with his gun-In fact, I think throughout the two Slaughter films, he only misses his target twice! And that's only coz the plot requires the villain to temporarily get away so Slaughter can annihilate his ass at a more appropriate time and place. All the chix want to sleep with him too. Through the two Slaughter films, he's taking on the mob. First they kill his parents, then Slaughter goes about shooting and/or beating the snot out of everyone who gets in his way as he climbs to the top of the organization. Not the most original of plots, but Jim Brown plays it cool. He looks big and mean. Not the kind of guy I'd wanna mess with. I'd definitely recommend both films.