Black Shampoo (1976)

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Director:

Greydon Clark

Writers:

Greydon Clark (writer)
Alvin L. Fast (writer)

Release Date:

5 March 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

HE'S BAD...HE'S MEAN...HE'S A LOVIN' MACHINE! WHEN HE'S MAD...HE'S MEAN...HE'S A KILLING MACHINE!

Plot:

John Daniels stars as Jonathan Knight, the owner of "Mr. Jonathans", the most successful hair salon for women on the Sunset Strip...

Plot Keywords:

Hair | African American | Blaxploitation | Pool Cue | Mafia

Cast

Gary Allen	...	Richard
Kelly Beau	...	Meg
William Bonner	...	Maddox (as Jack Meoff)
Tanya Boyd	...	Brenda St. John
Joseph Carlo	...	Mr. Wilson (as Joe Ortiz)
Jacqueline Cole	...	Darlene, the new receptionist (as Edith Wheeler)
John Daniels	...	Mr. Jonathan
Helene Farber	...	Manicurist
Anne Gaybis	...	Mrs. Phillips
Bruce Kerley	...	Jackson
Sheldon Lee	...	Chauffer (as Salvator Benissimo)
Heather Leigh	...	Mrs. Simpson (as Diana St. Clair)
Skip E. Lowe	...	Artie
Marl Pero	...	Peg
Fred D. Scott	...	Freddie (as Fred Scott)
Ruby Williams	...	Ruby

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

World Amusement Company

Goofs:

Continuity: The towel on Mrs. Carruthers' shoulders as she gets up.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Mr. Jonathan

A Trippy 70's cheesy sexy blaxploitation crime melodrama

Man, I haven't seen this much nudity and so many stereotypes in a long time! Black, White, Rich, Gay, Straight--It has all of them.

Man,could the Gay hairdressers be more flaming? damn. And I have known a few gay hairdressers.

This has all the 70's clichés ever invented and portrayed in this sort of film, but Shaft, Superfly, Dolemite it ain't! LOL.

OK, it is NOT a great movie, It is a low budget cheese fest, yes.

But I really love seeing women in old movies who haven't been Botoxed, Implanted or Siliconed!You know what I'm sayin'? All natural hair, and...well you know.

The clothes are so funky, and it's hard to believe people dressed like that, but styles have a way of coming back around.

I grew up in those days. I was 12 when this movie came out, so I obviously didn't see it, plus I was nerdy, white and un-hip. (Still white and nerdy) LOL! So don't be so quick to over analyze and critique this film, it is what it is, and so are the other blaxploitation films of the 70's.

I love this kind of stuff, even if it is stupid, lame and dumb.

Damn, those women are fine.

Like 6 nude scenes in 30 minutes! Yee haw! I'm a typical guy, huh? Peace!