| Bare Knuckles | |
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| Directed by | Don Edmonds |
| Written by | Don Edmonds |
| Produced by | Don Edmonds |
| Starring | Robert Viharo Sherry Jackson Gloria Hendry John Daniels |
| Music by | Vic Caesar |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000 |
Bare Knuckles is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds.
Plot
L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on the loose.
Production
Director Edmonds said he didn't get any permits for the movie, it was made for $25,000 with another $25,000 spent for goods and services.
Legacy
It is one of the films that have inspired Quentin Tarantino, and it was selected by Tarantino himself to be shown at his Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival in 2007. In May 2008, it was being shown by Robert Viharo's son, Will, as part of his long-running Thrillville theater program.
Hip-hop duo Gangrene sampled the film's opening theme for the song "Breathing Down Yo Neck", featuring rapper MED, on their debut album Gutter Water.
Cast
- Robert Viharo — Zachary Kane
- Sherry Jackson — Jennifer Randall
- Michael Heit — Richard Devlin
- Gloria Hendry — Barbara Darrow
- John Daniels — Black
- Karen Kondazian — Pamela Devlin
- Essex Smith — Efrom
- Richard Kennedy — Police captain
- Patrick M. Wright — Max Baumer
- Jace — Kido
- Kyôko Fuji — Oriental Girl
- Valerie Rae Clark — Massage Girl
- John Dewey Carter — Deke
- James Freedman — Risso
- Amber Hunt — Rita
References
- ^ 'Grindhouse' vs. Grindhouse Archived April 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "A Grindhouse Comes to L.A."
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