Detroit 9000
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| Detroit 9000 | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Marks |
| Produced by | Arthur Marks Chuck Stroud |
| Written by | Orville H. Hampton |
| Starring | Rudy Challenger Scatman Crothers Ella Edwards |
| Music by | Luchi de Jesus |
| Cinematography | Harry May |
| Release date(s) | 1973 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Detroit 9000 is a 1973 American cult film directed by Arthur Marks from a screenplay by Orville Hampton. Originally marketed as a blaxploitation film, it had a resurgence on video 25 years later.
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[edit] Plot
Street-smart white detective Danny Bassett (Alex Rocco) teams with educated black detective Sgt. Jesse Williams (Hari Rhodes) to investigate a theft of $400,000 at a fund-raiser for Representative Aubrey Hale Clayton (Rudy Challenger).[1]
Championed by Quentin Tarantino it was released on video by Miramax in April 1999.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Hari Rhodes as Sergeant Jesse Williams
- Alex Rocco as Lieutenant Danny Bassett
- Vonetta McGee as Ruby Harris
- Ella Edwards as Helen Durbin
- Scatman Crothers as Reverend Markham
- Herb Jefferson, Jr. as Ferdy
- Robert Phillips as Captain Chalmers
- Rudy Challenger as Aubrey Hale Clayton
[edit] References
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (October 9, 1998). FILM REVIEW; Detective Buddies and Racial Boundaries. New York Times
- ^ Staff report (April 9, 1999). New Video Releases. New York Times
