With the second film he produced he also debuted as a director. Mean johnny barrows 1976 official theatrical trailer youtube. Mean johnny barrows 1976 johnny barrows played by fred williamson is unjustly thrown out of the army, he returns home and winds up being a gas station attendant. Total number of members who have this title in their.
The action sequences are few and far between and the special effects if you can call them special are extremely low budget. Mean johnny barrows 1976 r 1h 30min action, crime, drama january 1976 usa johnny barrows, a g. With mean johnny barrows, though, he did something he hadnt done before and assumed the mantle of director for the first time. Johnny barrows is a former football star, but he had to drop out because of an unspecified scandal involving a coed im guessing white girl. Mean johnny barrows starring fred williamson roddy mcdowell stuart whitman luther adler jenny sherman and special guest star elliot gould. Mean girls 2 2011 1080p webrip dual audio hindi english dd 5. Whitman also starred with john wayne in the western film, the comancheros 1961, and received top billing as the romantic lead in the film those magnificent men in their flying machines 1965. Mean johnny barrows 1976 after being dishonorably discharged from the military, the title character returns to civilian life with no job prospects other than working for an antidrug mob.
After being arrested for being drunk while black, johnny reluctantly enters a mob war as a white on white ht man who never gets so much as a grass stain on his pants. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Mean johnny barrows 1976 directed by fred williamson. The major fight scene at the end of the movie is a complete. Delta force commandodeadly impactmean johnny barrows dvd trending price. Overview of mean johnny barrows, 1976, directed by fred williamson, with luther adler, roddy mcdowall, elliott gould, at turner classic movies. Johnny is a vietnam vet who earns a dishoronable discharge and is sent back to the states where in 1970 not only is hard for a black man to get a job but a vet with a bcd, no way, so he joins the. A special magnum for tony saitta 1976 with john saxon, martin landau, tisa farrow, jean leclerc, and gayle hunnicutt mean johnny barrows 1976 with fred williamson, roddy mcdowall, r. Meet johnny barrows on dvd with roody mcdowall fred. Former nfl star fred williamson making his debut as a director is johnny barrows, a soldier dishonorably discharged from the army. Mean johnny barrows 1976 dvd roddy mcdowall actor, fred williams actor, director rated. Naturally, a man with barrows rough background is hired as a mob enforcer.
With fred williamson, roddy mcdowall, stuart whitman, anthony caruso. Jenny sherman is an actress, known for mean johnny barrows 1975, magnum, p. In mean johnny barrows 1975 whitman costars as a crime boss with fred williamson. Did you know he was in an episode of the original star trek series. Williamson is one of the most prolific actors of the seventies, starring in six movies in 1976 alone. Fred williamson is one mean dude who uses the skills he learned in vietnam to fight it out in the worlds toughest battlefield the urban jungle. Because of his military training, a mobster wants to hire him as a hit man. Mean johnny barrows 1976 by rarelust january 8, 2015 5. Mean johnny barrows 1976 was a significant predecessor of the rambo films with its violent vietnam vet story. He is known for playing marshal jim crown on the western television series cimarron strip 1967.
A vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of doublecrossers. His first film as a producer was boss nigger 1975, a western directed by jack arnold. Stuart maxwell whitman born february 1, 1928 is an american actor. William smith, and he began his directing career with mean johnny barrows 1976. For the right pair of eyes that delight in the subtle contextual appreciations of blaxploitation, crimemob pictures, or just choice 1970s. Jesse crowder fred williamson is a nononsense tough guy. Theodore rasputin waterhouse 1975 whiffs dudley frapper 1975 nashville elliott gould 1975. Armstrong, elliott gould, and mike henry the billion dollar fire 1976 with woody strode, tony kendall, and gordon mitchell. Continue reading tagged 1970s, english, high definition, italy mean business 1979 by rarelust august 24, 2019. When he returns home, he is mugged and thrown in jail. Mean johnny barrows was a 1976 blaxploitation film starring fred the hammer williamson. A mobster stuart whitman offers him a job in the syndicate to kill the rival drugrunning davinci family led by roddy mcdowall, planet of the apes. Throughout this extended, tenminute long scene, a jazzy uptempo disco song.
Johnny barrows fred williamson was 2 years allstate running back and earned a silver star in the military. Mean johnny barrows 1975 cast and crew a vietnam veteran fred williamson gets caught in a mob war with a couple of doublecrossers jenny sherman, roddy. I, is dishonorably discharged from the army after striking his commanding officer. Share meet johnny barrows on dvd with roody mcdowall fred williamson d58. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 4,7 views.
Johnny goes to viet nam, wins a silver star, but punches out his racist c. Hollywood show celebrity autographs signing convention. Wanting to disassociate himself with the socalled blaxploitation genre and be recognized as an allaround action film star, fred the hammer williamson made his directorial debut with mean johnny barrows, a film he also starred in and produced for his newly formed company, po boy. Outwitting their foes means taking all manner of conveyance. In addition to his career as an actor, fred williamson has also served as director, producer, and writer for a number of films. As played by blaxploitation star fred williamson, johnny barrows is a former football great who later served in. Gordon staples and the string thing mean johnny barrows. The football team knows them well and billy, the schools disturbed janitor, would like to. His second film as producer was with mean johnny barrows 1976, a predecessor of the rambo films which similarly featured a violent vietnam vet plot though the novel first blood on which the film first blood was based was written in 1972. Fred williamson is an actor and former professional football player who developed a successful film career by writing, producing, and directing many of the films in which he performed. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes.
Mean johnny barrows is a 1976 american crime drama film starring fred williamson, who also directed the film. He buddies up with the witness, an accountant, and they hit the road. Continue reading tagged 1970s, blaxploitation, english, usa very mean men 2000 by rarelust january 3, 2015 5. Mean johnny barrows is a classic blaxploitation film from the 70s and its not so bad. Johnny barrows played by fred the hammer williamson is dishonorably discharged from the army for punching out a fellow officer. After several seasons as a defensive player on such teams as the oakland raiders and the kansas city chiefs during the. Down on his luck and with no money, he gets a job at a gas station run by a racist jerk. Elliott gould list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Elliott gould full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Overview for fred williamson turner classic movies. Williamson directed a total of four films in 76, so many that it almost seems like he was working on multiple. He got the picture made on his own terms, and his stamp is all over it. But it is fun, goofy, dumb, sleazy, cheap, silly and thrilling. Dressed to kill full movie basil rathbone nigel bruce tcc ai color duration.
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