Edgar Charles Roger Corman Mel Taylor Oscar Williams
Starring
Billy Dee Williams D'Urville Martin Celia Kaye Billy Durkin Raymond St. Jacques
Cinematography
William B. Kaplan
Edited by
Dick Van Enger Jr.
Music by
Grant Green Wade Marcus
Distributed by
New World Pictures
Release date
May 31, 1972 (1972-05-31)
Running time
83 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$26,500[1]
The Final Comedown is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout between a radical black nationalist group and the police, with the backstory leading up to the shootout told through flashbacks. The radical group is not identified by name in the film but closely resembles the Black Panther Party.
The film was recut and re-released in 1976 under the title Blast! The new version, which credited "Frank Arthur Wilson" as the director, featured additional footage directed by Allan Arkush.[2]
The original version has had several releases on DVD from various budget-line DVD manufacturers.
^Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 37
^"Alternate versions for The Final Comedown (1972)". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
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