Black Belt Jones

Black Belt Jones

87 mins | Comedy, Action | Jan. 29, 1974

Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops ,played by Scatman Crothers. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.

Black Belt Jones

87 mins | Comedy, Action | Jan. 29, 1974

Black Belt Jones
Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops ,played by Scatman Crothers. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Sequoia Pictures, Sequoin Films
Original title Black Belt Jones
Directors Robert Clouse
Writers Oscar Williams, Alexandra Rose, Fred Weintraub

Cast

Jim Kelly

as Black Belt Jones

Gloria Hendry

as Sydney

Scatman Crothers

as Pop Byrd

Eric Laneuville

as Quincy

Alan Weeks

as Toppy

Andre Philippe

as Don Steffano

Vincent Barbi

as Big Tuna

Mel Novak

as Blue Eyes

Malik Carter

as Pinky

Eddie Smith

as Oscar

Alex Brown

as Plummer

Sonny Barnes

as Tango

Earl Jolly Brown

as Jelly

Jac Emel

as Marv the Butcher

Wayne Musgrove

as Brother Blake