Hangup
| Hangup aka Super Dude |
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|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Starring | William Elliott |
| Distributed by | Dimension Pictures |
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Release dates
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October 1974 |
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Running time
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94 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hangup, also called Hang Up and later released under the name Super Dude,[1] is a 1974 film directed by Henry Hathaway. It stars William Elliott and Marki Bey.[2] This was the last film directed by Hathaway.[3]
The film falls in the blaxploitation subgenre of "vigilante group cleans up ghetto streets".[4] The film follows a black policeman seeking revenge on the man who got his girlfriend addicted to heroin.[5] The film was distributed by American International Pictures, one of the many films it targeted to the new youth market.[6] Josiah Howard states that the marketing "almost makes it look like a spoof of the genre."[3] Howard described the film as "low budget and flashy, but fast-moving and consistently entertaining."[3] Leonard Maltin wrote "Hathaway has done many fine films, but this, his last, isn't one." [7]
Contents
Cast
- William Elliott as Ken
- Cliff Potts as Lou
- Marki Bey as Julie
- Jerry Ayres as Jerry
- Barbara Baldavin as Beverly
- Morris Buchanan as Dave
- Rafael Campos as Longnose
- Bob Delegall as Jennings
- Louie Elias as Detective
- Duffy Hambleton as Detective
- Lynn Hamilton as Mrs. Ramsey
- Herbert Jefferson, Jr. as Ben
- Michael Lerner as Richards
See also
References
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