Bucktown Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
A man moves to the small and racially divided town where his bar-owning brother was murdered after he refused to pay crooked white cops for "protection." When he is threatened himself, he calls in some hefty men to help him, but they instead decide to take over the town. In order to oust the baddies, the hero becomes a one-man army with a mission. This blaxploitationer features the action hero, Fred Williamson. - Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
01/06/1998
DVD Release Date:
10/16/2001
Rating:
R
Run Time:
94 min.
Production Co.:
American International Pictures
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Race Relations, Police Corruption, Lone Wolves, Righting the Wronged
Tone:
Angry, Bleak, Cathartic, Confrontational, Gritty, Tense
Keywords:
betrayal, corruption, cross-cultural-relations, family-member, police-corruption, racial-tension, revenge
Setting:
south
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
