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Plot

One of Fred Williamson's more unusual efforts as both actor and director, this one features the action star as a cigar-smoking detective named Mac Derringer. He is enlisted by his ex-wife (Vanity), a phone-sex operator, to catch the masked psychopath who murdered her co-worker. With the aid of partner Gary Busey and friend Peter Fonda, Derringer closes in on the maniac, but is soon framed for murder. Williamson has an interracial love scene, there's a stoolie who raps, and a subplot involves blackmail and pornography. The Jeffersons' Isabel Sanford appears as Derringer's mother, and the familiar genre cast features Stella Stevens, Robert Forster, and Henry Silva.
MPAA Rating:
for some strong violence and sexuality.
Genre(s):
Action,Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
93min.
DVD Release Date:
03/01/2005
Director(s):
Themes:
Blackmail,Murder Investigations
Tone:
Forceful,Gritty,Harsh,Tense
Keywords:
conflict,detective,frame-up,friendship,investigation,investigator,kidnapping,killing,maniac,phone-sex,rescue,shoot-out