Bare Knuckles is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds.

Plot

L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on the loose.

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Production

Director Edmonds said he didn't get any permits for the movie, it was made for $25,000 with another $25,000 spent for goods and services.

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Legacy

It is one of the films that have inspired Quentin Tarantino, and it was selected by Tarantino himself to be shown at his Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival in 2007. In May 2008, it was being shown by Robert Viharo's son, Will, as part of his long-running Thrillville theater program.

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Hip-hop duo Gangrene sampled the film's opening theme for the song "Breathing Down Yo Neck", featuring rapper MED, on their debut album Gutter Water.

Cast

Robert Viharo — Zachary Kane

Sherry Jackson — Jennifer Randall

Michael Heit — Richard Devlin

Gloria Hendry — Barbara Darrow

John Daniels — Black

Karen Kondazian — Pamela Devlin

Essex Smith — Efrom

Richard Kennedy — Police captain

Patrick M. Wright — Max Baumer

Jace — Kido

Kyôko Fuji — Oriental Girl

Valerie Rae Clark — Massage Girl

John Dewey Carter — Deke

James Freedman — Risso

Amber Hunt — Rita

References

External links

Brian Vs. Movies review

1977 films

1977 martial arts films

1970s action films

1970s adventure drama films

1977 crime drama films

1970s serial killer films

Blaxploitation films

American martial arts films

American independent films

American crime drama films

1970s English-language films

1970s American films