Shout! Factory - Blaxploitation Classics: Volume 2

Twelve-disc set includes: Cotton Comes To Harlem (1970)Uptown plainclothes cops "Gravedigger" Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and "Coffin Ed" Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) never trusted the shady reverend (Calvin Lockhart) hustling the locals with "Back to Africa" trip packages. When his scheme to make off with the cash hits a snag, though, the detectives wind up in a scramble to recover it. Great blend of action and comedy co-stars Judy Pace, Redd Foxx, Cleavon Little; directed and co-written by Ossie Davis. 97 min. C/Rtg: R Slaughter (1972)His parents killed by a Mafia car bomb, ex-Green Beret and Vietnam veteran Slaughter (Jim Brown) becomes determined to even the score. When his vengeance crusade interferes with a Treasury Department operation, Slaughter finds himself working for the feds and heading down to South America to take out the Mob boss (Rip Torn) behind his folks' deaths. Blazing blaxploitation hit also stars Stella Stevens, Cameron Mitchell, Don Gordon. 92 min. C/Rtg: R Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)Jim Brown is back as tough-as-nails former Special Forces soldier Slaughter in this action-packed sequel. This time, he's going up against the ruthless crime kingpin (Ed McMahon) who murdered a buddy of his while gunning for Slaughter himself. But it's not just his own life on the line, as Slaughter will also have to keep his gorgeous gal (Gloria Hendry) safe when she's also marked for death. Brock Peters, Don Stroud, Dick Anthony Williams co-star. 92 min. C/Rtg: R Foxy Brown (1974)When her undercover cop lover is killed by the mob, Foxy Brown (Pam Grier) doesn't just get angry. Posing as a call girl to infiltrate the killers' escort agency, she vows to bring down their operations from within... and when her cover's blown, she lines up a posse of radicals for a bloody showdown. Blaxploitation favorite co-stars Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown, Kathryn Loder, Terry Carter; Jack Hill directs. 92 min. C/Rtg: R Friday Foster (1975)Pam Grier snaps into action as the model-turned-photojournalist of the comic strips, whose routine assignment to cover a prominent businessman (Thalmus Rasulala) made her an eyewitness to an assassination attempt. She finds herself the object of pursuit by conspirators who want her camera-and want her silenced. Yaphet Kotto, Eartha Kitt, Godfrey Cambridge, Scatman Crothers also star. 90 min. C/Rtg: R Bucktown (1975)Returning to his Southern hometown for his bartender brother's funeral, Duke Johnson (Fred Williamson) discovers that the cause of death was his sibling's refusal to pay protection to corrupt cops. Duke reopens the bar, and imports some muscle to help even the odds... but soon learns that bringing the thugs in, and controlling them, are two different issues. Hard-hitting actioner co-stars Pam Grier, Thalmus Rasulala, Carl Weathers, Bernie Hamilton. 94 min. C/Rtg: R Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; documentary; theatrical trailers.