Gordon's War (1973)

Note Générale:

6,2/10   

Réalisateur:

Ossie Davis

Scénaristes:

Howard Friedlander (writer)
Ed Spielman (writer)

Date de sortie:

16 mai 1974 (Sweden)

Genre:

Aventure

Intrigue:

Four Vietnam Vets go to war against the drug dealers and pimps of Harlem.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Harlem | Heroin | Pimp | Vietnam Vet

Avis des utilisateurs:

Believe it or not, this is pretty much the same basic plot as in I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA.

Ensemble

Paul Winfield	...	Gordon Hudson
Carl Lee	...	Bee Bishop
David Downing	...	Otis Russell
Tony King	...	Roy Green
Gilbert Lewis	...	Spanish Harry
Carl Gordon	...	Luther the Pimp
Nathan C. Heard	...	Big Pink
Grace Jones	...	Mary
Jackie Page	...	Bedroom Girl
Chuck Bergansky	...	Caucasian killer (as Charles Bergansky)
Adam Wade	...	Hustler
Hansford Rowe	...	Dog Salesman
Warren Taurien	...	Goose
Ralph Wilcox	...	Black hit man
David Connell	...	Hotel Proprieter

Durée:

90 min | Germany:85 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (TVC)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Finland:(Banned) (1973) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Lieux de tournage:

New York City, New York, USA

Société:

Palomar Pictures

Goofs:

Erreurs factuelles: Gordon's U.S. Army uniform has no name tag, no combat patch on his right shoulder, and his beret is tilted to the wrong side.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Toute une vie (1974)

Bande son:

Child of Tomorrow

Believe it or not, this is pretty much the same basic plot as in I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA.

Now in many ways, GORDON'S WAR and the comedy I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA are very, very dissimilar movies. However, if you think about the basic plot, the stories are practically the same. Both feature a soldier coming home to find out someone they love was killed by gangs of pushers. Both then consist of the leading men gathering a group of Vietnam vets to put the hurt on the dealers and eventually kill off "Mr. Big".

Now GORDON'S WAR might easily be categorized as a "Blaxploitation Film", but in many ways it defies the genre. Whites aren't really even mentioned in this film and most of the warfare is directed against Black drug dealers, so the anti-White America rhetoric is missing. Plus, the film, while violent and idealizing vigilantism, has a much more positive message than many films of the genre. But of course, for those who love Blaxploitation, rest assured that this one still has a lot of amazing violence, lots of boobs and tough "take no crap from anyone" leading men.

In this case, the lead is played by a man not associated with the genre, Paul Winfield. Winfield returns from 'Nam to discover that his wife got hooked on drugs and died. Instead of brooding about it, he vows to clean up the ghetto with the help of his army buddies.

The film, while not especially deep, has a lot of action, a fantastic musical score (one of the best of the era) and is entertaining throughout. Well worth viewing.