kowalski_91

After Foxy Brown (and the later black-esquire Jackie Brown-- both starring Pam Grier), Disco 9000 ranks among the greatest blaxploitation films. Lucky enough to own a 16mm print, I was able to view this otherwise lost gem of a picture. I very much recommend this picture.

Fass Black is the owner of Disco 9000, and the record label, 9000. In his club, he only plays selections from his own label, and rightly so. After a pair of thugs want to muscle their own tracks into the disco, and Fass refuses, the pair send their jackboys off to do some dirty work. Fass is left to decide which is more important: his head or his pride.

9/10

An oxymoron, yes, but the words I speak are true. I recently purchased a 16mm print of this film, and I can honestly tell you that it was one of the greatest purchases in all of my fifteen years on this planet. A planet I can be proud to share with the late John Huston. I am not a very big fan of conventional westerns (save for spaghetti-westerns), but this film strays so far from the setup of any I've ever seen. This movie is hilarious, to put it mildly. The final scene (well, the carnage) will leave you cheering and screaming for more. Do yourself a favour and view, rent or purchase a copy of 'The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean.' You'll be glad you did.