Gordon's War
| Gordon's War | |
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| Directed by | Ossie Davis |
| Written by | Howard Friedlander & Ed Spielman |
| Produced by | Robert Schaffel |
| Starring | Paul Winfield |
| Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti (as Andy Badale), Al Elias |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.6 million[1] |
| Box office | $1,250,000 (US/ Canada rentals)[2] |
Gordon's War is a 1973 action film written by Howard Friedlander and Ed Spielman, and directed by Ossie Davis. It stars Paul Winfield as Gordon Hudson.
Synopsis
A Vietnam veteran returns home to find drug dealers and addicts now rule his old neighborhood, and that even his own wife has fallen victim to drugs. Together with three of his buddies from Vietnam, he fights back.
Cast
- 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 Heard - Big Pink
- Grace Jones - Mary
- Jackie Page - Bedroom Girl
- Chuck Bergansky - Caucasian killer
- Adam Wade - Hustler
- Hansford Rowe - Dog Salesman
- Warren Taurien - Goose
- Ralph Wilcox - Black hit man
- David Connell - Hotel Proprietor
- Rochelle LeNoir - Gordon's wife
- Charles McGregor - Drug dealer on subway station platform
Soundtrack
The music heard throughout the film has become a well-respected album in its own right, performed by Badder Than Evil, Barbara Mason, New Birth and Sister Goose And The Ducklings.
The most of songs were composed and performed by Badder Than Evil, a funk / R&B project of Albert Sahley Elias (credited as Al Elias) and Angelo Badalamenti (credited as Andy Badale). Their track Hot Wheels (the chase) has been sampled by scores of artists including Public Enemy, Coldcut and Blade.
See also
References
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p257
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 p 60
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