Product Description

A kung-fu expert battles the Mafia to save his karate studio from mob redevelopment in Watts area of L.A.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1918 in VHS
• Released on: 1994-04-27
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Formats: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 85 minutes

Customer Reviews

Where is the DVD?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
This is an outrage that the superb blacksploitation classic is not out on DVD yet. This movie is amazing. Highly recommend.

Jim Kelly Sets the Stage for His Masterpiece "Hot Potato"
If you don't believe that Jim Kelly is a master actor, you will after seeing "Black Belt Jones". He manages to pull off the cheesiest movie ever made in two different genres: kung-fu and blaxploitation. This film is truly an artifact of the '70s (check out that theme music!) and is much more deserving of being revived in the '90s than disco. A real gem--where else can you see a respected government agent who is also a master of karate fight drug dealers and the Mafia--wearing a leisure suit? My favourite part was when the evil gang leader and drug dealer (aren't all villians in early-'70s action movies evil drug lords or gang leaders?) is crushed in a garbage compressor--but still manages to scream his defiance AFTER the fact. A masterpiece.

Seriously, WB. Where's the DVD????????
Hands down a absolute classic of blaxploitation and martial arts. The opening credits alone is more fun than most of the movies out today.
However, I haven't seen this movie is over ten years, because I'm waiting for the DVD. Anyone at WB care to comment? This is a shameful omission.