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Trouble Man

Trouble Man

His friends call him Mr. T. His enemies call for mercy!

Nov. 01, 1972

01:39:00

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Overview:

A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out of the way.

Director: Ivan Dixon

Writer: John D. F. Black

Cast: Paul Winfield, Robert Hooks, Ralph Waite, ...

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Tags: Blaxploitation, Dark Comedy

Keywords: Cigar Smoking, Grindhouse Film, Female Police Officer, ...

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An inner-city point man is on the run from both the cops and the crooks in this streetwise drama. T (Robert Hooks) is a combination pool shark, private detective, and all-purpose ghetto fixer who operates out of a billiards parlor in South Central Los Angeles. T has done well for himself—he buys a fancy new car every year, wears expensive suits, and lives in an upscale apartment. But, he also looks out for folks in South Central, has lukewarm connections with both the police and gangsters, and generally knows how to tell the good guys from the bad guys on either side of the law. T is approached by Chalky (Paul Winfield) and his partner, Pete (Ralph Waite), who run floating dice games in the neighborhood. Chalky tells T they've been ripped off several times by a group of four robbers, and they want to hire him to find out who the masked stick-up men are.

T takes it as a routine assignment and is willing to do the job for the right price. What he does not know is that Chalky and Pete are trying to take down rival crime kingpin Big (Julius Harris). They frame T for the killing of one of Big's underlings, who is shot by Chalky moments after a dice game is robbed by four men (T was present at the hold-up). An anonymous informant fingers T for the killing and makes him the target for Big and for LAPD captain Joe Marx (Bill Smithers), who dislikes T on principle. That sets off a series of cunning twists and confrontations that T is determined to survive.

It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to hold a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back, and earn his fee from Chalky and Pete.

Director: Ivan Dixon

Writer: John D. F. Black

Cast: Paul Winfield Robert Hooks Ralph Waite Julius Harris Stack Pierce Jeannie Bell Paula Kelly William Smithers Gordon Jump

Tags: Blaxploitation, Dark Comedy

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