Three the Hard Way

Here's the plot of this 1974 action-drama starring Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly: a white fascist group plans to exterminate the black populations of Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Detroit. How, you ask? By dropping a secret lethal potion-"something like sickle cell anemia" says the inventor-into the water supplies of the three cities! I'm not making this up, folks. This script is an excuse to bring together three of the leading macho heroes of the blaxploitation era-Brown (as a record producer), Williamson (as a public relations specialist), and Kelly (as a martial arts expert)-in a James Bond-like fantasy drama energized by several songs performed by the Impressions. The film kicks into high gear when Brown's girlfriend (Sheila Frazier) is kidnapped by the fascists. Car chases, gunfights, and assorted incidents of mayhem follow, all resulting in a body count rivaling several Sam Peckinpah films.-Doris Worsham

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