The Final Comedown

The Final Comedown
Directed byOscar Williams
Written byOscar Williams
Produced byEdgar Charles
Roger Corman
Mel Taylor
Oscar Williams
StarringBilly Dee Williams
D'Urville Martin
Celia Kaye
Billy Durkin
Raymond St. Jacques
CinematographyWilliam B. Kaplan
Edited byDick Van Enger Jr.
Music byGrant Green
Wade Marcus
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
  • May 31, 1972 (1972-05-31)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26,500[1]

The Final Comedown is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout between a radical black nationalist group and the police, with the backstory leading up to the shootout told through flashbacks. The radical group is not identified by name in the film but closely resembles the Black Panther Party.

The film was recut and re-released in 1976 under the title Blast! The new version featured additional footage directed by Allan Arkush, credited under the pseudonym "Frank Arthur Wilson."[2]

The original version has had several releases on DVD from various budget-line DVD manufacturers.

Plot

Cast

Production

Roger Corman put up $15,000 of the film's budget.[1]

Soundtrack

Main article: The Final Comedown (soundtrack)

References

  1. ^ a b Koetting, Christopher T. (2009). Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Hemlock Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-0955777417.
  2. ^ "Allan Arkush on Blast". Trailers From Hell. Retrieved 2024-12-09.


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