Bare Knuckles is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds.
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Plot
L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on the loose.
Production
Director Edmonds said he didn't get any permits for the movie, it was made for $25,000 with another $25,000 spent for goods and services.
Legacy
It is one of the films that have inspired Quentin Tarantino, and it was selected by Tarantino himself to be shown at his Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival in 2007. In May 2008, it was being shown by Robert Viharo's son, Will, as part of his long-running Thrillville theater program.
Hip-hop duo Gangrene sampled the film's opening theme for the song "Breathing Down Yo Neck", featuring rapper MED, on their debut album Gutter Water.
Cast
Robert Viharo as Zachary Kane
Sherry Jackson as Jennifer Randall
Michael Heit as Richard Devlin
Gloria Hendry as Barbara Darrow
John Daniels as Black
Karen Kondazian as Pamela Devlin
Essex Smith as Efrom
Richard Kennedy as Police Captain
Patrick M. Wright as Max Baumer
Jace as "Kido"
Kyôko Fuji as Oriental Girl
Valerie Rae Clark as Massage Girl
John Dewey Carter as Deke
James Freedman as Risso
Amber Hunt as Rita