The Rebels rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. They shoot storekeeper Marvin Bookman for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin’s son, former NFL star and Rebel founder John returns to be with his father and, with a little help from some friends, to destroy the gang his way.
Directed by Larry Cohen
gangster
vigilante
blaxploitation cinema
shootout
b movie
drive by shooting
gang violence
hand to hand combat
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Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
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Cast
Fred Williamson
John Bookman
Jim Brown
Jake Trevor
Pam Grier
Laurie Thompson
Paul Winfield
Reverend Dorsey
Isabel Sanford
Gracie Bookman
Richard Roundtree
Slick
Ron O'Neal
Bubba
Christopher B. Duncan
Spyro
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Damien
Dru Down
Kayo
Shyheim Franklin
Dink
Robert Forster
Detective Slatten
Crew
Larry Cohen
Director
Fred Williamson
Producer
Craig Campobasso
Casting
Tony Brubaker
Utility Stunts
Ousaun Elam
Utility Stunts
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
The
6.0★ · 07/22/25
It’s Larry Cohen blasting the 90s gang dramas with a blaxploitation mac-10. Nothing remarkable but definitely some high quality entertainment.
It’s Larry Cohen blasting the 90s gang dramas with a blaxploitation mac-10. Nothing remarkable but definitely some high quality entertainment.
MechaniChris
6.0★ · 07/21/25
What if Death Wish was a blacksploitation movie… so… better? Hard to say.
What if Death Wish was a blacksploitation movie… so… better? Hard to say.