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Detroit 9000

  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.2K
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Detroit 9000 (1973)
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After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.

  • Director
    • Arthur Marks
  • Writer
    • Orville H. Hampton
  • Stars
    • Alex Rocco
    • Hari Rhodes
    • Vonetta McGee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Marks
    • Writer
      • Orville H. Hampton
    • Stars
      • Alex Rocco
      • Hari Rhodes
      • Vonetta McGee
    • 24User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Alex Rocco
    Alex Rocco
    • Lieutenant Danny Bassett
    Hari Rhodes
    Hari Rhodes
    • Sergeant Jesse Williams
    Vonetta McGee
    Vonetta McGee
    • Roby Harris
    Herbert Jefferson Jr.
    Herbert Jefferson Jr.
    • Ferdy
    Robert Phillips
    Robert Phillips
    • Captain Chalmers
    Ellaraino
    • Helen Durbin
    • (as Ella Edwards)
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Reverend Markham
    Sally Baker
    • Ethel
    Rudy Challenger
    • Aubrey Hale Clayton
    Doris Ingraham
    George Skaff
    • Oscar
    Council Cargle
    • Drew Sheppard
    Regis Cordic
    Regis Cordic
    • Dr. Horace Cooley
    Stacy Keach Sr.
    Stacy Keach Sr.
    Davis Roberts
    Davis Roberts
    • Milo
    Jason Sommers
    Bob Charlton
    Ed Oldani
      • Director
        • Arthur Marks
      • Writer
        • Orville H. Hampton
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      User reviews24

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      8dworldeater

      Really good

      Detroit 9000 is a lesser known and very underrated heist thriller that somewhat falls under the blaxsploitation genre. No matter how you want to classify this Detroit 9000 packs a punch to the gut. Very well acted with Alex Rocco and Hari Rhodes as a pair of cops working on a high profile case. The film is very gritty and shows political corruption, racism and a whole lot of violence with high powered shootouts ending with lots of carnage, blood and lead left in it's wake. The score by Luchi DeJesus is very cool and stylish giving it that funky 70's flavor and I think this was quite well acted and well made as a whole. Scatman Crothers appears in a brief but memorable role and along with lots of familiar faces that worked in films at the time gets the job done on this very tough and action packed movie. Thumbs way up on this one.
      6KingM21

      Sophisticated blaxploitation, if you will.

      Blaxploitation but sophisticated blaxploitation, if you will. Right from the bat you'll notice a little deeper characterization and more intricate plot mixed in with the jive music and bloody violence and for the most part, it works well. Some of the story does bog down the pace at times but not enough to cause any major problem. Seeing that this is one of the films released under Tarantino's Rolling Thunder company, the fact that Reservoir Dogs shares a few traits with Detroit 9000 should come as no surprise. However, Detroit 9000 took a few lines of dialogue from Dirty Harry, so I guess that's just the nature of the beast.
      6HaemovoreRex

      A wonderful finale

      Quinten Tarrantino is obviously a big fan of this movie as indicated by his re-releasing of said title on his Raging Thunder label and if there's one thing I really like about Tarrantino, it's his taste in films which I share wholeheartedly.

      Having said this, whilst not implied as an insult to the film itself, this particular blaxploitation offering can hardly be described as one of the best of its ilk; indeed it seems to plod around somewhat aimlessly for most of its running time. However, don't switch off just yet for the final third does pick up incredibly well as it ties up the threads and culminates in a tremendously fun, prolonged chase sequence backed in typical seventies style by a suitable groovy track.

      Final verdict: Certainly worth a look but far from the most memorable Blaxplotation flick out there.
      7lee_eisenberg

      brothers and sisters do their stuff

      Another entry into the blaxploitation genre, Arthur Marks's "Detroit 9000" has a black detective and a white detective cooperating to investigate the theft of some jewels from a congressman's fund raiser in the Motor City. For the most part the movie has a lot of the things that we expect to see in a blaxploitation flick, although they put an interesting twist on racial stereotypes: the black detective is the refined character while the white detective is the streetwise one. There was even a line or two that they obviously lifted from "Dirty Harry". Otherwise, it was just a fun movie with a funk soundtrack. Among the cast members are Hari Rhodes, Alex Rocco (Moe Greene in "The Godfather"), Vonetta McGee and Scatman Crothers (Dick Hallorann in "The Shining").

      Detroit was long seen as the backbone of the US economy and now it's bankrupt. Geez.
      10Gyroscop

      A remarkable thriller, full of action and groovy music!

      I saw this movie because of Quentin Tarantino's initiative to bring back classics like this to the video stores. This movie is just terrific. First of all the story is very well done and it is still original today. This is remarkable considering that this movie is 26 years old! The actors might be a little weak at times but the cool dialogs and the raw action scenes are the best ones I've ever seen. There aint no special effects here but it still is pretty spectacular. Of course, this movie is not an Hollywood super production but it still is an excellent movie that one should see at least once. The music is also fantastic, seeing those guys shoot each others and thoses cars explode with some 70's era funk music is just too entertaining.

      I recommend this movie to any action or thriller movie fans. Tarantino fans might also be surprised..this movie obviously influenced Tarantino a lot. See for yourself.

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      • Trivia
        During the time of production, "9000" was the Detroit Police radio code for "officer down," however that radio term was phased out by the early 1980s.
      • Goofs
        In the shootout at the cemetery, one character's squib is visible on his neck prior to being "shot" in the neck.
      • Connections
        Featured in Jackie Brown (1997)
      • Soundtracks
        Detroit 9000 (Main Title)
        Written and Performed by Luchi De Jesus

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      • Release date
        • June 13, 1975 (Denmark)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Official site
        • Miramax (United States)
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Detroit Heat
      • Filming locations
        • Detroit, Michigan, USA
      • Production company
        • Holly Hill Productions
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $3,179
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $2,054
        • Oct 11, 1998
      • Gross worldwide
        • $3,179
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 46m(106 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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