Black Six, The (1973)

“Six times tougher than Shaft! Six times rougher than Superfly!”

Vietnam vet Bubba Daniels (Gene Washington) returns home to find his brother Eddie (Robert Howard) has been killed by a white supremacist biker gang led by Thor (Ben Davidson) for dating a white girl (Thor’s sister, in fact).

Bubba and five of his Vietnam vet buddies – aka the Black Six – decide to avenge that death, which leads to battles with townies, racist cops and Thor’s gang.

In the end, as flames rise from a ring of burning bikes, it’s hard to tell who was or wasn’t wiped out. But a final caption – “Hassle a brother and the Black Six will return”- hints at a sequel which never came.

The entire principal cast consisted of NFL players, including Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle “Mean” Joe Greene, who later starred in an iconic Coca-Cola commercial.

Bubba Daniels
Gene Washington
Frenchy LaBoise
Lem Barney
Jr. Bro Williams
Carl Eller
Bookie Garrett
Mercury Morris
Tommy Bunka
Willie Lanier
Kevin Washington
Joe Greene
Eddie Daniels
Robert Howard
Jenny King
Cindy (Cynthia) Daly
Thor
Ben Davidson
Snake
Mikel Angel
Moose King
John Isenbarger
Mrs Perkins
Garnett Higgens
Flora
Marilyn McArthur
Jeff
Doug Carroll
Strawhat
Jefferson Richard
Mrs Daniels
Hannah Dean
Sissy
Lydia Dean
Coach Edwards
Maury Wills
Detective Octavias
Paul Stevens
Bill
Sam Goodlue
Copperhead
Ron Le Brane
Postman
Bill King
Ceal
Rosalind Miles
Tuba
Frank Charolla

Director
Matt Cimber