Bucktown

Bucktown (1975)

WHATEVER YOU WANT THEY'VE GOT... And Bucktown is where you'll find it!

Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.

Date of release
1975-07-02
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
Arthur Marks

Casting

Interesting facts

Bucktown is a 1975 American crime action blaxploitation film released by American International Pictures directed by Arthur Marks and starring Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Thalmus Rasulala, and Tony King. Carl Weathers, who plays Hambone, also appeared in his first credited film role.

Production

Filming began on September 30, 1974 in Kansas City on 12th Street, 9th St, and Locust St, with further shooting at a Railroad Depot in Leavenworth and a cemetery and the Platte County Courthouse in Platte City. According to Marks, he got inspiration to make Bucktown after reading an article about a bartender in Brooklyn, Illinois who fought back against a corrupt system, eventually leading to a shootout.

The Platte County Courthouse was unhappy that the movie was filmed at the location without permission, and requested copies of the script to decide if further filming was permitted. Eventually, permission was granted, and a breakaway wall was installed for the scene where Duke crashes a tank into the building.

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