The Slams (1973)

Director: Jonathan Kaplan

Writer: Richard DeLong Adams

Composer: Luther Henderson

Starring: Jim Brown, Judy Pace, Roland Bob Harris, Paul Harris, Frank DeKova, Ted Cassidy, Frenchia Guizon, John Dennis, Jac Emel, Quinn K. Redeker, Dick Miller

More info: IMDb

Tagline: JIM BROWN goes over the wall to flash with a million $ stash.

Plot:  Everybody is after the $1.5 M Hook (Brown) stole from the mob and now he's inside.  All he has to do is wait out his 1-5 years but can he survive it?

My rating: 6.5/10

Will I watch it again? Nah.

Here's a fun movie that would've been great seeing at a drive-in forty five years ago.  It looks good, the acting is good (you know, for what it is) and there's enough action to keep the kids satisfied.  There's even a little nudity for us adults.  Oh, goody!  It's great seeing Ted Cassidy in a bigger role than usual.  He's a blast as the big bad in prison.  The ending is great and they purposefully keep you out of the loop so it comes as a big surprise as it unfolds.  I've only seen one other of director Kaplan's films from the 70s but it's one of the great ones, TRUCK TURNER (1974), being my favorite Blaxploitation picture ever.