Slaughters Big Ripoff could be called junk, but that is like calling Birth of A Nation Junk.Is it a good film,no. However it is an interesting film to analyze.Unlike the first Slaughter movie, this one is different in tone. Slaughter has no well meaning white partner like Don Gordon. In fact, except for the beginning, there is no good white male in the entire film. The screenplay writer, a Mr Johnson, who I believe to be African American, I believe is the real auteur of this movie. The opening scene, with an attack by an airplane may remind people of an incident in Tulsa Oklahoma in the early 1920's. Here, an elderly white man, the only good white man in the whole film, who has just lost a close horse race to Jim Brown as Slaughter, is killed by this plane, as is another black person. The attempt was made to kill Slaughter. During this scene, before the attack, their are several tables set up. Ironically, all the black people at this party sit together, separate from the white people. Even here, it is implied somewhat that while blacks and whites can be polite, they cannot be together.
Later on, we will meet African American Brock Peter, who at first appears to be antagonistic to Slaughter, while his white boss, who appears to be a "nice guy", we will later learn is corrupt and dealing with the mob, led by all people Ed McMahon (I guess Johnny Carson show didn't pay him enough. Brock Peters however, will help Slaughter, and they form an alliance.
The "White World" is shown to be decadent and in decline. Sluaghter beats up three "Rednecks", terrorize's a white perverted drug dealer". During a murder of a white gangster who failed to kill Slaughter, imaginatively done in a swimming pool, especially as all the people at this party (all white) all of a sudden disappear, implying somewhat that "the white world" condones such killing though they try to show that they are respectable. The only good white person from here on end, is a white woman, who just wants to have sex with Slaughter, somewhat suggesting that for her white men are of no use. Slaughter complies, but in no way does he seem to love this woman, while he is making love to a black woman later on, and we feel that he certainly cares more for her. Also a black pimp, who appears to be a sleaze, is allowed to show courage, and that even he, has more good character qualities than "the white man".
Don Stroud makes an interesting villain. He appears at the beginning, while he is evil, that he may be a match for Slaughter. But in the end, when Slaughter faces him, he will be no match for Jim Brown's Slaughter. As Jim Brown faces the bad white gangsters in the end, I am struck by his getting his guns ready to put the massacre on these white baddies. Certainly it might go against Martin Luther Kings principals. However, metaphorically, one could see Slaughter getting his guns ready, to go after the people behind James Earl Ray who wanted King dead.
This is no classic, it is not even good cinema, but Slaughters Big Ripoff is none the less an interesting movie for what it is saying.
Later on, we will meet African American Brock Peter, who at first appears to be antagonistic to Slaughter, while his white boss, who appears to be a "nice guy", we will later learn is corrupt and dealing with the mob, led by all people Ed McMahon (I guess Johnny Carson show didn't pay him enough. Brock Peters however, will help Slaughter, and they form an alliance.
The "White World" is shown to be decadent and in decline. Sluaghter beats up three "Rednecks", terrorize's a white perverted drug dealer". During a murder of a white gangster who failed to kill Slaughter, imaginatively done in a swimming pool, especially as all the people at this party (all white) all of a sudden disappear, implying somewhat that "the white world" condones such killing though they try to show that they are respectable. The only good white person from here on end, is a white woman, who just wants to have sex with Slaughter, somewhat suggesting that for her white men are of no use. Slaughter complies, but in no way does he seem to love this woman, while he is making love to a black woman later on, and we feel that he certainly cares more for her. Also a black pimp, who appears to be a sleaze, is allowed to show courage, and that even he, has more good character qualities than "the white man".
Don Stroud makes an interesting villain. He appears at the beginning, while he is evil, that he may be a match for Slaughter. But in the end, when Slaughter faces him, he will be no match for Jim Brown's Slaughter. As Jim Brown faces the bad white gangsters in the end, I am struck by his getting his guns ready to put the massacre on these white baddies. Certainly it might go against Martin Luther Kings principals. However, metaphorically, one could see Slaughter getting his guns ready, to go after the people behind James Earl Ray who wanted King dead.
This is no classic, it is not even good cinema, but Slaughters Big Ripoff is none the less an interesting movie for what it is saying.