A pretty much lost Ozploitation movie - thanks YouTube! - Black Neon is the story of Tom Maranta, a bouncer who finally decides to give up a life of crime at the same time that Pharoah, his biggest enemy, is released frm jail for stabbing him. A showdown has to happen.
Day and Strike of the Panther actor James Richards directed, co-wrote (with Edward John Stazak) and appears in this movie as Jack Coburn (Stazak produced, executive produced and stars in it as Tom Maranta), making it a brawling auteur film.
You have to admire whoever made the box art for this movie, because they claim that it has the intensity of "..ROAD HOUSE" when none of that is on screen. That said, it does have lots of neon signs and Bava-lit nightmares of when Pharaoh stabbed Tom. Also, this is just about dealing with what it's like to be in a fight and the PTSD after as it is fighting, which it's not as, but you should probably know that. Were it made by better filmmakers, perhaps it'd be a movie worth discussing. As it is, it's a lot of hanging out, sitting on bikes, arguing, dudes being dudes and yeah, that big fight at the end.
Perhaps you're a James Richards uber fan and you can set me straight on what I missed.
Day and Strike of the Panther actor James Richards directed, co-wrote (with Edward John Stazak) and appears in this movie as Jack Coburn (Stazak produced, executive produced and stars in it as Tom Maranta), making it a brawling auteur film.
You have to admire whoever made the box art for this movie, because they claim that it has the intensity of "..ROAD HOUSE" when none of that is on screen. That said, it does have lots of neon signs and Bava-lit nightmares of when Pharaoh stabbed Tom. Also, this is just about dealing with what it's like to be in a fight and the PTSD after as it is fighting, which it's not as, but you should probably know that. Were it made by better filmmakers, perhaps it'd be a movie worth discussing. As it is, it's a lot of hanging out, sitting on bikes, arguing, dudes being dudes and yeah, that big fight at the end.
Perhaps you're a James Richards uber fan and you can set me straight on what I missed.
