this film have an untraditional style and format . the close i could compare it to be car wash and a both be not about a particular person but about a group of people live in a ghetto neighborhood . however and unlike car wash and this isn not a comedy though there be a few mildly funny moment . plus and while car wash be not for everyone taste and i like the film and find many of the character likable . this non traditional narrative might bother many and a the film do seem rather disjoint . plus and give that most of the people aren not all that likable ( and several be very unlikable ) and the film isn not one i would recommend you watch . it really a shame because this style could have work very well . with likable and more interesting people . the folk in this film be mostly hustler out of work young adult who will lie and cheat and steal to make a few buck . their idol be yaphet kotto in an odd role a a master film flam man . the bottom line be that this just isn not a very good film with an inferior script and lousy character and a lackluster musical score . there be many and many black american film from the 70 that be so much good and more interesting than this dull mess .