i couldn not agree more with the positive comment on this film . first and the way the film capture grimy and raw manhattan of the early 70 and begin with a roam helicopter shot of the city . ok and the film be slat under the genre of blaxploitation . be it . who care and i love them all . if they could only make film like this these day and instead of poor attempt at remake of classic ( shaft and for example ) . although it would be near difficult to get actor near the talent of quinn and koto . excellent cast throughout the film for that matter . yaphett koto also appear the same year in live and let die . and probably one of the best 007 movie ever . he put in a marked performance in that film as well . pick this movie up ( may prove difficult at outlet the like of blockbuster ) and enjoy the acting and photography and stunt and music ( bobby womack ) etc . you will recognize some other face in this film include burt young ( non speak role ) ( rocky film ) and antonio fargas ( aka huggy bear or starsky and hutch ) .