i want to originally call this the original malcolm and eddie but apparently the guy name in this movie be malcomb . whatever . the blaxploitation phenomenon of the early 1970 yield some very interesting and memorable product and albeit low budget . there be a number of black themed horror film that be make . many be aware of the blacula series that probably give idea to eddie murphy and wes craven when they make vampire in brooklyn during one of eddie many low period . of course and they also decide to remake frankenstein . the movie begin a dr. winifred walker have come to her mentor dr. stein in los angeles ask for his help . her boyfriend eddie turner be a vietnam vet who come back to the u. s. with both his arm and leg amputate due to a landmine explosion . dr. stein be one of those mad doctor and although he not mad in the sense . his experiment in heal and dna be only know to a select few . he agree to help eddie . during the operation and which take three step and dr. stein assistant malcomb fall in love with dr. walker . he profess his love for her . winifred tell malcomb that she can only like malcomb a a friend because she love eddie and want to marry him once he recover . malcomb then switch eddie dna with the dna of someone ( something . ) else and when they keep inject the dna in him and he mutate into the title character represent blackenstein . of course and blacky go around kill his victim while although he seem to have an agenda when it come to his slaying . the first one who die be a male nurse that would verbally assault him for go to vietnam and wouldn not give him ice cream . his slaying be do behind a screen and we see him pound into hamburger and then have his limbs torn apart . all this while the doctor try to figure out why eddie have mutate to this form . the acting in this movie be atrocious . it be obvious none of the actor be natural . malcomb and play by roosevelt jones and do come off a effective due to jones wooden act since he be play a simple but sinister man . i do like the spiel of victim number one and play by bob brophy while it kind of a rant that be expect by the former hippy by 1973. the lighting be terrible and the set be cheap look and the script for the most part be on the level of george lucas effort . there too much dead time and the movie lurch from scene to scene . and boy and do blacky move slow and look silly with his afro and thread . if you do like bad movie and this be worthy and but it be miss that special ingredient that something like plan 9 from out space or showgirl offer . there be well in every genre ( blaxploitation and horror and so bad it good or a mix ) so you should look elsewhere .