Boss Nigger

Good movie!

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SPOILER ALLERRRTTT!!! (I PUT THAT JUST IN CASE BUT I Don't THINK I AM SPOILING IT) but anyways i watched this movie a lot when i was little. one of my family members was an actor in this movie. he was (Donald Hayes) he is the chubby white guy with the big beer belly that keeps getting beat up and knocked out... its really funny.... Well i love watching this old movie because it is really funny and since Donald Hayes died in June of 2006 its how i remember how funny he was...but anyways THIS MOVIE IS GOOD! FOR ITS TIME AND NOW!!! LOOOVVVEEE ITT!!! well i hope you enjoy watching this old movie, even though it is kind of raciest...haha....

Two bounty hunters roll into town to claim a bounty on some guy named Jed. Boss N#gger is a hybrid of western and blaxploitation which is an odd combination. Soul music in a western. Sheesh! I enjoyed this one because of its political incorrectness, Fred Williamson, action and some of its clever dialogue. However, Boss N#gger suffers from a bland story, some pacing issues and it's lacking intentional comedic tone. It's funny, yes, but for all the wrong reasons. It sucks movies like this are hardly ever made anymore because of social justice stupidity and pseudo self righteous narcissists but whatever. I love this movie because it offends these liberal parasites.

Boss N#gger is definitely not a prime sample of either western or blaxploitation but it's a genre crossover I'm glad happened because if it didn't happen back in the day it probably wouldn't ever. Perhaps the biggest problem in the movie is Fred Williamson's script, which bears all the marks of an inexperienced writer: too much exposition, flat characterization, scenes that seem to exist only to take the plot from point A to point B. Well, I guess few people are going to see a movie called "Boss N#gger" for its story, but it's details like these that make the difference between Coffy and the multitude of forgettable blaxploits of the early seventies. Williamson's script but be throwaway but when he dons his black cowboy hat and cheroot and transforms into black bounty-hunter Boss, he's as badass as he's ever been. Along with his associate D'Urville Martin ("Sheba Baby", "Dolemite", "Black Caesar") they rescue a black girl from the clutches of bandits before riding into a lawless town terrorized by a gang of cutthroats. He elects himself sheriff and rails against the corrupt mayor of the town and all the bigotry around him. Boss N#gger's seems to exist for no other reason than sticking it to "the man" and in that aspect the balance is heavily tipped towards the blaxploitation end of the equation. This is a blaxploit movie that only happens to take place in the old west. It's still a fairly entertaining diversion with quotable dialogue and all the amusing shenanigans one can expect from having a black sheriff in a town filled with white bigots. A kid is ridden down in slow motion, Williamson says things like "we've got some more whities to catch" and "Mayor, have somebody clean up ma office", D'Urville locks up the bank president for tearing up a note and when the mayor demands he's released he locks him up too for disturbing the peace. What starts as a funky, frolicking action western becomes a lot more violent in the final third and ends on quite a downbeat tone that comes eerily close to Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence. Jack Arnold ("Creature from the Black Lagoon", "The Incredible Shrinking Man") directs.

Just in case you haven't guessed it from the title, this 1975 film is one of many films made within the broad definition of blaxploitation – films made specifically to appeal specifically to the African-American audience. Some of these are actually pretty good films in their own right but too many of them are basic and seem happy to simply "be" the genre rather than doing something interesting or quality within it. Sadly Black Bounty Hunter (the alternative title) falls into the camp of the former as it essentially takes a typical "Shaft" character and places him in the old west. Hard to believe that this film was made after Blazing Saddles and indeed it is hard not to constantly be reminded of that film and have lines of dialogue pop into your head while watching the story of a black man who becomes sheriff of a corrupt town and proceeds to clear it out. The manner in which he does this is by being impossibly cool, he does do other things too but this is the main one. Viewing the film as a western, it is pretty basic in the plotting and unfortunately it doesn't have a flow or much in the way of excitement to it. That it is a blaxploitation film doesn't mean problems in this regard can be overlooked but it does at least add something to the film in regards spark. The funk music takes a minute to get used to in the context of the western but it does set the cool tone which is suitable for the constant swagger of Boss himself. Williamson takes the title role with his usual presence. He struggles when asked to be more expressive but there can be no doubt about his ability to be tough, sexual and charismatic and he does this well through the film. Martin's performance is more of a mugging one but he is quite funny at times. Smith and Armstrong are little more than cardboard cut-outs of racists who get what's coming to them – this is par for the genre course. Hayworth and Leigh are just two of the women who fall for Boss' charms and the rest of the support cast just mug along. The acting is roundly weak though, in particular I found it found it quite hard to listen to Leigh – probably almost as hard as it was for her to read them out, which is how it sounds. Overall, Black Bounty Hunter is a fairly poor film. As a western it is obvious and lacking in drama and although the blaxploitation aspect does add something to it in terms of being a little fun, it doesn't add enough to get close to making it a good film. Has its good aspects but unfortunately they are in the minority.

I had wanted to see this movie for a long time, but I could never find it in any video rental stores. The reason for that probably is the provocative title. I finally got a copy of it for a Christmas present and I sat down to enjoy it. I found some things about the movie enjoyable. As others have said here, the title song is very memorable, though the funk music score elsewhere in the movie is equally enjoyable despite not being western-flavor. Also, Williamson's performance here is great. He makes for a charismatic (and amusing) hero that you hope will succeed, and his abusing of the racist town citizens is good for some laughs. In fact, Williamson's performance comes close to saving the movie - but the movie ultimately disappoints. It's a low-budget movie, with frequent camera set-ups that were obviously set up quickly. As Williamson's sidekick, D'Urville Martin is mostly wasted. In fact, it wouldn't take very much rewriting to remove his character from the script. Speaking of the script, it is filled with scenes that seem to fill no purpose, and partly because of that the movie is VERY slow-moving at times. If all this fat were cut out, the movie would be much, much shorter-running. If you decide to watch this movie, a warning about the DVD. Although it's presented at its correct aspect ration (2.35:1), the print looks very crummy, and the audio is weak as well.

I saw the trailer for this on you tube and I laughed for 10 minutes straight ! I decided then to purchase the DVD . I like Fred Williamson , but I have found his filmography to be hit and miss. This movie is quite enjoyable actually and delivers the goods with the action and comedy. Plus we get an awesome Shaft like theme song, while there are better westerns and black exploitation films . This is a solid b movie with a great supporting cast . D'Urville Martin is great as Boss 's sidekick. Not to mention William Smith and R.G. Armstrong are great villains . In less p.c times this was considered fun for the whole family . So round up the whole family and watch Fred Williamson stick it to the man!

Ridiculous title by today's standards. Don't let that deter you from this masterpiece. One of the best westerns I've seen.

I love the prototypic and legendary Blaxploitation classics, such as "Black Ceasar" or "Shaft" for example, as much as the next cult cinema fanatic, but I must admit I always had a slight preference for– what I call them – "Blaxploitation with a plus" movies. I refer to the Blaxploitation films that simultaneously also venture into a totally different genre, like horror ("Blackula", "Abby") or psychedelic ("Ganja and Hess") or even Western. "Black Bounty Hunter", which is the alternative title that I'm forced to use because the website doesn't allow the usage of the titular N-word, is one of the only existing Blaxploitation westerns ever made! That little trivia aspect alone makes the film worth tracking down, and then I haven't even mentioned the fact that it is written by and starring the almighty Fred Williamson and directed by B-monster movie veteran Jack Arnold ("Creature from the Black Lagoon", "It came from Outer Space"). The film is fundamentally a parody of the western genre, but with plenty enough violence and action to satisfy hard-boiled genre fanatics, and with stellar acting performances and a funky swinging soundtrack atop. Whilst on the tail of wild west villain Jed Clayton, Boss and his loyal right hand Amos ride through the insignificant and Sheriff-less little town of San Miguel. Without consulting the townsfolk, and much against the will of the cowardly mayor Griffin, Boss declares himself Sheriff and Amos his deputy. They upset the conservative locals with their new laws and freshly invented money penalties, while patiently waiting for Jed to cross their paths. The comedy doesn't always work, except for a few notable moments with D'Urville Martin at his best, but the western action is old-fashioned good! Terrific supportive roles for R.G. Armstrong as the sleazy mayor and the stunning Barbara Leigh as one of Boss' romantic interests.