Dynamite Brothers
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| Directed by | Al Adamson |
| Produced by | Cirio H. Santiago |
| Written by | John D'Amato (Writer), Marvin Lagunoff (Story), Jim Rein (Story) |
| Starring |
Timothy Brown Alan Tang Aldo Ray James Hong Don Oliver Carol Speed Claire Nono Lung Chan Richard Lee-Sung Ching-Ying Lam Margo Hope |
| Music by | Charles Earland |
| Cinematography | R. Michael Stringer |
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Netherlands:96 min, USA:90 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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| Soundtrack album by Charles Earland | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | November, 1973 C.I. Recording, New York City |
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| Genre | Film score | |||
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Prestige PR 10082 |
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| Producer | Charles Earland | |||
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Dynamite Brothers, also known by its alternate title East Meets Watts, is a 1974 martial arts and blaxploitation film.
It was filmed on location in Watts, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. It starred football-hero-turned-actor Timothy Brown, who was also known for his role as Spearchucker Jones in the TV series M*A*S*H, and Hong Kong star actor and martial artist Alan Tang. It also starred Aldo Ray as a crooked cop and James Hong in a villainous role.
Current and future stars including Tony Liu, Biff Yeager, Phillip Ko, Billy Chan, Mars and Susan McIver of The Golddiggers fame pop up at various stages in the film.
Larry Chin, a Chinese martial arts expert, sneaks into the United States at a San Francisco port, looking for his brother Wei Chin who disappeared several years prior, shortly after Larry's wife died in an accident. Larry is waylaid by men working for the crooked police officer Burke, who was told to watch for his arrival, but Larry is able to overwhelm the group and escapes. Larry convinces his cousin to tell him an address in Watts, Los Angeles where his brother had last been seen, unaware that his cousin has been warned not give that information and is later killed in a car bomb.
Larry is picked up by Burke while attempting to take a bus to Los Angeles, where he is handcuffed to Stud Brown. Stud creates a distraction to allow them to escape, and the two work their way to Los Angeles, with Larry explaining his situation to Stud and Betty Fon, a driver who helps them out. In Los Angeles, they arrive at the address which is a bar operated by the Smiling Man. They find that they are in the middle of a gang war between the Smiling Man and Razor, the latter looking to distribute illegal drugs into the city. When Stud and Larry save the Smiling Man's life, he recruits them to his cause and offers to help. While talking with the Smiling Man, Stud becomes attracted to the mute Sarah.
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