Sugar Hill

Director: Paul Maslansky Paul Maslansky

Overview

In this horror movie, a woman's fiance is killed by gangsters. To get her revenge, she conjures up a corps of zombies. The story is also known as Sugar Hill.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2011
UPC:	0883904244011
Original Release:	1974
Source:	Mgm Mod
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	2,287

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Marki Bey	Diana "Sugar" Hill
Robert Quarry	Morgan
Don Pedro Colley	Baron Samedi
Richard Lawson	Valentine
Betty Anne Rees	Celeste
Zara Cully	Mama Maitresse
Larry D. Johnson	Langston
Charles Robinson	Fabulous
Rich Hagood	Tank Watson
Ed Geldhart	O'Brien
Thomas C. Carroll	Baker
Albert J. Baker	George
Ray Simpson	King
Charles Krohn	Capt. Merrill
Jack Bell	Parkhurst
Peter Harrell III	Police Photographer
Walter Price	Preacher
Judy Hanson	Masseuse
Tony Brubaker	Head Zombie
Ed Geldart	O'Brien
Betty A. Rees	Celeste
Nick Zesses	Composer
Dino Fekaris	Composer

Technical Credits

Tim Kelly

Paul Maslansky	Director
Elliot Schick	Producer
Samuel Arkoff	Producer
Tim Kelly	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

This fusion of blaxploitation and horror is an inspired and surprisingly effective little programmer. Tim Kelly's script isn't heavy on characterization or dramatic depth but it does have a tight, well-crafted plot that plays out with the precision of a vintage E.C. Comics horror story and plenty of quotable dialogue. Marki Bey's performance is a little rough around the edges but she gets by nicely on a combination of her striking looks and a sense of commitment to the character. Her work is supported nicely by an intense yet slyly humorous performance from Don Pedro Colley as the sorcerer who assists the heroine and a deliciously nasty turn by Robert Quarry as the mean-spirited, playboy-styled villain. Most importantly, Sugar Hill boasts skillful direction by producer-turned-director Paul Maslansky: he keeps the pace lean, piles on the atmosphere and deploys the film's many shock setpieces with energy and a nice level of dark humor. In short, Sugar Hill is a gem for horror and blaxploitation fans alike and worthy of rediscovery by cult movie fanatics.