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Detroit 9000 (1973)After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure. Director:Arthur MarksWriter:Orville H. Hampton (screenplay) |
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Ethel
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After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.
Plot Keywords:
street shootout | suitcase full of money | cruise ship | shot multiple times | cemetery |Taglines:
Visit the murder capital of the world--where the honkies are the minority! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 June 1975 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
Detroit Heat See more »Filming Locations:
Detroit, Michigan, USABox Office
Opening Weekend:
$2,054 (USA) (9 October 1998)Gross:
$2,054 (USA) (9 October 1998)Company Credits
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4-Track StereoColor:
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1.85 : 1
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by Brian Holland (as Holland)-Lamont Dozier (as Dozier)-Eddie Holland (as Holland)
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Original title was "Motown 9000", but could not be used for legal reasons. See more »Goofs
In the shootout at the cemetery, one character's squib is visible on his neck prior to being "shot" in the neck. See more »Soundtracks
Touch Me Jesusby Brian Holland (as Holland)-Lamont Dozier (as Dozier)-Eddie Holland (as Holland)
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Another entry into the blaxploitation genre, Arthur Marks's "Detroit 9000" has a black detective and a white detective cooperating to investigate the theft of some jewels from a congressman's fund raiser in the Motor City. For the most part the movie has a lot of the things that we expect to see in a blaxploitation flick, although they put an interesting twist on racial stereotypes: the black detective is the refined character while the white detective is the streetwise one. There was even a line or two that they obviously lifted from "Dirty Harry". Otherwise, it was just a fun movie with a funk soundtrack. Among the cast members are Hari Rhodes, Alex Rocco (Moe Greene in "The Godfather"), Vonetta McGee and Scatman Crothers (Dick Hallorann in "The Shining").
Detroit was long seen as the backbone of the US economy and now it's bankrupt. Geez.