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Trouble Man is a 1972 American blaxploitation crime thriller film directed by Ivan Dixon and produced and released by 20th Century Fox. The film stars Robert Hooks as "Mr. T.", a hard-edged private detective who tends to take justice into his own hands. It is still of note today for its soundtrack, written, produced and performed by Marvin Gaye.
Apr 14, 1973 · Trouble Man: Directed by Ivan Dixon. With Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, William Smithers. A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out of the way.
Trouble Man. T (Robert Hooks) is a slick detective who's done very well for himself, but still runs his operation from the same mean streets he grew up on in South Central Los Angeles. His latest ...
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Trouble Man marked the feature film directorial debut of television actor and director Ivan Dixon and contained the only film music score composed by singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye (1939-1984). Music from the score, including the title song, was used extensively in the 2005 Paramount Pictures release Four Brothers , directed by John Singleton.
Police Sergeant (as Tom Hernandez) Danny Lopez. ... Danny (as Danny 'Little Red' Lopez) Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Harry Caesar. ... Walter - Pool Room Patron (uncredited) Eddie Garrett.
Dec 14, 2012 · Shaft is the better-known picture, but Trouble Man is a strong film with a legacy hobbled by three things. Beyond his car, Mr. T lacks any readily accessible iconography for a mass audience.
Overview. It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set up the death of a collector for a rival gang lord. It looks like it's up to T to hold a gang war from breaking out, keep the police off his back ...
