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Episode 280 · Film year 1974

Sugar Hill (1974)

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Sugar Hill (1974)
Episode 280 · The Projection Booth
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Show notes

In Paul Maslansky's Sugar Hill, Diana "Sugar" Hill (Marki Bey) summons Baron Samedi (Don Pedro Colley), a voudou spirit, and his army of zombies to exact revenge on Morgan (Robert Quarry) and his racist thugs.

Interviews include director Maslansky, star Colley, and vodun/voudou scholar Joy Bostic.

Heather Drain and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss this horror/blaxploitation film.

Labels: Blaxploitation Chris Stachiw Don Pedro Colley Fred Williamson George Lucas Heather Drain Joy Bostic Larry Cohen Paul Maslansky

Music credits

  • "Voodoo Woman Blues" - Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon
  • "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" - Jimi Hendrix
  • "Supernatural Voodoo Woman (Pt.1)" - The Originals
  • "Supernatural Voodoo Woman (Pt.2)" - The Originals
  • "Devil Woman" - Cliff Richard

Links & resources

Episodes that share keywords with this one.

Episode 166 ·

Boss Nigger (1974)

Shared: Don Pedro Colley, Fred Williamson, Blaxploitation

Fred "The Hammer" Williamson

Episode 336 ·

THX-1138 (1971)

Shared: Don Pedro Colley, George Lucas

Brian Jay Jones, Matthew Robbins, Maggie McOmie, Bruce Chesse and others

Episode 155 ·

Bone (1972)

Shared: Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen, Joe Bannerman

Comments (1)

  1. Hound
    Such a great movie.

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