Slaughter (American International Pictures) (1972)

SLAUGHTER’ SYNOPSIS (Not for publication ) In one violent hour, the world of a proud, arrogant exGreen Beret captain named Slaughter (JIM BROWN) blows up. A bomb kills his mother and fatally wounds his father. At the hospital in Cleveland, Slaughter, griefstricken, repulses an aggressive, beautiful black girl, Kim Walker (MARLENE CLARK), who says she’s a magazine photographer. Picking up a gun at home, Slaughter visits his father’s white mistress, Jenny (MARION BRASH), a Syndicate contact like Slaughter senior, to demand the killer’s name. Shots through a window fell Jenny. Dying, she reveals the mob will fly the killer out that night and Slaughter charges in pursuit. At an airstrip he surprises three thugs loading a light plane, kills one, wrecks the plane, but one escapes. Waiting police take Slaughter to the station where A. W. Price (CAMERON MITCHELL) a bigotted federal cop tells Slaughter his attack destroyed Syndicate ledgers the government had trailed for a year. Price offers him a deal: either take a murder rap, or help find the Syndicate’s nerve center — and the escaped killer — somewhere in South America. Slaughter, checkmated, signs a confession and agrees to go. At a South American airport, Kim — actually a U.S. agent — meets Slaughter. In his hotel he fights a man who proves to be another agent, Harry Bastoli (DON GORDON). His mission is to find a secret computer, the brain of the Syndicate’s world-wide operation. Meanwhile mob lieutenant Domonick Hoffo (RIP TORN) sends his svelte, blonde girlfriend, Ann Cooper (STELLA STEVENS) to deliver substitute ledgers to Mario Felice (NORMAN ALFE), local Syndicate boss, at his casino headquarters near the capital. Hoffo follows. Though Harry urges caution, Slaughter boldly goes to the casino to see Felice and meets Ann. 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Disobeying Felice, Hoffo phones Frank Morelli (ROBERT PHILLIPS) in Los Angeles to fly down and kill Slaughter. Driving, Frank and Eddie (BUDDY GARION) another mobster, try to crush Slaughter. He escapes to confront Ann, who denies she knew about the contract and pleads to stay with him. They make love passionately. That night Slaughter and Harry plant a camera under Felice’s limousine to trace the computer. Using the photos they find the hidden complex out in the deserted countryside. At the computer complex Hoffo and Frank kill a man loyal to Felice. Felice phones Slaughter, promising to deliver the man he wants at the casino that night, in exchange for silence. But Hoffo moves to seize control. Felice discovers Hoffo has moved the computer data to another location. To clinch their victory, Hoffo, Frank and Eddie kill Felice putting Hoffo in power. At a war council with Kim and Harry, Slaughter refuses to wait for help before making the assault on the computer complex. He speeds to the villa, kills Frank and saves Harry. who has been wounded. But Hoffo escapes, roaring off in a car after blowing up the computer. Slaughter pursues in another car until Hoffo’s car plunges into a ravine and overturns, rupturing the gas tank. Slaughter descends on foot. Hoffo lies trapped in the wreckage, spilled gasoline oozing nearer. Slaughter now knows who killed his parents. Hoffo screams for help. But Slaughter flips a flaming cigaret lighter onto the gas tank. A blast annihilates the car and Hoffo. His mission accomplished, Price tears up Slaughter’s murder confession. At the road, Kim and Price watch Slaughter drive away. CREDITS POCUCOO yrs oe MONROE SACHSON AssOcinte producer 2.) DON WILLIAMS Ts 2 2 ee aeRO Re PO JACK STARRETT Screenplay by _........... MARK HANNA & DON WILLIAMS Music Composed and Conducted by........ LUCHI DE JESUS Director of photography .................... 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