Slaughter (American International Pictures) (1972)

SCENE MAT 1-B° BIG GUN — Jim Brown wields a wicked weapon against the killers of an international crime syndicate in his title role in “Slaughter,’’ American International Pictures’ new screen thriller opening ...... at the Theatre. STELLA STEVENS TRIES A NEW ROLE IN ‘SLAUGHTER’ Versatile Stella Stevens, who refuses to be typecast for long, be it comedy, glamor or heavy drama, breaks new ground as a gangster’s mistress thrown headlong into an explosive affair with a black man in American International Pictures’ new feature film, “Slaughter,” starring Jim Brown in the title role which atthe 2 Theatre. plays Ann _ Cooper, blonde, beautiful and worldly, in as physically-demanding a role as any in her career, ranging from actual combat with Rip Torn to bikini-clad underwater scenes with Brown, all punctuated by travel in jets and fast cars. Still young with some 20 screen roles to her credit, Stella recently completed “Stand Up and Be Counted,” a contemporary comedy on women’s liberation for Columbia with Stella rebelling at being a mere sex object. Earlier, she played a smalltown prostitute in love with derelict Jason Robards, Jr., in “The Ballad of Cable Hogue.” She was a nun in “Where Angels Go... Trouble Follows!” and an unbalanced ingenue in “The Mad Room,” a gay young sophisticate tweaking Dean Martin in “How To Save A Marriage ... And Ruin Your Life” and Dean Martin’s Girl Friday in his first Matt Helm detective opus, “The Silencers.” “Slaughter,” which was filmed entirely in the Mexico City area, marks Stella’s third picture to be shot south of the border. She co-starred with Glenn Ford in “El Mal” and, on Acapulco location, in “Sol Madrid.” SCENE MAT 1-A BLONDE BAIT — Stella Stevens serves as the tempting bait in a trap set by killers of an international crime syndicate in “Slaughter,’’ American International Pictures’ thriller starring Jim Brown in the title role which opens at the Theatre. PUBLICITY FOOTBALL-TO-FILMS STAR HEADLINES “SLAUGHTER” Jim Brown stars in his tenth motion picture, American International’s “Slaughter,” a violent tale of a black loner compelled to accept teamwork, both white and black, for sheer survival which opens at the eee te Theatre. “Slaughter,” with Jim in the title role as an ex-Green Beret unwittingly fighting computerized crime, follows “The Grasshopper,” in which Jim starred as an ex-footbal] hero, though his previous films, with widely varying characterizations, had not touched on the pre-Hollywood career of the greatest running back football has ever known. Jim Brown was born on San Simon Island, off the Georgia coast, and came north at the age of seven with his family to New York State. At Syracuse University (A.B., 1957) Jim majored in physical education with a music minor, was an All-American halfback in football and AllAmerican center midfielder in lacrosse, The Cleveland Browns immediately tapped Jim, and over nine seasons in 118 games he gained a total of 12,312 yards. Among his records: Leading the league in rushing eight times; scoring the most touchdowns rushing (106), and scoring the most touchdowns (126). He was also All-Pro fullback every season he played. In 1964 he won the $10,000 diamond-studded Hickok Belt as the professional athlete of the year. 20th Century-Fox began to woo, Jim in 1968, when he was in Los Angeles for an all-star game. He did not plunge into a screen career, however. But after the 1964 season he decided on “Rio Conchos” as a_ one-shot, found he liked acting — and both studio and public liked him. His reception in the hugely successful “The Dirty Dozen” finally decided him on films. In swift succession he has been seen in “The Mercenaries,” “Ice Station Zebra,” “Riot,” Dark Of The Sun,” “The Split” and Ralph Nelson’s “tick... “tick... tick.” Sharing cast honors with Jim in the American International release are Stella Stevens, Rip Torn and Cameron Mitchell. CAMERON MITCHELL FEATURED IN “SLAUGHTER” Cameron Mitchell, whose residuals after four seasons of a successful television series now allow him the luxury — for an -actor — of being able to turn down job offers, can also, without loss of _face, do a guest-star stint he ‘combat, likes. Such a cameo role, brief but memorable, is his U.S. Treasury agent, A. W. Price, in American International Pictures’ “Slaughter,” action motion picture of underworld racism starring Jim Brown which opens............ at the Siete; PORE TE. Mitchell, a truly itinerant actor who has worked on both sides of the Iron Curtain, agreed to do “Slaughter” because his scenes are pivotal: He sends Brown, a black 007 fighting crime, into and salutes his man after a blood bath of baddies. Fans of several continents, happily crying “Uncle Buck!”, now recognize Mitchell on sight in the street, after his co-starring stint in NBC-TV’s Western, “High Chaparral.” Following four “Chaparral” years and continued re-runs in some 20 countries, Mitchell has recently guested on 18 other network shows and completed two features, “Buck and the Preacher,” the Sidney Poitier-Harry Belafonte starrer marking Poitier’s directing debut, and Orson Welle’s marathon, still filming, ‘The Other Side of the Wind.” SCENE MAT-2B PAUSE THAT REFRESHES — A pause in the action-packed chases and battles which highlight ‘‘Slaughter,’’ American International Pictures’ thriller opening at the Theatre is enjoyed by its stars, Stella Stevens and Jim Brown. Co-starring Rip Torn, Don Gordon, Marlene Clark and Cameron Mitchell, the film is a Samuel Z. Arkoff presentation produced by Monroe Sachson and directed by Jack Starrett from a screenplay by Mark Hanna and Don Williams. MEXICO LANDMARKS BACKGROUND ACTION IN NEW FILM THRILLER Some of Mexico’s most prized ' architecture, including its most modern and ancient structures form the background for the thrilling action and breathtaking violence in “Slaughter,” American International Pictures’ new film opening Theatre. All situated within a 33-mile radius of Mexico City, they include the 750-room Hotel Camino Real, a massive monument to Mexico’s contemporary design genius in stone, ferroconcrete and glass; the Hacienda San Juan Tlacatecpan, a_ beautiful estate built as an outlying fortress in the 16th Century and now boasting an artesian fed swimming pool, tennis and handball courts, a family chapel including a priceless 17th-century gilt altar and an ornate fiesta hall; Hacienda La Grande, a once opulent estancia now semi-deserted and the Minas de Santa Rosa, believed to be the oldest continuously operated gravel pit in the Western Hemisphere. Describing the story of an exgreen beret veteran’s. battle against an international crime syndicate with Jim Brown in the title role, “Slaughter” is replete with exciting chases, gun duels and hand-to-hand battles set against the lush background dentified only as a Latin Amer TOP STARS AND TOPICAL STORY IN “SLAUGHTER” A hard-fisted, lightning-paced story of a search for the computer brain of an international crime ring highlights the drama in “Slaughter,” American International Pictures’ action thriller opening: at the Theatre. It stars the popular black athlete-hero Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Cameron Mitchell and Rip Torn. Produced by Monroe Sachson for AIP release and directed by Jack Starrett, it also co-stars Don Gordon, Marlene Clark, Bob Phillips and Marion Brash. Principal photography took place on location in Mexico City, using backgrounds of its most luxurious hotels and villas in addition to its picturesque streets. Jim Brown portrays the central figure of the story, a proud, arrogant ex-green beret captain who sets out to avenge the death of his mother and father from a bomb planted by members of the Syndicate. The trail leads him from Cleveland, Ohio to a South American city, a battle-studded trek of danger and violence as he ferrets out the nerve center of the secret underworld organization. ican city. Joining Brown in the cast are Stella Stevens, Rip Torn and Cameron Mitchell. SCENE MAT 2-A TROUBLED COUPLE — Jim Brown and Stella Stevens reach a dramatic moment in “Slaughter,’’ American International Pictures’ action-packed thriller opening at the Theatre. The story of a black ex-green beret veteran’s vengeance trip against an international crime syndicate, the film also features Rip Torn and Cameron Mitchell in its cast. A Samuel Z. Arkoff presentation, ““Slaughter’’ was produced by Monroe Sachson and directed by Jack Starrett from a screenplay by Mark Hanna and Don Williams.