The Slams

1973 film by Jonathan Kaplan

The Slams

Film poster by John Solie

Directed by| Jonathan Kaplan
Written by| Richard DeLong Adams
Produced by| Gene Corman
Starring| Jim Brown
Judy Pace
Roland Bob Harris
Cinematography| Andrew Davis
Edited by| Morton Tubor
Music by| Luther Henderson

Production
company

Penelope Productions

Distributed by| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date

* September 26, 1973 (1973-09-26)

Running time

| 91 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

The Slams is a 1973 American action film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Jim Brown.

## Plot

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Curtis Hook (Jim Brown) is caught by the police after a heist. In jail, Curtis has to deal with people who want to know where he stashed the loot while also trying to get out of jail in time to get the money before its hiding place is demolished.

## Cast

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* Jim Brown as Curtis X. Hook
* Judy Pace as Iris Daniels
* Roland Bob Harris as Captain Stambell (credited as Roland 'Bob' Harris)
* Paul Harris as Jackson Barney (credited as Paul E. Harris)
* Frank DeKova as Capiello
* Ted Cassidy as Glover
* Frenchia Guizon as Macey
* John Dennis as Sergeant Morella / Flood
* Jac Emel as Zack
* Quinn K. Redeker as The Warden (credited as Quinn Redeker)

## Tagline

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JIM BROWN goes over the wall to flash with a million $ stash.

## Production

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The film was produced by Gene Corman, brother of famous B-movie producer Roger Corman. Gene hired Kaplan on the basis of the director's handling of the black subplot in Roger Corman's The Student Teachers. The only requirement was that Kaplan meet with Jim Brown. "I found him to be quite sweet, quite charming," says Kaplan.[1]

Kaplan found Gene Corman a far more hands on producer than his brother, casting the movie and using his own editor. The film was shot on location mostly at Lincoln Heights Prison in Los Angeles.[1]

Brown wanted to fight someone bigger than him in a fight scene so Ted Cassidy was cast. Kaplan said he found the way to keep Brown engaged in the movie was to get him involved in some sort of competition, so he organised people to play chess with him in between takes.[1]

"We got along because I treated him like an actor, not like an ex-football player," said Kaplan.[2]

## Reception

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Dennis Schwartz gave it a C+ and said the film "Aims to prove that blacks like whites can also play amoral criminal hero roles with a straight face and a smirk."[3] Critic Mike McGranaghan gave it 3 out of 4 and wrote: "It's everything you could ever want from a Jim Brown prison movie."[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Jonathan Kaplan on The Slams at Trailers From Hell
2. ^ Taylor, Paul (1 Feb 1989). "Keep on Truckin' - Jonathan Kaplan". Monthly Film Bulletin (56.661 ed.).
3. ^ Dennis Schwartz (2012). "SLAMS, THE – Dennis Schwartz Reviews".
4. ^ "The Aisle Seat - The Slams". aisleseat.com.

## External links

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* The Slams at IMDb

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Films directed by Jonathan Kaplan

* Night Call Nurses (1972)
* The Student Teachers (1973)
* The Slams (1973)
* Truck Turner (1974)
* White Line Fever (1975)
* Mr. Billion (1977)
* Over the Edge (1979)
* 11th Victim (1979)
* The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980)
* The Gentleman Bandit (1981)
* Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
* Girls of the White Orchid (1983)
* Project X (1987)
* The Accused (1988)
* Immediate Family (1989)
* Unlawful Entry (1992)
* Love Field (1992)
* Bad Girls (1994)
* Reform School Girl (1994)
* In Cold Blood (1996)
* Brokedown Palace (1999)

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