Sunset Boulevard is a lucrative place to work for the Black Baron, a pimp with a distinctive red and yellow Rolls Royce and plenty of girls on his books. He don't take no mess from his girls, his madam or his competitors and viciously defends his patch. First, he clobbers the Mob who attempt to move in on his patch. Second, he tracks down one of his girls who runs off with a suitcase full of his cash. Third, he disposes of two policemen. But by now he knows his pimping days are numbered, so after a final explosive gun battle he switches to being his alter ego, mild-mannered businessman Ron who lives out in the leafy suburbs with an unsuspecting wife and family.
Practical Effects
That red-and-yellow Rolls Royce is the real star.
Costume
The Baron's fur coats and platform boots are unmatched.
Production
Shot on actual Sunset Boulevard with zero permits, obviously.
Director
Matt Cimber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 1970s blaxploitation wave that gave Black audiences action heroes Hollywood refused to—though critics debate whether films like this empowered or exploited.
Director Matt Cimber later married Jayne Mansfield and directed the infamous 'Butterfly'—this was somehow NOT his most chaotic career choice.
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