Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text to Black Action Films by James Robert Parish and George H. Hill.From the late 1960s on, one profitable Hollywood movie genre in particular has deserved more critical attention and documentation. These are the very popular, slam-bang, heavy-duty, ethnic action feature films like Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Black Caesar (1973), Black Gunn (1972), Blacula (1972), Blue Collar (1978), Cleopatra Jones (1973), Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Foxy Brown (1978), Greased Lightning (1977), Hammer (1972), Hell Up in Harlem (1973), Hit! (1973), The Lost Man (1969), The Mack (1973), Penitentiary (1979), A Piece of the Action (1977), Shaft (1971), Slaughter (1972), Soul Soldiers (1970), The Split (1968), Super Fly (1972), Three the Hard Way (1974), White Fire (1985), and Willie Dynamite (1973).In Black Action Films this vibrant movie genre is given its due in this comprehensive compilation of several exciting filmmaking decades. For each of the 235 feature films and made-for-TV movies covered, there are detailed filmographic data with full cast and credit listings, plus an essay interweaving a synopsis of the film, contemporary critical quotes, production information, and an analysis of the film and its stats.About the Authors:JAMES ROBERT PARISH, a former entertainment reporter, publicist, and book series editor, is the author of many published major biographies and reference books on the entertainment industry including Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You; The Hollywood Book of Extravagance; It’s Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks; The Hollywood Book of Breakups; Fiascos: Hollywood’s Iconic Flops; The Hollywood Book of Scandals; The Hollywood Book of Love; Katharine Hepburn: The Untold Story; Hollywood Divas; Jet Li; Hollywood Bad Boys; The Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood; The Hollywood Book of Death; Whoopi Goldberg; Rosie: Rosie O’Donnell’s Biography; The Unofficial “Murder, She Wrote” Casebook; Today’s Black Hollywood; Let’s Talk! America’s Favorite TV Talk Show Hosts; Prison Pictures from Hollywood; Ghosts and Angels in Hollywood Films; Prostitution in Mainstream Cinema; The Jeanette MacDonald Story; The RKO Gals; Hollywood’s Great Love Teams; The Paramount Pretties; and The Fox Girls. Mr. Parish is a frequent oncamera interviewee on cable and network TV for documentaries on the performing arts. The author resides in Studio City, California.* * * *GEORGE H. HILL who lived in Los Angeles, was a historian of African-American black involvement and the author of numerous books.