{"id":3427,"date":"2024-08-28T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=3427"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:23:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:23:46","slug":"tnt-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2024\/08\/28\/tnt-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"TNT Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"TNT Jackson <\/strong>(1975)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New World\/Action\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 72 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated R (language, strong violence, nudity, drugs)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Cirio H. Santiago\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Ken Metcalfe and Dick Miller\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Tito Sotto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Philip Sacdalan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: July 7, 1975 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Jeannie Bell, Stan Shaw, Pat Anderson, Ken Metcalf, Max Alvarado, Chiquito, Percy Gordon, Imelda Ilanan, Chris Cruz, Leo Martin, John Gamble.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Box Office: $1.3M (US)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Remember the old commercials for Blow Pops that proclaimed \u201cTwo great American treats in one!\u201d? I couldn\u2019t help but think of that slogan as I watched TNT Jackson<\/strong>, a low-budget mix of blaxploitation and chop-socky. Granted, the latter thing isn\u2019t technically American, but I bet the Chinese never thought of topless kung fu fighting. HA! I got you there!<\/p>\n

\u00a0I didn’t realize TNT Jackson <\/strong>was a New World picture until I started watching the DVD I picked up for $1 at a flea market. When I saw that, I knew I was in for an exploitation treat. In \u201975, schlockmeister Roger Corman was still in charge of the studio. His motto may as well have been \u201cI never met a genre I couldn\u2019t exploit.\u201d He\u2019d take them on two or three at a time, sparing every expense in the process.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The plot, such as it is, has Diana “TNT” Jackson (Bell, Disco 9000) coming to Hong Kong to search for her brother’s killer. She suspects that it has something to do with his involvement with a heroin smuggling ring led by a powerful gangster, Sid (Metcalf, Enter the Ninja). As she hunts for answers, they come to believe she might be behind the recent thefts of shipments. The only who doesn\u2019t think so is Charlie (Shaw, Harlem Nights), one of Sid\u2019s right-hand men. None of this matters in the slightest to TNT. She just wants to find out who killed her brother and get revenge. If she happens to take down the ring in the process, so be it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Directed by Cirio Santiago (Death Force), TNT Jackson<\/strong> is amateurish and cheaply made. It looks like it was made on a budget of $500 if that. It\u2019s artistically sloppy and horrendously acted. Bell is no Pam Grier or Tamara Dobson. Her character is the bargain basement version of Cleopatra Jones. The villains aren’t particularly memorable; they’re just your everyday Hong Kong heroin smugglers. One gang member wants to take over the business. And you can bet your life there\u2019s an undercover fed among them. If nothing else, TNT Jackson<\/strong> is consistent in terms of plot. It\u2019s just like countless other low-budget martial arts action movies.<\/p>\n

\u00a0TNT does have some decent fighting skills though. She can even fight topless if she has to (or doesn\u2019t have to). In one scene, she takes on about a half-dozen attackers with her boobs bouncing and jiggling. Hey, don\u2019t knock it. It could be a diversionary tactic. She gets off a few good lines. My favorite is when she finds out her brother is dead. She says, “I’m gonna get him whoever is responsible. I’m gonna find ’em and I’m gonna bust the mother f***er to pieces.” I love this sort of tough guy…. er, girl dialogue. The fight scenes are a bit on the clumsy side, but it\u2019s still cool to see our heroine beat the hell out of multiple bad guys and one bad girl.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The only actor in TNT Jackson<\/strong> I\u2019m familiar with is Stan Shaw. It\u2019s kind of funny seeing him sporting a big Afro, but it is the mid-70s. This means you should also expect to see outfits that look like something you\u2019d see on an old Soul Train rerun.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Technically, TNT Jackson<\/strong> is a bad movie, but it\u2019s also a New World movie meaning it\u2019s a special breed of bad movie. It\u2019s one of those campy low-budget exploitation movies that were staples at 42nd Street grindhouse theaters. Although it falls on the lower end of the B-movie spectrum, it’s still entertaining. I’ve seen better than TNT Jackson<\/strong> and I’ve seen worse. It\u2019s pure schlock and should be taken as such. At 72 minutes, it\u2019s not a huge time commitment. It\u2019s enjoyable without being any good.<\/p>\n

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