Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Across 110th street is set in harlem, new york, where 110th street is an informal boundary line, separating harlem from central park. Across 110th street is an actionpacked crime drama from director barry sheer and based on the novel by the same name by wally ferris. New york film locations from the movie across 110th street starring anthony quinn. Johnson and his orchestra harlem clavinette bobby womack and peace if you dont want my love j. Credited to bobby womack and peace, who had a hit previously with harry hippie, it was composed by b. The police must find them before the sadistic mafia henchman nick dsalvio anthony franciosa reaches them first.
Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time. Film director quentin tarantino used across 110th street which, in a different version, had been the title song of the 1972 movie in the opening and closing sequences of his 1997 film jackie brown. Across 110th street pimps tryin to catch a woman thats weak. Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up king of the pimping game. Bobby womacks songs stream online music songs listen. Across 110th street is one of the finest and most successful creations to. The original uk cinema version was cut by the bbfc with edits made to nearly all the fight scenes. Or, if you dont get it, imagine 48hrs without eddie murphys fast talk. Johnson and his orchestra hang on in there bobby womack and peace quicksand j. The film was directed by barry shear and based on the novel by wally farris. Across 110th street trailer directed by barry shear and starring frank adu, frank arno, joseph attles, paul benjamin, ed bernard.
It followed the release of the film across 110th street with its title song by bobby. Dec 21, 2007 mix bobby womack across 110th street youtube. I give this movie 4 stars because it came across like an episode of miami vice, the. The single was released in february 1973 on the united artists label. Mar 25, 2012 across 110th street 1972, park circus, 102 min, usa, dir. And who better to do that than three film critics from the pacific northwest.
Although the inconsistency of the approach precluded a musical statement along the lines of superfly, its an interesting find for those looking for littleheeded early70s soul with funk and rock influences. This is the only blaxploitation film to have achieved lasting artistic merit if thats not a contradiction in terms. After a robbery in harlem turns into a scene of mass murder, promising young black police officer william pope yaphet kotto is assigned to the case, along with surly, prejudiced italianamerican cop frank mattelli anthony quinn. Yet they are not officially considered part of a film s score. Bobby can be considered the godfather to hip hop awareness songs. Detroit 9000 1973, black caesar 1973, year of the dragon 1985, the exterminator 1980, report to the commissioner 1975. Across 110th street is the soundtrack from the 1972 film of the same name a must see film if youre into the genre. This lofi track is from a cassette recording of our gig in norfolk, virginia. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Able to shine in the spotlight as a singer or behind the scenes as an instrumentalist and songwriter, womack never got his due from pop audiences, but during the late 60s and much of the. Mattelli are two new york city cops trying to break the case.
Featuring anthony quinn, yaphet kotto, antonio fargas, gloria hendry and others. Across 110th street is a single by bobby womack, from the soundtrack and film of the same name that starred anthony quinn and yaphet kotto. Robert dwayne womack born in cleveland, ohio, usa on march 4, 1944, died june 27, 2014, was an american singersongwriter and guitarist. Commonly associated with the blaxploitation genre at the time, it has received considerable critical praise from writer greil marcus and others for surpassing the limitations of that genre. Johnsonin kanssa musiikin elokuvaan across 110th street. The second disc features womacks two subsequent studio lps, facts of life 1973 and looking for a love again 1974, which were. Across 110th street is the 1972 crime drama about an african american police lieutenant who has to join forces with a racist police captain to solve a murder case. Across 110th street is a 1972 american crime drama film starring anthony quinn, yaphet kotto, and anthony franciosa, and directed by barry shear.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Bobby womack across 110th street lyrics genius lyrics. Across 110th street is a 1972 american action crime film directed by barry shear and starring yaphet kotto, anthony quinn, anthony franciosa and paul benjamin. Watch the video for across 110th street from bobby womacks greatest hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. This has what must be the original version of the bobby womack song of same name. Able to shine in the spotlight as a singer or behind the scenes as an instrumentalist and songwriter, womack never got his due from pop audiences, but during the late 60s and much of the 70s, he was a. The title track became popular during its initial 1972 release and later would be played during the opening and closing scenes of the film, jackie brown, years later. Across 110th street 40th anniversary edition burning shed. His work has been used in several other popular films, includingmeet the parents 2000, ali 2001 and american gangster 2007. A veteran who paid his dues for over a decade before getting his shot at solo stardom, bobby womack persevered through tragedy and addiction to emerge as one of soul musics great survivors. The film is set in harlem and takes its name from 110th street, the traditional dividing line between harlem and central park that functioned as an informal boundary of race and class in 1970s new york city. I had the pleasure of playing lead guitar for bobby womack in a 1973 bus tour crossing america for over 30,000 miles.
First off, we talk about 1972s across 110th street, which grittily depicts the investigation of a robbery during a 24hour period. Johnson across 110th street 341 from the film across 110th street barry shear, us, 1972 source. Across 110th street by bobby womack by le0pard, september 23, 2016. Anthony quinn and yaphet kotto in across 110th street 1972 anthony franciosa in across 110th. This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of needle dropped songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. The soundtrack to a relatively littleknown 1972 blaxploitation film featured songs written and performed by bobby womack, as well as a musical score by j. Listen free to bobby womack across 110th street across 110th street, harlem. In 2010 it was digitized in high definition 1080i and broadcast on mgm hd. Quentin tarantino has since brought the title song back into the public consciousness by using it in the opening sequence one of the best ever i have to say of his film, jackie brown another must see film.
Bobby womack passed away this evening at the age of 70. Filmed long before the harlem renaissance, across 110th street takes place in scene after scene of appalling squalor, save for a brief visit to mafioso anthony franciosas central park apartment. Crime, blaxploitation, thriller, police procedural. Another hit album released after understanding was the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film, across 110th street. With anthony quinn, yaphet kotto, anthony franciosa, frank adu. Harlem streets that were once in the palm of his hand. The march 31 issue of billboard reported that it was his fourth hit in a year. Bobby across 110th street womack passes harlem world magazine. Across 110th street is a 1972 american crime drama film starring anthony quinn, yaphet kotto, and anthony franciosa. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police. Jackie lynton the ballad of hank mccain 423 from the film les intouchables machine gun mccain. Though they have something in common at certain places, across the 110th street belongs to different genre, namely, a film noir. The song has also appeared in the soundtracks for jackie brown and american gangster the.
Mean streets across 110th street american cinematheque. Bobby womack harry hippy live 1973 by kevin shrieve. Fact of life hell be there when the sun goes down, across 110th street 1972 barry shear. Across 110th street 1972 bythebook africanamerican lieutenant william pope yaphet kotto has to work with crude, racist but streetwise italianamerican captain frank mattelli anthony quinn in the nypds 27th precinct. Anthony quinn, yaphet kotto, anthony franciosa, frank adu. Two new york city cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to. Marvin gaye inner city blues make me wanna holler duration.
At the time i was living in nyc on 110th street at broadway. Gordon played the villain diangelo in hell up in harlem 1973. Across 110th street is the title song for the crime drama film of the same name released in 1972. Womack wrote and originally recorded the rolling stones first uk no. For the week ending may 5, 1973 with the single in its sixth. Short animated films based on actual donald trump audio clips, handdrawn by academy award nominee bill plympton. Some viewers might take this film for socalled blaxploitation film like coffy or shaft. Is it a simple blaxploitation film the way its reputation suggests, or is there something deep underneath. Coolerthancool anthony quinn leads a hot cast, including anthony franciosa and yaphet kotto, in a hairraising motion picture herald cop thriller that packs a double barrel of gory vengeance raw, ugly and. Across 110th street is the title song for the crime drama film of the same name. Originally the theme song for a movie of the same name, across 110th street, tells the harrowing story of the heartbreak of poverty after the triumph of the civil rights movement.
Across 110th street by bobby womack by le0pard, september 23, 2016 this is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of needle dropped songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Listen to songs by bobby womack on myspace, stream free online music by bobby womack. With max julien, don gordon, richard pryor, carol speed. Across 110th street is a 1972 american action crime film directed by barry shear and starring. Later that year, womack scored the blaxploitation flick across 110th street. Yeah, this film s theme song doesnt exactly have the most subtle of lyrics, but it sure is one funky little ditty, and is. Bobby womack has had his fingers in so many different pies that his career has probably suffered for it. Oct 05, 2012 across 110th street trailer directed by barry shear and starring frank adu, frank arno, joseph attles, paul benjamin, ed bernard. Across 110th street slicker than a harlem shakedown, across 110th street hits hard cue with a jackedup, smackeddown thrillride through the hellraisin hoods of harlem. Across 110th street by various artists on amazon music. Two new york city cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the mafia and start a gang war. Kino lorber includes both the film and a trailer, but no other extras. Listen free to bobby womack across 110th street across 110th street, harlem clavinette and more. Commonly associated with the blaxploitation genre at the time, it has received considerable critical praise from writer greil.