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RUNTIME
Did you know
82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Bad Bunch
"They're cool, free and wild . . . and they own the streets!"
1973 1h 22m EN
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5.6
MID
★5.6TMDB · 7
Drama
Synopsis
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A white ex-GI goes to a black ghetto to deliver a letter from his buddy, a black soldier who died in Vietnam. When he arrives there he encounters hostility and trouble from all sides.
“They're cool, free and wild . . . and they own the streets!”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Greydon Clark
Jim
Tom Johnigarn
Tom / Makimba
Jacqulin Cole
Nancy Dorian
Bambi Allen
Bobbi
Aldo Ray
Lt. Stans
Jock Mahoney
Sgt. Berry
Al Richardson
Hugh Warden
Hooker's Customer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Greydon Clark
- Writers
- Greydon Clark, Alvin L. Fast
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Greydon Clark and Tom Johnigarn and Jacqulin Cole carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "They're cool, free and wild . . . and they own the streets!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0130488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Greydon Clark directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Greydon Clark and Tom Johnigarn and Jacqulin Cole carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "They're cool, free and wild . . . and they own the streets!".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0130488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 82 min · 1h 22m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Greydon Clark
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- GR
Greydon Clark Productions
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- vietnam
- hostility
- ghetto
- blaxploitation cinema
- soldier
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1973-10-01R
Also known as
International titles
- Nigger LoverUS
- The Bad BunchUS
- The BrothersUS
- Mothers, Fathers and LoversUS
- Kiss the Establishment GoodbyeUS
- TomUS
