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Slaughter

Play trailer Poster for Slaughter R,  1972,  1h 32m,  Action Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
After his parents are killed by a car bomb, a former Green Beret named Slaughter (Jim Brown) begins investigating and is shocked to discover they were targets of a Mafia hit. He decides to settle the score on his own and successfully takes out some of the gangsters responsible before being caught by police. Now faced with a murder charge, Slaughter strikes a deal with government officials to have the charges dropped provided he can find and kill another gangster who's since fled to Mexico.

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Roger Greenspun New York Times May 10, 2005
Jim Brown plays Slaughter as if he hated doing it, which is to his credit. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Dec 27, 2025
2/4
A routine programmer. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aug 5, 2023
C
An absurd macho Mafia thriller. Go to Full Review
Rossi Jackson New Pittsburgh Courier Dec 13, 2021
Most of the action is staged so badly and the dialogue delivered so awkwardly that the effect is ludicrous. Go to Full Review
Samuel A. Hay Baltimore Afro-American Jul 28, 2020
You wonder what exactly is the meaning of this. Go to Full Review
Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press Jan 6, 2020
There are no saving good Bad Movie standards to rescue Slaughter. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Starrett

Director

Jim Brown

Slaughter

Stella Stevens

Ann

Rip Torn

Dominic Hoffo

Don Gordon

Harry

Cameron Mitchell

A.W. Price

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Movie Info

Synopsis After his parents are killed by a car bomb, a former Green Beret named Slaughter (Jim Brown) begins investigating and is shocked to discover they were targets of a Mafia hit. He decides to settle the score on his own and successfully takes out some of the gangsters responsible before being caught by police. Now faced with a murder charge, Slaughter strikes a deal with government officials to have the charges dropped provided he can find and kill another gangster who's since fled to Mexico.
Director
Jack Starrett
Producer
Monro Sachson
Screenwriter
Mark Hanna, Don Williams
Production Co
American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 16, 1972, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 32m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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