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Abby
Why this pick
Its 1970s Black urban milieu, occult force, and unapologetically lurid horror energy make it a close tonal companion to Sugar Hill.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1974 1h 31m USA
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Blackenstein
Why this pick
For Sugar Hill’s blend of vintage genre excess and Black-led horror: it delivers an earnest, eccentric monster-movie spin with period exploitation flavor.
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Coffy
Why this pick
It trades zombies for ruthless crime-world retaliation, but shares Sugar Hill’s formidable heroine, personal stakes, and satisfying vigilante momentum.
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Foxy Brown
Why this pick
Another fiercely stylish 1970s revenge picture built around a woman who takes control against brutal criminals, with bold attitude and pulpy intensity.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The story centers on Diana "Sugar" Hill (Bey), a photographer in Houston whose boyfriend, nightclub owner Langston (Larry D. Johnson), has been killed by mob boss Morgan (Robert Quarry) and his men when he refused to sell the club to Morgan. Sugar seeks the help of a former voodoo queen named Mama Maitresse (Zara Cully) to take revenge on Morgan and his thugs. Mama summons the voodoo lord of the dead, Baron Samedi (Don Pedro Colley), who enlists his army of zombies to destroy the men who killed Langston and now want the club. Investigating the killings is Sugar's former boyfriend, police Lt. Valentine (Richard Lawson (actor)).
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Marki Bey
Diana 'Sugar' Hill
Robert Quarry
Morgan
Betty Anne Rees
Celeste
Richard Lawson
Valentine
Zara Cully
Mama Maitresse
Don Pedro Colley
Baron Samedi
Charles Robinson
Fabulous