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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 10/16/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Action, Blaxploitation

A man moves to the small and racially divided town where his bar-owning brother was murdered after he refused to pay crooked white cops for "protection." When he is threatened himself, he calls in some hefty men to help him, but they instead decide to take over the town. In order to oust the baddies, the hero becomes a one-man army with a mission. This blaxploitationer features the action hero, Fred Williamson. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide

Fred Williamson - Duke
Pam Grier - Aretha
Thalmus Rasulala - Roy
Tony King - T.J.
Bernie Hamilton - Harley

MGM's DVD edition of Bucktown, a part of their budget-priced "Soul Cinema" line, serves up its film in a decent no-frills edition. The video is surprisingly good for such an old film, boasting a widescreen transfer that is reasonably colorful and crisp for its age. There is bit of artifacting in one nightclub scene, but the disc otherwise delivers a sharp picture that is free of defects. The mono Dolby Digital audio track lacks the sonic sparkle of a stereo mix, but delivers a clean, sharp soundtrack (Spanish and French subtitles are offered in place of foreign language soundtracks). The only extra offered on the Bucktown disc is a trailer. It's a pretty entertaining trailer, but those unfamiliar with the film may want to avoid watching before the film because it utilizes most of the film's action set pieces. All in all, =Bucktown is a solid DVD package that will please the budget-minded blaxploitation enthusiast. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide