Melinda

Blaxploitation superstars Calvin Lockhart, Rosalind Cash, Vonetta McGee and Jim Kelly take on the mob in this super-charged, action-packed thriller. When Melinda Lewis (McGee) is found brutally murdered in his L.A. apartment, smooth-talking disk jockey Frankie J. Parker (Lockhart) turns sleuth to clear his name. Chased and attacked by junkies, dealers and thugs, Frankie soon learns Melinda is the ex-mistress of a Chicago mobster and has evidence the gangster wants back. Enlisting the aid of a jealous ex-flame (Cash) and a karate master from the hood (Kelly, in his screen debut), Frankie sets out to track down the mob boss who framed him and avenge Melinda's death. A box-office success on its original release, Melinda was one of the few Blaxploitation films produced, written and directed by African-Americans and boasts a fantastic funk score by R&B legend Jerry Butler and Grammy winner Jerry Peters.

• UPC: 888574389574
• Release: 2016-03-22
• Content Provider: Warner
• Runtime: 109:00
• Genre: Drama
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• Format: DVD-NTSC
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• Aspect: 4 X 3 FULL FRAME, Original Aspect Ratio - 1.33
• Rating: NR
• Audio: Mono 1.0 - English
• Color/BW: B/W
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• Copyright: I Was an American Spy (c) 1951/Renewed (c) 1979, Package Design (c) 2009 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
• Number of Discs: 1
• Disc Format: DVD