Abar, the First Black Superman (1977)

Directed by

Frank Packard

Genre

superhero film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A black superhero uses his powers to fight crime and injustice in his community. The movie follows his battles against villains and his efforts to protect those around him.

low-budgetcampypulpenergeticdatedself-seriousformulaic

What happens

Abar, The First Black Superman is a 1977 blaxploitation superhero film directed by Frank Packard and starring J. Walter Smith, Tobar Mayo, and Roxie Young. When it was released on VHS in 1990, it was re-titled In Your Face. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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