One Down, Two to Go
| One Down, Two to Go | |
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| Directed by | Fred Williamson |
| Written by | Fred Williamson |
| Starring | Fred Williamson Jim Brown Richard Roundtree Jim Kelly |
| Music by | Herb Hetzer Joe Trunzo |
Production companies | Po' Boy Productions Camelot Films |
| Distributed by | Almi Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million[1] |
| Box office | $1 million[2] |
One Down, Two to Go is a 1982 American
action drama film written and directed by Fred Williamson and starring Williamson, Jim Brown, Richard Roundtree and Jim Kelly.[3] This is the third film to star Williamson, Brown, and Kelly, following Three the Hard Way and Take a Hard Ride. Williamson, Brown, and Roundtree would reunite nearly fifteen years later in Original Gangstas
.
Synopsis
Chuck Wells (
Production
In order to make the fights look more authentic during the fictitious martial arts tournament in the opening of the film they are in fact real and not staged, the winner of each fight got paid $500 and the loser $100.[citation needed]
Cast
- Fred Williamson as Cal
- Jim Brown as "J"
- Jim Kelly as Chuck
- Richard Roundtree as Ralph
- Paula Sills as Teri
- Laura Loftus as Sally
- Joe Spinell as Joe Spangler
- Tom Signorelli as Mario
- John Gruitz as Bob
- Richard Noyce as Hank
- Peter Dane as Ross
- Victoria Haleas Mrs. Rossi
- Warrington Winters as Sheriff Lucas
- Louis Neglia as Armando
- Aaron Banks as The Announcer
Reception
The film opened November 11, 1982 at the Woods Theatre in Chicago. It had grossed over $1 million in its first month.[1]
References
- ^ a b c One Down, Two to Go at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ Robert Firsching (2016). "One Down, Two To Go". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ American Film Institute - One Down, Two to Go (1983), Synopsis
- ^ a b American Film Institute - One Down, Two to Go (1983), CAST
- ^ Black Enterprise, Sep 1982 - Page 38 ONE MORE FOR THE PO' BOYS
- '^ 80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures, By Daniel R. Budnik - Page 34 One Down Two to Go
- ^ TV Guide - One Down Two To Go, Cast
- ^ Imdb - One Down, Two to go (1982), Cast
