TNT Jackson

TNT Jackson
Original film poster by John Solie.
Directed byCirio Santiago
Written by
Produced byCirio Santiago
Starring
CinematographyPhilip Sacdalan
Edited by
Music byTito Sotto
Production
companies
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release dates
  • June 8, 1974 (1974-06-08) (Philippines)
  • July 7, 1975 (1975-07-07) (United States)
Running time
  • 68 minutes (UK)
  • 72 minutes (US)
Countries
  • United States
  • Philippines
Languages
  • English
  • Filipino
  • Tagalog
Box officeUS$1.3 million[1][2]

TNT Jackson, released in the Philippines as Dynamite Wong and T.N.T. Jackson, is a 1974 American blaxploitation film produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago.[3] The script was originally written by actor Dick Miller, but Roger Corman had it rewritten in the Philippines by expatriate American actor Ken Metcalfe.[1]

Plot

The film is about Diana Jackson (aka TNT), who learns her brother is missing. She suspects a powerful gangster and his friends are behind the disappearance. Determined to get at the truth, she goes to Hong Kong, and along with a friend named Joe, wages war on the criminal gang she's out to nail.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 74-75
  2. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  3. ^ "Roger Corman's Cult Classic's Lethal Ladies Collection : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". dvdtalk.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.


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