Black Eye (Full Frame)

VHS, 98 minutes, WARNER

Since he gave up his police badge, Shep Stone's tried to make a go of it as a P.I. A snoop job here, a shake-down there: work hasn't exactly poured into the rundown bar where he occupies a stool keeping office hours. But one night, Stone walks into his apartment-and into a room where a murder victim is still warm...and the killer is lying in wait for Stone. Fred Williamson("From Dusk Till Dawn," "Black Caesar") plays Stone whose search for a murder spins into a spider's web of suspense linking a religious cult, a porno ring, a missing person and a notorious drug underground. Labeled "The Hammer" because of his gridiron style, the former football attacks the role of Stone with the same hard-hitting direct style. From a high-rent highrise to a dilapidated amusement park, from alleyways to the beach, Stone sorts out clues, sidesteps an increasing number of corpses and shows tough guys what tough is all about. He gets a couple of C-notes in advance for his trouble. He dishes out much more in excitement.