Hot Potato (1976)
April 9, 1976Release Date
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Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
![Jim Kelly](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36810-jim-kelly.webp)
Jim Kelly
Jones
![George Memmoli](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3230-george-memmoli.webp)
George Memmoli
Leonardo Pizzarelli / White Rhino
![Geoffrey Binney](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Geoffrey Binney
Johnny Chicago
![Sam Hiona](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sam Hiona
Carter Rangoon
![Irene Tsu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15297-irene-tsu.webp)
Irene Tsu
Detective Sgt. Pam Varaje
![Oscar Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/542694-oscar-williams.webp)
Oscar Williams
Director
![Judith Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76186-judith-brown.webp)
Judith Brown
Leslie / June Dunbar
![Alexandra Rose](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alexandra Rose
Writer
Media.
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Details.
Release DateApril 9, 1976
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Filming LocationsThailand
Genres
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Wiki.
Hot Potato (also known as Twist the Tiger's Tail) is a 1976 American action film written and directed by Oscar Williams. The film was a Fred Weintraub and Paul Heller production starring Jim Kelly, who also arranged his own fight scenes. Hot Potato was filmed on location in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is a follow-up to Black Belt Jones. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.This film came along toward the end of one genre in film and helped mark the beginning of a new genre. It provides a bridge from what is commonly known as blaxploitation film to the kung fu genre made popular by Bruce Lee. Hot Potato and films like it entertained the same audience as the popular black films of the early seventies i.e. Super Fly, Shaft, and Black Caesar which were opposed by the activist organizations NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). However, such films also provided an international audience. This phenomenon meant the same amount of money could be invested to make a film with less political hassle and more profits.