Trouble Man is a 1972 American blaxploitation crime thriller film directed by Ivan Dixon and produced and released by 20th Century-Fox. The film stars Robert Hooks as "Mr. T.", a hard-edged private detective who tends to take justice into his own hands. Its popular soundtrack is written, produced and performed by Marvin Gaye.
Black and his wife were interviewed about the making of the film in 2019 for the podcast The Projection Booth.
Critical reception
The film was featured in the 1978 Harry Medved book, The Fifty Worst Films of All Time. In contrast, Complex included Trouble Man on its 2009 list of "The 50 Best Blaxploitation Movies of All Time".
New York Times reviewer Vincent Canby described it as "a horrible movie, but worth thinking about."
Jimi Izrael of NPR called Trouble Man "a strong film" but one that "never had an entry point for mainstream audiences to grasp."
In other media
The soundtrack of the film is referred to in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the associated TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as being essential listening for Steve Rogers in understanding the modern world as it is described as "a masterpiece" that "captures the African-American experience".
See also
- List of American films of 1972
- List of blaxploitation films
References
External links
- Trouble Man film trailer