Southern Crimelord, who doesn't take no for an answer, Morgan(Robert Quarry)desires the popular club of a black businessman, Langston(Larry D Johnson)who wouldn't sell and is beaten to death by his thugs. Diana "Sugar" Hill, who was his fiancé, vows revenge and gets help from Voodoo Priestess Mama Maitresse(Zara Cully)and the summoned spirit of Baron Samedi(Don Pedro Colley). Samedi offers to assist Sugar on one condition, that she gives her soul to him. Sugar, whose love for Langston provides a burning, thriving hate for those who murdered him, accepts. The rest of the film shows how Samedi, and his undead zombies, eliminate Morgan's men. Morgan still persists in buying the club from Sugar but has no idea that she has much more in store for him. Meanwhile, detective Valentine(Richard Lawson), once a boyfriend of Sugar's, begins to find a scent leading towards Sugar regarding the ritualistic ways Morgan's men are found murdered.
Tame blaxploitation revenge voodoo horror flick, has lots of attitude and colorful characters. I really enjoyed Colley's outrageous Baron Samedi with his demented eyes, plated teeth displaying a wicked grin enjoying "playtime" with his victims, and giant top hat. Quite a flashy character, played to the hilt with gusto. I couldn't get enough of him..a real hoot. He's always present when Morgan's men are about to meet their impending doom. Marki Bey, as Sugar, is tough-talking, foxy and fine..a representative of the Pam Grier model. You mess with her and there's hell to pay, that's for sure. Bey has an authority to her and I think that's an essential ingredient in a film such as this. Nothing wimpy about this chick, and she doesn't cower to nobody. Quarry is terrific as her arch nemesis...a real, slimy, racist bastard who treats the men under him like cattle. Betty Anne Rees is Celeste, Morgan's mistreated lover. Despite how he pushes her around, talking down to her as if she were swine, Celeste isn't a sympathetic character. Nope, she a rude, crude smart-Aleck, who is just as racist as the one she pampers. I loved Celeste's reactions towards Morgan's attractions to Sugar. There's even an amusing little fight between Sugar and Celeste for our enjoyment..guess who wins this skirmish? Cully is also quite a memorable character as Mama Maitresse, a voodoo queen you don't want as an enemy. Along with Samedi and Maitresse, Morgan never has a prayer. And, those zombies..aren't they a creepy brood! Covered head to toe in cob-webs, with pale skin, eyes of silver, and long hideous finger nails, these zombies are often photographed coming directly towards the screen..quite an eerie sight. If you are not a demanding viewer, accepting that "Sugar Hill" is simply a film about supernatural revenge, then there's fun to be had. The murders, quite imaginatively set-up and executed with tongue-firmly-in-cheek, aren't graphic, but seeing Morgan and his men squirming and pleading for their lives as Samedi and Sugar smile with glee, is grand. The title song, Supernatural Voodoo Woman, is out of sight, baby!
Tame blaxploitation revenge voodoo horror flick, has lots of attitude and colorful characters. I really enjoyed Colley's outrageous Baron Samedi with his demented eyes, plated teeth displaying a wicked grin enjoying "playtime" with his victims, and giant top hat. Quite a flashy character, played to the hilt with gusto. I couldn't get enough of him..a real hoot. He's always present when Morgan's men are about to meet their impending doom. Marki Bey, as Sugar, is tough-talking, foxy and fine..a representative of the Pam Grier model. You mess with her and there's hell to pay, that's for sure. Bey has an authority to her and I think that's an essential ingredient in a film such as this. Nothing wimpy about this chick, and she doesn't cower to nobody. Quarry is terrific as her arch nemesis...a real, slimy, racist bastard who treats the men under him like cattle. Betty Anne Rees is Celeste, Morgan's mistreated lover. Despite how he pushes her around, talking down to her as if she were swine, Celeste isn't a sympathetic character. Nope, she a rude, crude smart-Aleck, who is just as racist as the one she pampers. I loved Celeste's reactions towards Morgan's attractions to Sugar. There's even an amusing little fight between Sugar and Celeste for our enjoyment..guess who wins this skirmish? Cully is also quite a memorable character as Mama Maitresse, a voodoo queen you don't want as an enemy. Along with Samedi and Maitresse, Morgan never has a prayer. And, those zombies..aren't they a creepy brood! Covered head to toe in cob-webs, with pale skin, eyes of silver, and long hideous finger nails, these zombies are often photographed coming directly towards the screen..quite an eerie sight. If you are not a demanding viewer, accepting that "Sugar Hill" is simply a film about supernatural revenge, then there's fun to be had. The murders, quite imaginatively set-up and executed with tongue-firmly-in-cheek, aren't graphic, but seeing Morgan and his men squirming and pleading for their lives as Samedi and Sugar smile with glee, is grand. The title song, Supernatural Voodoo Woman, is out of sight, baby!