Disco Godfather

Disco Godfather (also known as The Avenging Disco Godfather) is a 1979 American action film starring Rudy Ray Moore and Carol Speed, directed by J. Robert Wagoner and released by Transvue Pictures.[1] J. Robert Wagoner wrote and directed Disco Godfather while living in The Hotel Carver.

Disco Godfather
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJ. Robert Wagoner
Produced byRudy Ray Moore
Theodore Toney
Written byCliff Roquemore
J. Robert Wagoner
StarringRudy Ray Moore
Carol Speed
Music byErnie Fields Jr.
CinematographyArledge Armenaki
Edited byGarner M.J. Morris
Distributed byTransvue Pictures
Release date
September 1979
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Commonly considered a blaxploitation film, the plot centers on Moore's character, a retired cop who owns and operates a disco and tries to shut down the local angel dust (PCP) dealer after his nephew (Julius Carry) gets "whacked out" on the drug. Another PCP user's claim to have served her own baby as Easter dinner constitutes a version of the urban legend known as "The Baby-Roast."

The Disco Godfather's trademark phrase is his encouragement of the disco patrons to "Put your weight on it, put your weight on it, put your weight on it!".[1]

The film also served as the debut of Keith David, who has an unbilled bit part as a patron in the nightclub.[2]

Cast

  • Rudy Ray Moore as Tucker Williams
  • Carol Speed as Noel
  • Jimmy Lynch as Sweetmeat
  • Jerry Jones as Dr. Fred Mathis
  • Lady Reed as Mrs. Edwards
  • Hawthorne James (as James H. Hawthorne) as Stinger Ray
  • Julius Carry (as Julius J. Carry III) as Bucky
  • Hazel Spears as Ellen Davis
  • Frank Finn as Lt. Frank Hayes
  • Pucci Jhones as the Angel of Death

References

  1. Lanier, Hunter (August 2, 2018). "Disco Godfather". Film Threat.
  2. Gross, Linda (April 30, 1980). "'Disco Godfather' Snuffs Angel Dust". Los Angeles Times. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. p. G5. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved 2012-08-17.


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