Black Belt Jones

Black Belt Jones
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Clouse
Screenplay byOscar Williams
Story byFred Weintraub
Alexandra Rose
Produced byPaul Heller
Fred Weintraub
StarringJim Kelly
Gloria Hendry
Scatman Crothers
CinematographyKent L. Wakeford
Edited byMichael Kahn
Music byLuchi DeJesus
Production
company
Sequoia Films
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • 29 March 1974 (1974-03-29)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Black Belt Jones is a 1974 American blaxploitation martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and starring Jim Kelly and Gloria Hendry. The film is a spiritual successor to Clouse's prior film Enter the Dragon, in which Kelly had a supporting role. Here, Kelly features in his first starring role as the eponymous character, a local hero who fights the Mafia and a local drug dealer threatening his friend's dojo.