Down 'n Dirty

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Down 'n Dirty
Directed by Fred Williamson
Written byAubrey K. Rattan
Produced by Fred Williamson
Linda Williamson
Roger Mende
Starring Fred Williamson
Bubba Smith
Gary Busey
Tony Lo Bianco
Beverly Johnson
Randy J. Goodwin
David Carradine
Charles Napier
Andrew Divoff
Suzanne von Schaack
Music by Johnny Ross
Distributed byDEJ Productions
Vivendi Entertainment
Release date
  • October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Down 'n Dirty is a 2000 American action film directed by and starring Fred Williamson as Dakota Smith. It also stars Bubba Smith, Gary Busey, Tony Lo Bianco, Beverly Johnson, Randy J. Goodwin, David Carradine, and Charles Napier.

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Plot

Dakota Smith is a tough cop [1] [2] who tries to track down his partner's killers. [3] In the course of Smith's quest to find the killers of his partner, he discovers that the chain goes right up from the lower regions of the police department to city government. [4] Along the way, Smith teams up Nick Gleem, a timid photographer. [5]

Production

The film was produced by Fred Williamson, Linda Williamson and Roger Mende. The soundtrack was created by Johnny Ross. [6] One of the stars in the film, Bubba Smith, had formerly played for the Baltimore Colts and had appeared in the Police Academy films. [7]

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  2. AllMovie - Down 'n Dirty (2000), Synopsis by Mark Deming
  3. Sky CINEMA - Down 'n' Dirty, Synopsis
  4. AllMovie - Down 'n Dirty (2000), Synopsis by Mark Deming
  5. Film Affinity - Down 'n Dirty
  6. Screen World, Volume 52, John A. Willis, Daniel C. Blum - Crown Publishers, 2002 - - *
  7. The Hammer: an American Hero, By Harold D. Edmunds - 8 Tough Guys on film