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- ↑ Geek.com, 06.11.2019 - MOVIES, 11 Forgotten Blaxploitation Classics That Deserve Your Time,← Savage! By K. Thor Jensen Archived 2019-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Los Angeles Times , May 31, 2014 - Entertainment & Arts, James Monroe Iglehart releases the genie inside By David Ng
- ↑ Showtickets.com, June 2, 2016 - 10 Things You May Not Know: James Monroe Iglehart of ‘Aladdin’ Category Broadway |by Karu Daniels Archived 2016-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Letterboxd - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
- ↑ Blacks in American Films: Today and Yesterday, Edward Mapp - Page 232
- ↑ TV.com - James Iglehart, CREDITS
- ↑ TV Guide - The Seven Minutes, CAST & CREW
- ↑ Jonathan Demme: Interviews by Jonathan Demme - xl Filmography, As Producer, Directed by Others, 1971, ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME
- ↑ Letterboxd - Angels Hard as They Come 1971 Directed by Joe Viola
- ↑ Geek.com, 06.11.2019 - MOVIES, 11 Forgotten Blaxploitation Classics That Deserve Your Time,← Savage! By K. Thor Jensen Archived 2019-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Spinning Image - Savage! - Reviewer: Andrew Pragasam
- ↑ New York , Volume 7 (1974) - Page 173
- ↑ Feature Films:
A Directory of Feature Films on 16mm and Videotape Available for Rental, Sale, and Lease, 1985 - Page 32 - ↑ Under The Radar , Jul 09, 2019 - Soul Team Six, Fighting Mad By Matthew Rowe
- ↑ Black action films:
plots, critiques, casts and credits for 235 theatrical and made-for-television releases, James Robert Parish, George H. Hill - Page 232 - ↑ Showtickets.com, June 2, 2016 - 10 Things You May Not Know: James Monroe Iglehart of ‘Aladdin’ Category Broadway |by Karu Daniels Archived 2016-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ IMDb - James Iglehart, Filmography
