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Directed by | Yaphet Kotto |
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Produced by | Yaphet Kotto |
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Cinematography | Fenton Hamilton |
Edited by | Norman B. Schwartz |
Music by | Wayne Henderson |
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Distributed by | Cannon Film Distributors |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $25,000 |
The Limit (a.k.a.Speed Limit 65) is a 1972 independent action-crime film, now considered a lost film, produced and directed by Yaphet Kotto, who also co-wrote it with Sean Cameron. Kotto stars in the lead role, alongside a supporting cast consisting of Virgil Frye, Quinn K. Redeker, Corinne Cole, Ted Cassidy, Pamela Jones, Gary Littlejohn, and Irene Cagen. [1]
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Mark Johnson is a Los Angeles motorcycle cop who patrols rough neighborhoods alongside his partner and best friend, Jeff McMillan. After a run-in with a gang known as The Virgins, he soon develops a respectful acquaintanceship with the leader, Big Donnie. He advises Donnie not to allow his pregnant girlfriend, Judy, to ride on motorcycles in her condition. Kenny, the Virgins' second-in-command, reacts with envy and fury. [2]
It premiered first in June of 1972, before being released theatrically on November 10, 1972. [3] This is now considered to be a lost film. [4]
Roger Greenspun of The New York Times stated that this "is an oddly pleasant, occasionally exciting movie to watch". [1]