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DEATH JOURNEY is the first of a popular theatrical series starring Fred Williamson (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, HELL UP IN HARLEM) as Jessie Crowder, a no-nonsense ex-cop who is hired by the FBI! Crowder has 72 hours to take an overweight accountant (Bruce Kirby) from California to New York in order to testify against a mob leader in court. The Mob says IMPOSSIBLE. Crowder says TRY ME. Co-starring D'Urville Martin (DOLEMITE). Contains the top 40 hit song 'Do It Any Way You Wanna'! Directed by star Fred Williamson, this black exploitation classic is finally remastered in its original scope ratio in 16 x 9, mastered in HiDef from the original camera negatives.
Much as I am a Fred Williamson fan, this is the a very poor man's action film. Barely played as a main feature in Los Angeles area (mostly second feature runs with no ads), this movie has Jesse Crowder assigned to protect an overweight accountant across the state line to testify against a mobster. What could've been a blazing non-stop action films, this film takes the low ride and become very boring fast. The movie poster promised a top of the train running chase sequence which wasn't in the film. In fact, the video box claims he has to protect a girl (!). I am suprised Williamson didn't get any name stars to appear in this film, for most of his past works do have familar character actors (maybe they all turned it down!). The film is so non-budget that when Crowder's chauffer get out of car to open the door for Crowder, it was a two door car and not a limo (!). I love the Jesse Crowder series and Fred Williamson will always be a icon of the 70's action scene, and it's too bad I didn't enjoy this one.
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