''Hangup'', also called '' Hang Up'' and later released under the name ''Super Dude'', is a 1974 film directed by

Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway (March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer. He is best known as a director of Westerns, especially starring Randolph Scott and John Wayne. He directed Gary Cooper in seven films. Backgro ...

. It stars William Elliott and

Marki Bey Marki Bey (born March 1, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Diana "Sugar" Hill in the 1974 horror blaxploitation zombie film '' Sugar Hill''. Early life Bey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Career Bey ...

. This was the last film directed by Hathaway. The film falls in the

blaxploitation Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president o ...

subgenre of "vigilante group cleans up ghetto streets". The film follows a black policeman seeking revenge on the man who got his girlfriend addicted to

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. The film was distributed by American International Pictures, one of the many films it targeted to the new youth market. Josiah Howard states that the marketing "almost makes it look like a spoof of the genre." Howard described the film as "low budget and flashy, but fast-moving and consistently entertaining."

Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perhaps best known for his book of fil ...

wrote "Hathaway has done many fine films, but this, his last, isn't one."

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* William Elliott as Ken *

Cliff Potts Cliff Potts (born January 5, 1942 in Glendale, California) is an American television and film actor whose roles include John Keenan in the 1972 science fiction film, ''Silent Running'' starring Bruce Dern. Potts starred as Sergeant Eugene Allar ...

as Lou *

as Julie * Jerry Ayres as Jerry * Wally Taylor as Sergeant Becker *

Barbara Baldavin Barbara Baldavin (born October 18, 1938) is an American television and movie actress. Career Baldavin mainly performed in dramatic roles. In the 1960s she played a small recurring part in ''Star Trek'' as Angela Martine, most prominently feature ...

as Beverly * Morris Buchanan as Dave *

Rafael Campos Rafael Campos (13 May 1936 – 9 July 1985) was an actor from the Dominican Republic whose credits include ''Blackboard Jungle'' (1955), '' Dino'' (1957), ''The Light in the Forest'' (1958), ''Slumber Party '57'' (1976), ''The Astro-Zombies'' (19 ...

as "Longnose" * Bob Delegall as Jennings * Louie Elias as Detective * Duffy Hambleton as Detective *

Mark Russell Mark Russell (born August 23, 1932) is an American political satirist and comedian. He is best known for his series of semimonthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004. His routines were a mix of political stand-up humor cover ...

as Detective *

Lynn Hamilton Lyn(n) or Lynne Hamilton may refer to: *Lynn Hamilton (actress) (born 1930), American actress * Lynn Hamilton (basketball) (born 1962), née Polson, Canadian basketball player * Lynn Hamilton (politician) *Lyn Hamilton (1944–2009), author *Lynne ...

as Mrs. Ramsey *

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as Ben * Michael Lerner as Richards *

Timothy Blake Timothy Blake is an actress whose career was active from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s. The films she has appeared in include, ''Adam at 6 A.M.'', ''They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way'', ''Who'll Stop the Rain'', and ''Finders Keepers''. She ...

as Gwen

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* {{Henry Hathaway 1974 films Films directed by Henry Hathaway Blaxploitation films Warner Bros. films 1970s English-language films American exploitation films 1970s American films

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