Sweet Jesus, Preacherman

1973 American action film directed by Henning Schellerup

May 25, 1973 (1973-05-25)

Running time

99 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Sweet Jesus, Preacherman is a 1973 American blaxploitation action film directed by Henning Schellerup and written by John Cerullo, M. Stuart Madden and Abbey Leitch. The film stars Roger E. Mosley, William Smith, Michael Pataki, Tom Johnigarn, Joe Tornatore and Damu King. The film was released on May 25, 1973, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Holmes is a hitman who has nailed one victim after another. Having iced a large number of them, he is sent by his boss Martelli to infiltrate a section of the black quarter of the inner city. To do this, he becomes Reverend Lee, a Baptist preacher who comes to the local church to preach. Finding that other thugs are there, he decides to take the entire section for himself.

Cast

Roger E. Mosley as Holmes / Lee
William Smith as Martelli
Michael Pataki as State Senator Sills
Tom Johnigarn as Eddie Stoner
Joe Tornatore as Joey
Damu King as Sweetstick
Marla Gibbs as Beverly Solomon
Sam Laws as Deacon Greene
Phil Hoover as George Orr
Paul Silliman as Roy
Chuck Lyles as Detroit Charlie
Norman Fields as Police Captain
Della Thomas as Foxey
Amentha Dymally as Mrs. Greene
Patricia Edwards as Marion Hicks
Chuck Douglas Jr. as Lenny Solomon
Vincent LaBauve as Bobby Thompson
Chuck Wells as Eli Stoner
Betty Coleman as Maxine Gibbs
Lou Jackson as Randy Gibbs
Lillian Tarry as Mother Gibbs
T.C. Ellis as Earl Saunders
Lee Frost as 1st Policeman
Joanne Bruno as Widow Foster (as Jo Ann Bruno)
K.D. Friend as Funeral Minister
Gordon James as Restaurant Hood
Billy Quinn as Sweetstick's Bodyguard

Legacy

The movie’s poster inspired the album cover art for Scaring the Hoes, a collaborative studio album between JPEGMafia and Danny Brown.^[4]

References

^ "Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
^ A. H. Weiler (1973-05-26). "Movie Review - Sweet Jesus Preacher Man - 'Sweet Jesus, Preacher Man' Opens: The Cast". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
^ "Sweet Jesus, Preacherman". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
^ Gallagher, Alex (2022-05-02). "Watch Danny Brown and JPEGMAFIA perform a song from their forthcoming collaborative album". NME. Retrieved 2023-06-16.