Rest in Paradise Ms Carol Speed. This is a certified hood classic

@metalambert857

2 жыл бұрын

She was so beautiful

@kramalerav

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know she died this year!

@xaniiu

Жыл бұрын

Never even heard of this movie and I am all in the hood!!

@blondie7389

Жыл бұрын

@@metalambert857 Very💖

@tinamccuien9560

4 ай бұрын

​@@metalambert857yes love Abby Carol speed was so good in that flim would love to see it come on Blu Ray her and Pam geire would of been good in a flim dont know if Carol and Pam knew each other love Abby a classic of the 70s have a great day Tina in Bangor Maine im from Detroit Michigan

I am 50 years old and I never heard of this movie until today , scrolling KZread on April 20, 2024. ❤ I love it .

I had to watch this after hearing of the passing of Carol Speed. I just remember her on the Sanford and Son episode where she stood up Lamont at the wedding in the very 3rd episode. She was something in this movie and nearly had me convinced she was really possessed. Also great seeing William "Blacula" Marshall in the film as well. Thanks ReelBlack & RIP Carol Speed.

@sweett3469

5 ай бұрын

❤

The incomparable William Marshall, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. He gave an incredible performance even in this!

Rest in Peace, Carol Speed. And thank you, reelblack, for this great film!

RIP William Marshall 1924-2003 Carol Speed 1945-2022😔🙏💔🌹⭐!!

NOW THIS IS GREAT HORROR...WITHOUT ALL THE DRAMATICS....THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN PUTTING OUT THE MOVIES😍

@kennymega61

2 жыл бұрын

The Dramatics wasn’t in the score

Carol Speed played the HELL out of that role!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 She was underrated. I wish she worked past the 70s. RIP Carol…

@JJ-94

Жыл бұрын

This is the one horror movie I can see being remade

@tlp995

Жыл бұрын

She sure did

@alanmorris7669

Жыл бұрын

What! She died?

@donnamiller5222

Жыл бұрын

She left Lamont Sanford at the alter

@Joey10036

Жыл бұрын

​@@alanmorris7669: Last year at age 77.

When the exorcist came out thank God I was too young to see it cause folks in my house was seriously traumatized but when this came out , me and some friends just had to sneak in and check this out. Worse mistake of my young life !! This movie messed all of us up for months !! Couldn't nobody sleep and constantly thinking folks in the house was possessed. Needless to say they had no problems getting us to go to church after that.

@motomweusi836

3 жыл бұрын

@Nettie Reynolds You are not alone, trust me that.

@3hooks781

3 жыл бұрын

You were right not to see the exorcist when you were young. I am also traumatized by it, for the last 48 years.

@motomweusi836

3 жыл бұрын

@Nettie Reynolds Now a-days though , these kids aren't fazed by stuff like we were. When my boys were young they watched this with me and laughed but I also watched the exorcist with them and all that laughing stopped.

@motomweusi836

3 жыл бұрын

@@3hooks781 We lived in DC at the time and finding out that the exorcist happened somewhere close was too much for me. I moved down south with my grandparents and finally got some sleep.

@kurtismays1272

3 жыл бұрын

Messed me up too watch age 13 ongoing dreams of her hideous face in my dreams at her worse possession state!

I'm 61 years old Boy we went to see this over and over again. Blackula.

I remember watching this movie in the 70's, I was a kid this movie scared the hell out of me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Thats a damn shame. This movie was pulled from the theater's because of vopywrite b.s.? No, what is was that The big shot company Warner Brothers saw this movie was getting too much publicity and $$ . Fearful because it was a all black cast and even though it was a "low budget" movie, it was drawing a lot of attention. Its all good when they steal and copy ; they get away with it and make billions. And we cant do anything about it. But let the situation be reversed, they get angry and jealous ,and find a way to end and stop the growth of $$ or anyway to keep us down. Can't win for losing. But overall, its still a great movie. I was in middle school when this came out.

@MemoGrafix

4 жыл бұрын

I don't see how this low budget movie got so much attention to where it was removed from theaters. It came out around the same time as _The Exorcist,_ a much bigger movie with a huge box office draw. I remember seeing this & The Exorcist in NYC in the 70's when I was very young with My Father & Brother.

@thepromiseman7745

4 жыл бұрын

Warner brothers stays on bullshit I see why prince fought they're ass but at least he got back his music until they killed him for it

@popetzm1

4 жыл бұрын

the exorcist released december 26 1973 abby released december 25 1974 and it showed thru 1979 at the drive ins still makin money..yes it got attention it has william marshall who played blacula and carol speed from the mack and juanita moore from imitation of life and the mack

@popetzm1

4 жыл бұрын

abby need's to be remade ..i read that william peter blatty who wrote the exorcist saw the film and he had no problem with it he even tried talkin to warner bros tryin to talk them outta suing

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

@@popetzm1 f-k Time Warner they just a bunch of racist jealous Jews anyway!

Rest in peace to Carol Speed. She passed last week 🌹

I love this comment section- some people seem genuinely shaken and others are HOWLING with laughter :)

Rest in peace Carolyn Ann Stewart, known professionally as Carol Speed. We will never forget you!

R.I.P. BLACULA ,A.K.A. WILLIAM MARSHALL....

Carol Speed was also in The Mack as one of Goldie's ladies and she was also on Sanford and Son. She was the one that stood up Lamont at the altar!

Love this. Lots of great actors(William Marshall, Juanita Moore,Rod Perry,Carol Speed, Nathan Cook). All worked with what they were given & most of them should have had a bigger careers.

@jamesmonroe7751

3 жыл бұрын

Austin stoker rip made one of the greatest films ever. The late great John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13!

@sayitloudblcknproud

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was Ms. Juanita Moore!

@mrleroyskillet800

3 жыл бұрын

@@sayitloudblcknproud That's what I kept thinking...im like that looks like the woman that played Goldie's mother on The Mack, and I knew her name was Juanita Moore 😊

@damianlatimer6472

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmonroe7751 John Carpenter died? When?

@paige4128

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! They were underrated and if they were working today, they would be huge, working actors!! They limited African American actors back then. They didn’t give them the best equipment or sets to work with. Regardless, they STILL were superb!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Marshall was great as Blacula.

@motomweusi836

3 жыл бұрын

Big time ! You could tell that he was very serious about his craft.

@Gwenethism

3 жыл бұрын

Othello and blacula.. classical pianist and Actor! Miss him! The Height.. The voice!

@jdjking

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed he was!

@lwmson

3 жыл бұрын

@Lance Lanny I agree that this movie was so lousy that it was a joke, but I did like Marshall as an exorcist. With that powerful voice, he could literally scare the devil out of someone! lol

@saanzacs

Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest voices in the business

After begging my mom, she finally took me and my sister to see this movie. I can still remember leaving that cold theater, scared to death and numb from head-to-toe. I remember smelling the popcorn and staring at the "Abby" movie poster on the wall. I was only 9 years old, but I'll never forget this film.

@ulyssesgrant2782

3 жыл бұрын

That was very descriptive. You really took me there! I know exactly how you felt.

@sharoncooke8096

2 жыл бұрын

A cold fond memories.im watching it right now it looks familiar I'll c.

@widowrumstrypze9705

2 жыл бұрын

I was small around this time. My siblings were all teenagers and forced to babysit me, had to drag me EVERYWHERE. They took me to see "Carrie" when I was six, giving me a lifelong distaste for VEGETABLE PEELERS, lol!

@isaiahwilliams121

2 жыл бұрын

Me too couldn't sleep. LOL

@brucewayne4670

2 жыл бұрын

@@widowrumstrypze9705 lmao

I'm almost 54 and I've never even heard of this movie, which tells me my mom was on her damn JOB! I feel so cheated, thank you for uploading this incredible gem!

@ginacleveland7995

2 жыл бұрын

....you didn't really miss anything🙄🤷🏽‍♀️

@modernvintage3226

2 жыл бұрын

@Crazy Cat lady Meow or your mama wasn't.SHIT BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE SHE LET YOU WATCH THE EXORCIST

@jamesbutler8226

2 жыл бұрын

I was 13yrs old when I saw this movie I paid $2.00 back then those were the good Ole days

@jamesbutler8226

2 жыл бұрын

I was 13yrs old when I saw this movie I paid $2.00 back then those were the good Ole days

@ronnielivv9807

2 жыл бұрын

Little known fact. Abby was pulled from the theater s early because Warner bros sued saying that it mimicked the exorcist too much. Wow. They was hating because the movie made 4 million in a month or so. Black films wasn't suppose to be that successful in that time. So maybe it wasn't necessarily your mom's that kept you from seeing the film when it first came out.

CAROL SPEED RIP 2022 . under rated and under used actress . wonderful lady

Jd's revenge is also another great possession film with Black actors.

@Soul_Education

4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites. That movie made me NEVER want to be put under hypnosis 😂

@iveywebb

4 жыл бұрын

That's my 💩 😂💯

@donnab2440

4 жыл бұрын

I'm JD Walker The Boss Talker The Walter Walker

@sisyaffayahyisrael2112

4 жыл бұрын

@@donnab2440 you better go and talk to him😊

@iveywebb

4 жыл бұрын

@@donnab2440 😭💀💯

I heard this film was actually kicking ass at the box office until Warner Bros filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and they pulled it from the theaters.

@youthfulcurmudgeon3627

4 жыл бұрын

Correct. Made 4 million at the box office in a month.

@unicron24

4 жыл бұрын

I see where Marner bros got there ideas from now....

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

Yes now I understand why Time Warner sued because they were jealous of this film making millions these same a-holes who also killed Brother Prince decades later because He won all of His copies of His records

@lwmson

4 жыл бұрын

@@arncoo63 Assuming you mean Warner Bros., not Time Warner, I would say they were more than justified to sue the movie company for this film. If someone stole an idea from you and made millions off of it, what would you do?

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

@@lwmson It's still Time Warner to Me regardless what you say but so what if Abby was a rip off of the Exorcist big stupid deal like I stated earlier regardless people at Time Warner were just being racially jealous of this film being successful you jokers rip people off too so what's the stupid difference?

I was raised in the 70's never heard of this movie thank you for heightening my knowledge of these movies

I love how aggressive William Marshall voice really is

@ralphsanchico2452

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was standing up when he said "STAY", and I didn't move an inch!

@lemuelhenry837

2 жыл бұрын

He has the greatest voice

Thanks for the upload. I watched a video about Carol Speed and it led me to this.

I saw Abby in the movie theater years ago. I had forgotten some of the scenes. This was also my first introduction to the Orishas. Thank you for uploading this film. I truly enjoyed seeing it again.

@Jay42000

3 жыл бұрын

What is the Orishas?

Shout out to this channel 🙌🏾 for keeping classic black cinema alive 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

For this s*** to be old School it's scary as hell

@tinamccuien9560

4 ай бұрын

Yes Abby is very scary look.at the house very scary

@tinamccuien9560

4 ай бұрын

A real classic Abby love to see it come on Blu Ray love 💘 you carol speed

@tinamccuien9560

4 ай бұрын

Have a great time watching Abby popcorn 🍿 movie for sure 👍

I love Carol Speed (RIP) thanks for posting

RIP CAROL SPEED 1945-2022 ❤️❤️❤️

"Wow!....I finally got to see it! I always heard stories about it in grade school!. Thanx!.✊

This movie scared the hell out of me!

@lwmson

4 жыл бұрын

It had me laughing my ass off!

@dianne8340

4 жыл бұрын

This movie scared me when it first came out at the theater. It has funny scenes which knock the fear out off me. Now I just laugh. It's a cult classic!

@lwmson

4 жыл бұрын

@@dianne8340 I too saw it as a kid when it first came out in theaters, and even then I thought it was more comedy than horror. Although it's an obvious urban rip off of the Exorcist, it wasn't scary like the Exorcist, because it was created on a very low budget. In contrast to the Exorcist, the actors were terrible and the cheap special effects were cheesy. It played out like a big joke to me.

@sweetapplepie70

3 жыл бұрын

This shit is good but it scared the hell out me to boo I remember I was dreaming I woke up quick cause I thought my ex was touching me an it felt so real. An I woke up nobody there I still feel a evil spirit in here with me an going to them graveyards u can bring a evil spirit home with u an I use to be addicted going to see my baby brother grave an talk to him read to him an I feel since 2005 when I was there also 2019 I really feel evil here an I gotten mean oh my god its scary people say when I lost my Lil brother I got mean but I miss him badly. God I miss my boo. Movie really awesome a thriller a horror all that like they say the exorcist wow yes it scared the hell out me . pray for me babies please❤❤❤😘😘😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@alanmorris7669

3 жыл бұрын

It scared me too... when I was a kid.

Dang this for real what we dealing with....many people are possessed....wow never seen or heard of this movie til now! 😳

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

@Demetri Little thank You I didn't know that the producer of the Exorcist was part of "Abby" that's why those racist clowns at Time Warner or WB were jealous and sued for they claim was fraudulant but Hollywood folks copied off everybody all the time so what's the difference with the Exorcist & this film? I commend the Exorcist producer more than them racist jokers at WB who made the Exorcist who were just jealous of the success of Abby when She came out & made millions no telling about Worldwide wouldn't be a surprise if Abby made anything overseas like Bad Boys franchise today!

@tashajames432

3 жыл бұрын

My mom and dad told me about this movie, couldn't find it for nothing in the world,

@Orlanzepol123

3 жыл бұрын

arncoo63 The Exorcist was in 1973 and Abby was in 1974. I didn’t know the exorcist producer was part of Abby. That explains a lot .

@pamelacoleman2719

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤❤❤

R.I.P Carol Speed (1945-2022) ❤️🙏🏽

Ahh..so many memories going to the drive-in to see this awesome horror flick. Thanks for uploading this !

R.I.P. Carol Speed

RIP Carol Speed 1946-2022

I’m glad so many fans are on here to speak about good cinema like this❤we don’t get movies like this anymore. Thank you for taking the time to put this out so people can see real movies like this.

@reelblack

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Ms.Tee65

9 ай бұрын

I agree

@francesivey7811

7 ай бұрын

the Great William Marshal was great shakesspeare actor but they gave the roles to actor richard burton, what a waste.

Thanks for posting. Watching this now after my mom talked about it for years. She said repeatedly that it was scarier than The Exorcist.

WOW!... ReelBlak, I saw this movie in the theater when I was 8 years old. I think it was my second horror movie [after Night of the living dead]. I had all but forgotten about it but I remember how it affected me at that age. Nothing was scary to me after this flick. Thank so much for your beautiful channel and the memories... You have a lifetime sub here, my brother.

I remember hearing about this movie in college, I looked for it for years. I got my hands on a bootleg VHS copy in the late 90’s. I still have it! I’m waiting on Vinegar Syndrome to restore it.

@popetzm1

4 жыл бұрын

i hear abby is suppose to be restored on blu ray... i bet the restored version has scenes that were not on the bootleg copy 4 some reason i get that feeling also there is a clear trailer on youtube on abby it's like clear and u can actually better quality..warner bros should've left abby alone with their racist selves

@craigwilliams516

10 ай бұрын

I bought it on DVD at Walmart

Unforgettable classic, black folks horror, scared the he double hockey sticks outta me when i went to the theater to see this.

@donnab2440

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@lwmson

3 жыл бұрын

It made me laugh so hard I was in tears. it was supposed to be a horror movie, but it came to me as a big joke.

Classic! I forgot all about this movie! Thank you for sharing it!

@reelblack thanks for the memories 📽️🍿😊

We were just discussing this film last week on Facebook. Thanks for posting.

@Chitownhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

A fb group is what brought me here

The first horror movie I saw as a kid in Houston at the Majestic Metro theatre in the 70’s! A real treasure💯❤️🍾

@bassdvant

2 жыл бұрын

where was that located?

@msredd1965

2 жыл бұрын

@@bassdvant Downtown Houston Tx until the late 70’s. Been out of business for years

@johnmshaw49

2 жыл бұрын

Saw Blacula there with my parents when I was like 5 or 6 years old. Messed me up for a long time.

@bassdvant

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmshaw49 sounds like me with "The Beast Within".

Ok I heard of being a "freak in da sheets" but this takes to a hole new level 🤣🤣🤣🤣... Many RIP for the actress who passed

😁Wow!! I'm such a Classic Collector of Oldies Movies such as 'Abbey👍, 'Tough, 'A black sister's revenge, back in the Drive-In-Movies era👍 as well as 'Sugar hill👍, Lipstick' and Audios Amigos💕 w/Richard Pryor & Fred Williamson💕 Thanks for Sharing!👍

@popetzm1

4 жыл бұрын

sugar hill was on 2 nights ago on turner classic movies

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Sugar Hill was on MGMHD more than once recently like earlier this year!

@dianamarie4351

4 жыл бұрын

You must invite me for movie night

@alanmorris7669

3 жыл бұрын

Pam, you sound like the kind of girl I'd like to meet!

This movie is crazy....!!

This movie scared me so much when I was a kid , and I never saw it 🤣🤣😨

You have made my horror noir world complete! Yes lord! Thank you a million times for uploading this gem of a film.

Warner Bros. went after this movie because it made money. Beyond the Door is a blatant Exorcist ripoff and it's still in circulation. So thankful to whoever uploaded this 16mm print.

RIP Ms Carol Speed.

William Marshall was one of the most underrated actors ever.Why wasn't he in bigger films is still a mystery

@lwmson

3 жыл бұрын

No mystery. There's a simple reason: he was a black dramatic actor. Historically, black dramatic actors have struggled in getting leading roles in Hollywood.

@kramalerav

2 жыл бұрын

He was like the black Max von Sydow! LOL

@rickswineberg

Жыл бұрын

He was great in Blacula

@altheadawn2531

Жыл бұрын

@@lwmson lmao 😂🤣

Rip Ms Carol Speed 🥀

Saw this as a kid. Bought the VHS years ago. Tonight I thought about this movie and said I need to look it up on KZread. I forgot about it, opened up KZread on my phone and the first video I see is this movie. I was like yes and then I'm like WTF, I just thought about the movie and all of a sudden, KZread puts it on my feed

LOVE. THIS ERA. BEFORE CRACK HIT AND DESTROYED THE PRIDE

@Chitownhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Maaaan.:-(

@johiggins661

3 жыл бұрын

But heroin was on the move. Smack pcp

@sheilawilliams1235

3 жыл бұрын

Drugs:PERIOD are NOTHING new🙄😳

@sharonjackson268

3 жыл бұрын

I was 2 years old when this movie 🎥was released. My first time watching this movie. Interesting how the 70s operated...

@MM-ml2rl

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, I wasn’t even born yet, but I could imagine my parents watching this movie when they were in their early 20’s my father was a suave dresser back then lol.

I'm 51 and I've never heard of this movie until I saw it on an Instagram page that I follow. It doesn't remind me of the Exorcist at all. That's how "hollyweird" does. As soon as they see something getting money they want to steal it or stop it. The Mother looks real familiar. Wasn't she in a movie called " Imitation of Life"?

@greenqueen2673

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Juanita Moore.

NYC, NY. UPPER WEST SIDE. 1974. Me and the boys saw this 1st run. Double features. J.D.'s Revenge. Popcorn and reefer. Snuck in quarts of beer. And a pint of MD 20/20. If you had good vision before, you were 200/60 after drinking that crap. Sheeesh!!! Surprised I made it this far. Imagine, Blacula playing a priest. Like Bela Lugosi playing the Pope.

I'd pay to watch William Marshall read the phone book.(when there were phone books. Magnificent casting. R.I.P. to those who's no longer here.

👍 Younger son and I are having a convo. about the monies made and the hoopla about the "OTHER" movie "folks" whining and carrying on. Really?? Thx for sharing 💜

I love Mrs Speed in this movie a black horror classic along with Blacula, Black Franstein,JD Revenge So many great black horror movie's of the 70s

First thank you for this movie, I loved this movie. Great iconic actors. Thank you for the historical background.

Let's not forget the magnificent Juanita Moore!

@popetzm1

4 жыл бұрын

annie from imitation of life and the mack she played goldie's mom

This would have scared the crap out of my when I was a kid, but looking at it now as an adult., it's hilarious.

@altheadawn2531

Жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂🤣

I remember when Carol told Lamont no she wouldn’t marry him in Sanford and Son 😂man she was so pretty. RIP to all the people that passed away in this movie 💔

She deserved so much more shine. I saw her as a kid in The Mack and fell in love with her beauty and entire aura. Phenomenal actress with an amazing story. Rest peacefully, goddess. 💙

In loving memory of Carol Speed

Reminds me of 80s-90s film Death by Temptation

@melvinmoore6250

4 жыл бұрын

Def by Temptation

I recall seeing the trailers for this, and of course my parents refused to take me. Thank you so much for bringing this back, these films need attention, and IMHO should all be given the maximum Criterion treatment, making sure that folks involved get a piece of the action like they did with The Night Of The Living Dead.

Damn, hell of a movie.

@ralphsanchico2452

3 жыл бұрын

No pun intended?

@jmoa5758

3 жыл бұрын

Hell-arious movie lol The Black Exorcist

Never seen this movie before, Just found out Carol Speed transitioned so I am glad I can watch this.. RIP Carol Speed and Max Julien 2022

B1 reporting! I’m here in Feb. 2021! I loved this film; I love to see my ppl in major roles and the Black power they possess. I want to see more movies like this...ALL BLACK! #noantiblackracism

R.I.P. Carol Speed and others , work well done . I was 9 years old when i saw the movie. Them yellow eyes got me couldn't sleep for weeks.

The really sad part about a lot of the brilliant low-budget/independent Black films from this era, is that they were treated as ephemera... They weren't very well preserved for posterity's sake. It's a real travesty.

Saw this movie as a young girl at the Apollo movie on Harford road and Oliver St in b-more, My name is Abbey what do you think of my powers now, that line always stuck with me . Thanks to who ever put this movie on here, been looking for years 👍

I totally forgot about this thriller! I while back, every now and then, this film came to thought! I'm very surprised that it hasn't been shown nowhere! Due to the fact it's Halloween, this picture must be played on cable or other non-popular channels! Right now while I'm typing my comments, I'm viewing this video for a short time! Let's keep this horror film treasured in our memories for one of the best there is!

Demon-possessed "Abby" had me laughin' and trippin' throughout the entire movie. So, what if "Abby" is similar to the "The Exorcist"?! I don't care! How many horror-genre movies have been made about Count Dracula and vampires, mummies, zombies, werewolves, the Invisible Man (like "Hollow Man"), Dr. Frankenstein's Monster, demonic possession, serial killers and/or slashers (like "Friday the 13th", "Halloween", and "Scream"), doppelgangers, deadly, sadistic games (like "Saw" and "Escape Room"), and cannibalistic, serial-killing, inbred, rural families living in the backwoods and/or obscure places (like "The Hills Have Eyes", "Wrong Turn" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), etc.? This is the first time I've seen "Abby" -- thanks for the upload. I love this channel's flair for the nostalgia. Thank you, "reelblack".

RIP Carol Speed, you will be missed.

This movie freaked me out as a kid. It made me associate vomiting with being possessed by the devil

My brother from Blackula, man i haven't seen some of these awesome Black Cinema Classics thank you so much for the feeling of nostalgia

Needs a remastered version...

@AngryBrother360

4 жыл бұрын

"Absolutely!.👍✊

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree they should play this & Aaron Loves Angela on TCM or MGMHD since this is an actual Classic compare to the Exorcist people at Time Warner should be sued right back & give this film Her rights since Abby did so well at the drive ins between 1974 & 1979 they should released this Classic Film on DVD & Blu-Ray all together!

@edreid7872

4 жыл бұрын

There are so many films during that period that will never see the light of day...one of my favorites was Johnny Tough....luckily there are some of them on KZread, horrible quality, but it's a start...

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

@@edreid7872 what about the Texas Chainsaw Massacre I bet they said the same thing about this film back then that it was too controversial for it's good but now decades later it's available all on DVD & Blu-ray that why I said they should do the same with "Abby" that too She's just as good & a real Classic as the Exorcist & the Texas Chainsaw Massacre!

@edreid7872

4 жыл бұрын

@Arncoo63....Blaxploitation films have never received the respect they deserved...I think I saw almost all of them during the 70's, and only a few are considered classics, Sweetback, Coffy, Hell up in Harlem, Across 110th #street...The Brown Sugar channel shows a few of them, unfortunately, there are so many filled with stereotypes, I don't think they will fly in today's climate..

Now this is a horror movie...this scared me good as a kid when I saw it. And still keeps me on the edge as an adult. lol

@afrosoul1369

4 жыл бұрын

Okay say no more I’m not gonna even play myself and watch it. I don’t do scary movies but the only doing it because of William Marshall was in it.

@IceManLikeGervin

4 жыл бұрын

@@afrosoul1369 I feel you. I tend not to watch horror movies anymore because of the obvious occult value in them but I watched this one again just because I seen it as a kid.

@afrosoul1369

4 жыл бұрын

IceManLikeGervin Then I seen it was like the The Exorcist that’s definitely NO for me.

@IceManLikeGervin

4 жыл бұрын

@@afrosoul1369 Lol...

@sweetapplepie70

3 жыл бұрын

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It had me Rolling too especially when she kicked her husband in the nuts and toyed with the white woman ,was all hilarious 😂😂👍

@coachrobinson9958

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@chriswhiteauditions

3 жыл бұрын

I lost it when she said she was gonna take ol’ long George upstairs! 🤣🤣🤣

@lwmson

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Although this was intended to be a horror movie, it comes off like comedy!

@MD-DLive

2 жыл бұрын

The way she looked at the woman, then smacked her! Singing " round and round!",🤣🤣🤣🤣 Is that EARTHA KITT'S VOICE?!🤔

@chrismagnum06

2 жыл бұрын

And when she threw the tall guy across the bar.lol.wasnt expecting her to throw his big behind.

Oh my God my mom and dad took me and my three sister to see this when we were little 😭 this scared the hell out of us, all four of us slept in the same bed that night. I wonder is it still scary to me.

I didn't remember anything about this film but the poster. Beyond that when I was a kid never seen this film and now that I'm an actor and filmmaker I can say this film for the budget they had was done really well. The most amazing thing was the cast didnt speak slang or jive. Black people were portrayed horribly back in the day. Seeing this movie proves that in order to fix our images we have the power to do so especially now with the great technology we have in being able to shoot a film on iPhone, and Samsungs now.

Very entertaining! I see why Warner Bros. got jealous! This was also a more realistic take of a person with a Demon Spirit inside them.

@lwmson

4 жыл бұрын

Jealous hell. The movie was obviously a rip-off of The Exorcist.

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

Miss Gang Smashers You're so right & so Truthful people at Time Warner or WB just got racially jealous of Abby that's why they threw a racist lawsuit against the film f-k Time Warner/WB & f-k joe jones too he's just a racist jealousy hater himself!

@matthewdavis5833

4 жыл бұрын

@@arncoo63 I have followed everything joe and you have said in this comment section and none of his comments are racist. This movie is terrible. Plenty of movies for our brothers and sisters to be proud of, just not this one in my opinion.

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewdavis5833 f-k you everything what Joe Jones stated is just racist bulls-t too f-k both of you racist POS bastards!

@arncoo63

4 жыл бұрын

I tell you what you can kiss joe jones Time Warner/WB asses if you want to f-k all of you all jealousy racist POS bastards!

It was good to see Ms. Juanita Moore in this film. I also loved her in Imitation of Life.

When I teach Black Film I always show this as an example of Hollywood intentionally killing black filmmaking. After the success of The Godfather (Paramount) and Chinatown (Paramount), Hollywood no longer needed to make black films to make a buck as 80% of those audiences were black. Also, WB and its newly acquired United Artists didn't have enough black films to compete, with their last successful black film being Cleopatra Jones (The sequel Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold tanked). They were being outshined by MGM (Shaft) and couldn't touch them, so they went after AIP. AIP (American International Pictures) was KNOWN for making black versions of popular films like Hit Man (Black remake of Get Carter). This film was plagued with a lot of problems from jump. Warner Bros. did indeed sure American International during filming for it being a rip of The Exorcist even though they were the silent distributors of American International; this lawsuit caused William Girdler to die an early death, eventually bankrupted American International by 1979, and all but killed the careers of Austin Stoker, William Marshall, and Carol Speed who are now relatively unknown or remembered actors sidelined into indie (or in the case of Marshall kid shows). The 1974 Midwest Tornado Outbreak happened on the first day of shooting and cost the production half the budget. Carol Speed had a lot of health issues making it; she had already had a nervous breakdown towards the end of The Mack (she was being groomed by pimp Frank Ward who was murdered while filming was going on). Local church groups kept hindering production after they say William Marshall and thought he was evil because he did Blacula. Marshall also didn't want to do it because he thought it was too typecasted to Marmawalde and he had already done Blacula and Scream Blacula Scream, and walked off the picture.

@whitneyragland5155

4 жыл бұрын

WOWWWWWWI did not know all that had happened that is very sad because i have The Mack movie and i had found it strange that before tgey started the movie it di say rip frank ward i was curious on that but i did not know all that do you have more information on that

I remember this! Thank you so much.

Thank you for posting this gem. Love it

First time watching this. Abby was a beautiful woman. So awesome to see actors I used to see in other things growing up. William Marshall!!! Juanita Moore!!! They don't make them like that anymore...

This was an amazing film and bravo to all that had a part in making this a black horror classic ✊🏾🎥🎞🎬

This is a GREAT MOVIE to learn from a spiritual perspective about the demonic and how it operates within the human flesh. She did a fabulous job playing the role of being possessed.

Marshall was and always will be my all time favorite Black actor. I really wish they would've cast him in something truly epic!

He will always be our Black Vampire. Still scares me today. lol...