''Together Brothers'' is a 1974 American film directed by William A. Graham and starring Ahmad Nurradin and Anthony Wilson. The film is about a gang of street youths who try to expose a cop killer before he gets to a child who witnessed the murder.

Plot

In one of the poorer neighborhoods of

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, a popular and respected black police officer nicknamed Mr. Kool (

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) dies in a hail of bullets, and the only witness to the crime is 5-year-old Tommy (Anthony Wilson). The killer, face unseen, reluctantly attempts to shoot the boy, but the gun is empty. Tommy is struck mute by shock and the killer begins stalking him. However, Tommy's older brother H.J. (Ahmad Nurradin) is the leader of a small local gang of Black youths called "Brothers United." The gang members make it their mission to protect Tommy while simultaneously working to bring Mr. Kool's unknown killer to justice.

Cast

* Ahmad Nurradin as H.J. * Anthony Wilson as Tommy * Nelson Sims as A.P. * Kenneth Bell as "Mau-Mau" * Owen Pace as "Monk" * Kim Dorsey as "Gri-Gri" *

as Mr. Kool * Lincoln Kilpatrick as Billy Most *

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as Dr. Johnson * Richard Yniguez as Vega

Sampling

The main title theme to the movie, written by

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, was sampled by Florida dance group

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for their 1996 hit single " C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)". It has since been sampled in eight other songs by artists including

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, and

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* * * 1974 films Blaxploitation films Films set in Texas Films shot in Texas 1974 drama films Transgender-related films Films directed by William Graham (director) 1970s English-language films American exploitation films American LGBTQ-related films American drama films 1970s American films English-language drama films 1974 LGBTQ-related films 1970s LGBTQ-related drama films {{exploitation-film-stub

Plot

Cast

Sampling

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