Directed by Paul Maslansky
When a nightclub owner is murdered by gangsters after refusing to sell his business to the mob boss, his grieving fiancé enlists the help of a voodoo priestess to avenge his death.
Marki Bey Robert Quarry Don Pedro Colley Betty Anne Rees Richard Lawson Zara Cully Charles Robinson Larry Don Johnson Rick Hagood Ed Geldart Albert J. Baker Raymond E. Simpson Truman C. Carroll Charles Krohn Roy L. Downey Gary Chason Garrett Scales John Scarborough Judy Hanson Peter Harrell J. Randall Bell Big Walter Price
Zombies of Sugar Hill, Os Zumbis de Sugar Hill, La venganza de los zombies, Die schwarzen Zombies von Sugar Hill, 黑暗复仇, Zombi, A Vingança dos Mortos
USAPG 
Germany16 Germany USA 
Voodoo, backalley shakedowns ending in murder, sleazebag Robert Quarry, machete-wielding silver-eyed cobwebbed zombies raised by Baron Samedi, a bunch of racist dickbags getting torturously murdered in different ways—swine food after being tossed into a pig pen, voodoo dolls, a coffin filled with snakes, massage parlor murder courtesy of said machete wielding zombie death squad, and oh yeah... A POSSESSED CHICKEN FOOT.
After the summoning, Samedi lures all of Sugar’s targets to sucluded spots and then the mayhem begins, not particularly bloody but very satisfying. In fact, it never gets as crazy as one would hope but this Blaxploitation voodoo revenge jam is almost, in a way, kinda Dr. Phibes-ish and that’s definitely my kind of thing. Special shout out to Marki…
It's too bad that the blaxploi-zombie-revenge genre never really caught on, because it's off to a promising start with Sugar Hill..
Hey, whitey! You and your punk friends killed my man!
Imagine playing the guy in this who gets attacked by a chicken’s foot. What a weird day at actor-work that must have been. Do you think he got high-fives from the crew for not laughing the whole time? I mean, the guy puts in the work to make it look as good as it does. So, kudos. But I just can’t help thinking about what that man must have said when he got home and his family asked how his day was.
Moving on from that pondering divergence, this film is a lot of cross-genre fun. A blaxploitation-voodoo-zombie-revenge blend. Essentially a story about how a woman (Marki Bay) gets revenge on her boyfriend’s murderers by summoning Baron Samedi (Don Pedro…
Sugar is pretty hot but the true star of this movie is Baron Samedi! On my list after seeing this movie it is my third favorite Zombie movie and I have seen quite a few. If you haven’t seen it check it out!
I'm not accusin' you, Honk. I'm passin' sentence.
I could do with some silver-eyed zombies rising from the dead to do my bidding!
Sugar Hill is one of those Blaxploitation horror flicks that were being churned out at the time, instead of Blacula or Blackenstein this has zombies! Not those fleshing-eating ones but the souls of slaves used to get revenge on those that call them! We first meet Sugar just before some mafia types murder her boyfriend. Not long after this Sugar explains she is called that because the first time he met her he said she looks as sweet as sugar tastes. It's hard to argue with that because Marki Bey looks stunning in every scene she appears…
That opening theme song!
🎵👯♂️Supernatural voodoo woman
does her thing at night🎵🕺
This is classic Grindhouse cinema. Low budget, a product of the culture of its time, a tale of revenge, peak blaxploitation with open racism, a swanky 70s soundtrack, a cat fight and of course, it’s all completely and utterly outrageous.
Picture this. A woman (Sugar) wants revenge on the mob that killed her husband so she consults George Jefferson’s mother who summons “Baron Zombie” (spelled “Samedi”), voodoo lord of the dead, who appears out of thin air in his suit, stovepipe hat and cane, and proceeds to raise his zombie minions from the ground. This is some spectacle and that’s just the first act!
This is a movie…
Some Yale grad: "You got one of the prettiest asses in town. I'd hate to see it kicked in for accusing people"
Sugar Hill: "I'm not accusing you, honk! I'm sentencing you. And the sentence is death!"
Did you watch 'Foxy Brown' and say to yerself, "Damn, this'd be a lot doper if it had horror and/or voodoo elements!"? No? Well, neither did I — but that's the case here.
Marki Bey is no Pam Grier; but it's Don Pedro Colley that steals the show as Baron Samedi. A sweet (pun intended?) mash-up of blaxploitation and horror.
[Watched on Tubi.]
Not sure if any actor has ever had more fun in a role than the guy playing Baron Samedi. World needs more revenge by zombie blaxploitation movies. Loved the silliness and style of this, especially how Sugar had a particular outfit for her murders. Maybe Morgan could have had his own voodoo expert or something to add a little tension to the climax, but still a fun ride.
This is one of those flicks that feels like it should be a hell of a lot cooler than it actually is.
A hybrid of blaxploitation and horror, the story finds a club owner named Sugar Hill going after the scummy gangsters who murdered her boyfriend. After she finds her beau splayed out lifeless in the middle of her parking lot, she then enlists the aid of Baron Samedi, a sweaty voodoo priest with shiny grills, to help her take revenge by bringing his army of zombies out for some vicious retribution.
There's a handful of fantastic moments in this, the zombies have metal orbs for eyes, an amputated chicken leg comes to life, and every single person that even…
Film 29/32
2/2 films made primarily or entirely in Texas
1 film starring a Black Woman
"I hope they're into white trash."
Well, hi there.
I knew nothing about this one and wow, it was absolutely wild.
When her boyfriend is brutally murdered by gangsters, Sugar Hill makes a deal with voodoo queen Mama Maitresse who assembles a horde of zombies to help her.
Aaah, a classic revenge tale. Sugar and her boyfriend Langston are so sweet so it's even more upsetting when he gets killed in such a violent way.
Marki Bey was absolutely phenomenal as Diana "Sugar" Hill, her pain, her reading the gangsters to absolute filth (which was hilarious) and I was mesmerized whenever she was on…
Part of HOOPT🚨BER 7.0: “Stay Inside (the Salt Circle)!” challenge.
20/31
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Like "Blacula", its sequel "Scream Blacula Scream" and "Abby", "Sugar Hill" is a blend of blaxploitation and horror produced and distributed by the legendary American International Pictures, the company that released all the films mentioned above in addition to several others low budget classics during the 50s, 60s and 70s.
They also produced the famous action blaxploitations starring Pam Grier, which explains the similarities between the posters and the protagonists.
Speaking of the movie itself, "Sugar Hill" has everything you can expect from a good blaxploitation: a strong sense of style, spicy quotes, cheesy fight scenes and an exuberant protagonist.
The plot is very simple and efficient. In…
