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Black man, in a white man's town! He's got troooouble!

White man's town...black man's law!

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Boss Nigger (also known as simply Boss and The Black Bounty Killer) is a 1975 blaxploitation Western film written by and starring former football star Fred "The Hammer" Williamson.

The plot concerns the bounty hunters "Boss" and his Sidekick Amos coming to an entirely white town in the west, and taking up the vacant office of sheriff and deputy. They are ostensibly hunting for the large bounty on the head of the man who's been terrorizing the town, but not before laying down some laws of their own, reversing the double standards deeply ingrained in the racist white community.

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This film provides examples of:

And This Is for...: In the climactic battle between Boss and Jed: "And this is for Clara Mae!"

Big Bad: Jed Clayton

Bowdlerize: The DVD cover is simply Boss. Although the movie on the DVD uses Boss Nigger (with a caption card from Willimason saying that he is proud of the movie and notes that anyone calling him nigger in the movie gets their comeuppance.)



Cliffhanger/Downer Ending: The film ends with Boss gets shot multiple times, and may be dying as Amos takes him from town .

. Death of a Child: Poncho, who is run over by a slow-motion horse.

Dragon Their Feet: After Boss finally kills Jed Clayton, the battle seems to have ended and he leaves the bar, only to get shot multiple times (Possibly being fatally wounded too) by the corrupt Mayor, who he then manages to kill by throwing his knife at him .

. Expository Theme Tune: "They call him boss... Boss Nigger!"

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Improbable Aiming Skills: Boss never misses a shot, despite always firing from the hip.

Intentionally Awkward Title: Say the title out loud in public, and see how many looks you get. Bonus points if you're white. note Please don't actually do this.

Ms. Fanservice: Clara Mae has little to do in the movie besides bathe, almost get raped, and distract a Mook with a provocative dance