kapelusznik18 ***SPOILERS*** Explosive follow up to the shocking movie about the pre Civil War South "Mandingo" has the son of the Mandingo slave Mede the grown up and fully developed Drum played by the then top heavyweight champion contender Ken Norton get involved in a slave revolt against his white slave masters when they try to castrate as well as murder his good friend fellow slave Blasé,Yaphet Kooto. That's when Blaze was accused of acting improperly by the master or slave owner of the house Hammond Maxwell's, Warren Oates, sex crazed teenage daughter Miss. Sophie, Rainbeaux Smith.Drum who at first had his outs with Blaze has now become his best friend but is helpless to save him in that "The Master" Mr. Maxwell who subconsciously knew what a liar and uncontrollable sexual predator, toward his bucks or male slaves, his daughter Sophie was but just couldn't admit it to himself. And had to do the poor and innocent Blaze in to uphold his daughter Sophie's honor. It's later that Drum who was the man who served refreshments. among other things , at Maxwell's New Orleans cat or whorehouse saw what was coming-a major slave revolt-and tried to stop it but by then things just got completely out of hand.****SPOILERS*** Shocking and fiery climax to this really over the top in violence and raw sexuality, as well as the over the top use of the "N" word, film with Blaze against his friend Drum's advice leading a suicidal slave revolt against the slave dealers in New Orleans that lead to disaster for both sides;Slaves and slaves owners. With reinforcements coming to the slave owners and their families rescues the by now very confused Drum is given the chance by his master Mr. Maxwell to escape in the bayou's before the white posse can get to him and is seen at the end of the film running for his life.P.S Despite it's shock value in depicting the pre Civil War deep south "Drum" was at times very historically accurate in how blacks-or African/Americans as their now called- were abused and treated, like farm animals, by their white masters. Still the movie put slave dealer and all around whore master Maxwell in a fairly good light in realizing how bad his business as a slave dealer was. It was Drum who got Maxwell to realize that blacks were as human as he and his fellow white slave dealers were but kept those feelings under wraps until the very end when with his home burned down and most of his family members massacred, due to his brutal treatment to his slaves, but that by then it was too late.

dugpa-2 I personally enjoyed this film quite a bit. It is a rare classic and a gem of all gems. Before you view this, I suggest that you come in expecting pure camp and over the top scenes. None of it should be taken seriously.I can watch this one over and over. Ken Norton gives a performance only Ken Norton can give. Yappet Kotto is a genius in this one. The fight scenes are better than the original. This film is actually on a completely different level than it's predecessor, Mandingo. Where Mandingo is more serious in tone, this film does not take itself seriously. It's one laugh after another. It is a shame that we don't have an official release in the US. Guess Hollywood is too PC these days. Bunch of wimps if you ask me.

doowop9 This film was supposedly based on the book of the same name by Lance Horner and Kyle Onstott. So much of it is far from the text. For starters, Blaise was never owned by Hammond Maxwell (in the book, he was owned by the mistress, who was Madame Alix, not Marianna). It was Drum's son, Drumson, that was purchased by Hammond Maxwell, not Drum (Drum had died sometime back from an attack by Blaise). Also there was a Chauvet family in the book, but they were the ones who owned Meg and Alph (Augusta's name was not Chauvet, but Devereaux (later mentioned as Delavan)). The book actually starts out in the very early 1800s, quite a bit before the movie. Drumson was killed in the uprising in the book (but not in the movie). This would have been a better movie if the screenwriters had followed the text more closely.

rcj5365 This was one of the worst films of 1976,and the sequel to one of the most successful,if not eyeopening and explicitly violent films of 1975 was basically in a class by itself. Since it is very hard to top the original,since in this installment it is more deliriously fever-pitched than the ending of Mandingo--in which a plantation master is shot and his main slave gets boiled in oil--but the sequel,"Drum",the mangy installment to Mandingo certainly tries. This is in fact a sort-of-a sequel to 'Mandingo',a movie that tried to walk a fine line between being a "serious" drama and a silly but fun exploitation movie that really pushed the envelope with its extreme subject matter. "Drum",went beyond the expectations of what its precessdor did and even went farther that its limits could go. Again,producer Dino DeLaurentiis is behind the second installment,but this time instead of director Richard Fleischer(who directed "Mandingo"),the man behind the director's helm this time around is none other than the king of the "B" movie/drive-in trash flicks,Steve Carver. This was in fact the same director who made the trash flicks which consisted of action dramas("The Arena",1972),("Big Bad Mama",1974), biographical dramas("Capone",1975),tales based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe("The Tall Tale Heart",1971),the action flicks starring Chuck Norris("An Eye For An Eye",1981),("Lone Wolf McQuade",1983),the Lee Majors action/espionage flick("Steel",1980),works based on the novels by Alistair McLean("River Of Death",1989),teen comedies("Jocks",1987), and horror flicks("The Wolves",1994),in which all can be viewed with a acquired taste. In all sheer entertainment value. In "Drum"(1976),the film has a disguise for being a Drive-In feel but it doesn't act like one,and it shows in some of the outrageous scenes. Again,Ken Norton returns as the son of Mandingo,and plays a different sort of character than he did in the first one. Also on board in this installment is Warren Oates,who plays Hammond Maxwell,who Perry King played in the first one. As the story goes,the late slave-owner's son follows in his father's footsteps and purchases Drum(Ken Norton),and Blaise(Yaphet Kotto) from bordella hostess Marianna(Isela Vega). Marianna is actually Drum's mother,although her slave-mistress and lesbian lover Rachel(Paula Kelly) in fact brought up the boy. Thrown into the package to Hammond is Drum's girlfriend Regine(Pam Grier),who was purchased to satisfy the the carnal urges of Mr. Hammond. However, Augusta Chauvet(Fiona Lewis)setting her sites on Hammond has other plans. Drum is such a perfect specimen of slave that neither man nor women cannot keep their hands off of him. And rest of it gets really ridiculous and in other words,unbelievable in some of the scenes which pushes the envelope more further into detail than its precessdor. Its looks very stoic until the climactic slave revolt breaks out towards the end of the film,guaranteeing more blood and carnage than 'Mandingo' ever hope to provide. This is pure exploitative trash and it is very proud of not turning away from the material. The main reasons to see this film is due to the starring presence of Warren Oates in his most enjoyable and underrated performances. A must for all die-hard fans of Warren Oates.