The Kill Reflex

1989 action film directed by Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson
Maud Adams
Bo Svenson
Phyllis Hyman
D.R. Jones

CinematographyAlan ThatcherMusic byArni Egilsson
Mike Logan

Production
companies

Epic Productions
Po' Boy Productions

Distributed byVision International
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Release date

June 1, 1989 (1989-06-01) (United States)

Running time

94 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Kill Reflex also known as Soda Cracker is a 1989 American action-crime film directed by and starring Fred Williamson. The movie was written by Jaron Summers based on his own novel and was released in the United States on June 1, 1989.

Plot

Soda Cracker, a veteran cop, must unveil the mysterious murder of his former partner while he fights against the mafia and corrupt policemen.

Cast

Fred Williamson as Soda Cracker
Maud Adams as Crystal Tarver
Bo Svenson as Ivan Moss
Phyllis Hyman as Irene
D.R. Jones as Ace Moss
Julie Gregg as Nancy Gillespie

Release

Reception

SteveQ from the blog "Down Among the Z Movies" called "The Kill Reflex", Williamson's worst movie and wrote: "Fred Williamson has been in a number of entertaining blaxploitation films, but this one, which he also directed, is a mess."^[1] In the website "Bulletproof Action", the reviewer stated: "Soda Cracker is not going to win any sort of groundbreaking trailblazer awards. It features elements we have seen time and time again in cop related action flicks and unless you are a big Fred Williamson fan, I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch Soda Cracker. This one is nestled right in between below average and not worth watching."^[2]

References

^ "Soda Cracker aka The Kill Reflex". Down Among the Z Movies. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
^ "Bullet Points: Soda Cracker". Bulletproof Action. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.