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Death Promise

Dates with showtimes for Death Promise
  • Sat, Sep 19

Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.

Director: Robert Warmflash Run Time: 95 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1977

Starring: Bill Louie, Charles Bonet, Speedy Leacock, Thompson Kao Kang, Vincent Van Lynn

Presented by Oscarbate, fundraising for the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance

The residents of a dilapidated New York tenement building are being harassed and threatened by Iguana Realty, the dummy corporation which owns the land, in an effort to force them out of their homes. But when karate master Charley’s father is murdered by a group of thugs hired by the landlords, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Enlisting the help of his best friend, fellow fighter Speedy, and driven by a desire for vengeance, they soon develop a plan to murder each board member of Iguana Realty. However, what they don’t realize is that their final target is someone much closer to home…

A genre blending grindhouse classic that perfectly embodies the mid 70s, NYC lensed exploitation film aesthetic, Robert Warmflash’s Death Promise oozes sublime 70s sleaze from beginning to end. Starring Charles Bonet (Don’t Go in the House) alongside Speedy Leacock, stuntman Thompson Kao Kang (The Black Dragon), and martial arts film legend Tony Liu (Way of the Dragon), Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present Death Promise, newly restored in 2K from its original 35mm camera negative! – Vinegar Syndrome

Have questions about your rights as a tenant? The folks from ACTA will be on hand to speak directly to you!


The All-Chicago Tenant Alliance is an organization made up of tenant unions and tenants across Chicago. ACTA builds durable tenant unions that can defend themselves from exploitation and abuse while building tenant power for a movement against landlord dominance. A world without landlords is possible.

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