russia   private detective   bar   based on novel   ethnic slur   kidnapping   movie with surprise ending   42nd street manhattan new york city   character name in title   sweat   hotel   blood   new york city   fistfight   gangster   organized crime   urban setting   mafia   manhattan new york city   snow   flashback   father daughter relationship   racial slur   detective   taxi   racism   beautiful woman   african american   tragedy   professional hit   nudity   writer director   head wound   punch   blonde   boxing   blockbuster   interracial relationship   actor director writer   boxer   automatic weapon   black cop   blaxploitation   celebration   fist   champion   endurance   hero   fame   death of friend   housing project   falling through a window   boxing match   boxing ring   gay friend   victory   directed by star   telephone box   harlem manhattan new york city   spit in the face   falling to one's death   trick   militant   chess   star spangled banner   gay character   resentment   newsstand   ghetto   underdog   fourth part   patriotism   falling from a window   fire hose   blacks versus italians   boxer hero   sequel to best picture winner   blonde beast   patriot   reference to popeye   fighter   famous theme   black militant   smashing a window   cult favorite   funeral   death   famous score   russian   beaten to death   bravery   urban decay   fish out of water   one word title   machismo   revenge   training   showdown   violence   husband wife relationship   montage   hitman   warrior   sequel   invulnerability   vigilante   police   times square manhattan new york city   staircase   sole black character dies cliche   returning character killed off