Polite society today agrees to call this outrageous blaxploitation flick Super Soul Brother, but its original title (and the title that sits unchanged in the credits), The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger, is a better representation of the rude laughs and insanity here. I can’t think of another lead actor who seems more thrilled to be in a movie than Wild Man Steve, a.k.a. underground comedian Steve Gallon, 53 years old at the time. The budget must be in the lower five figures, but Gallon’s charisma is worth millions. The camera seems handled by a drunk and the editing done by the world’s first crackhead, but it all comes together when the star is onscreen. His every line-reading is almost musical. He sells us on the dumbest jokes and slings them out naturally. The story is about some afro-and-bellbottoms crooks who work with a German dwarf scientist (named Dr. Dippy!) on the very intelligent idea of creating a super-powered accomplice to help them rob safes. Only problem: The injection for it kills the recipient in a week. So, they decide that the best person for the shot is someone who won’t be missed by anyone. It also helps if he’s a real moron who’s easily tricked by a good meal or a beautiful woman. That perfect dumbass is street wino Wild Man Steve, a hungry, horny comic fool whose wisecracks sometimes aren’t so wise, but is smart when he needs to be. His new super strength and ability to deflect gunshots don’t hurt, either. He also has strong opinions on the legalization of marijuana and LOVES to have a woman wash his butt for him (which results in a classic shower scene). This is a film that’s lower than low budget and underneath the underground. Some might guffaw at the bad special effects. The heavy safe that Wild Man Steve effortlessly lifts is clearly spray-painted styrofoam and when he resists bullets, it looks like someone is throwing almonds at him. If you ask me though, all of that is merely part of the joke. There isn’t a single laugh here that’s not intentional. You think you can push this movie around, but, like its hero, it’s smarter than it seems.