The Final Comedown

{{Short description|1972 film by Oscar Williams}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Final Comedown

| image = The Final Comedown poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Oscar Williams

| writer = Oscar Williams

| producer = Edgar Charles
Roger Corman
Mel Taylor
Oscar Williams

| starring = Billy Dee Williams
D'Urville Martin
Celia Kaye
Billy Durkin
Raymond St. Jacques

| narrator =

| cinematography = William B. Kaplan

| editing = Dick Van Enger Jr.

| music = Grant Green
Wade Marcus

| distributor = New World Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1972|05|31}}

| runtime = 83 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget = $26,500{{cite book|first=Christopher T. |last=Koetting |title=Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures |publisher= Hemlock Books |year=2009 |url=https://archive.org/details/mindwarpfantasti0000koet |isbn= 978-0955777417 |page=37}}

| gross =

}}

The Final Comedown is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout between a radical black nationalist group and the police, with the backstory leading up to the shootout told through flashbacks. The radical group is not identified by name in the film but closely resembles the Black Panther Party.

The film was recut and re-released in 1976 under the title Blast! The new version featured additional footage directed by Allan Arkush, credited under the pseudonym "Frank Arthur Wilson."{{cite web |url=https://trailersfromhell.com/blast/ |title=Allan Arkush on Blast |website=Trailers From Hell |access-date=2024-12-09 }}

The original version has had several releases on DVD from various budget-line DVD manufacturers.