- HD 1080
- Runtime: 99m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Larry Cohen
- Stars: Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Paul Winfield, Isabel Sanford
- keywords: gangster, vigilante, blaxploitation cinema, shootout, b movie, drive by shooting, gang violence, hand to hand combat
- Production_studio: Po' Boy Productions
- Slogan: The original bad boys are stepping up in '96!
- providers: ScreenPix Apple TV Channel
- The Original Gangstas is featured in the top rankings of 1996
- #61 in Top Action Movies of 1996
- #55 in Top Crime Movies of 1996
- #72 in Top Thriller Movies of 1996
A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.