 Due to the success of the first film featuring "Tommy Gibbs,"  _Black Caesar (1973)_ (qv), AIP wanted a second film. Unfortunately,  Fred Williamson (qv) was filming _That Man Bolt (1973)_ (qv)  during the week from Monday to Friday, and director  Larry Cohen (I) (qv) was busy making _Its Alive! (1974/I)_ (qv),  but they made this sequel concurrently by filming the majority of it  on weekends.