Black Eye[1] is a 1974 [2] American neo-noir[3] action blaxploitation film produced by Pat Rooney,[4] directed by Jack Arnold and starring Fred Williamson.

[7] Stone is drawn into intrigues involving a young woman who has run away from home to join a religious cult, and ultimately uncovers a heroin ring.

[8] Black Eye, originally entitled simply Stone (the protagonist’s name), was conceived as “a Raymond Chandler-style detective story," and is set in Santa Monica and Venice, California.

[15] In a contemporary review for the Los Angeles Times, critic Kevin Thomas called the film a "modest, entertaining private detective caper" and wrote: "If 'Black Eye' ... lacks both originality and individuality it is nonetheless serviceable, mainly credible and not unduly violent."

"[16] Biographer and film critic Dana M. Reemes registered this assessment of Black Eye: Staging and performances are good, but the film’s major attraction is the excellent location work...The sleazy ambience of the Venice boardwalk is used to great effect, and there is a spectacular car chase over the Venice canals reputedly shot surreptitiously without police permits.