▁don ’ t ▁have ▁a ▁script , ▁but ▁I ▁can ▁start ▁shooting ▁something , ▁and ▁make ▁it ▁up ▁as ▁I ▁go ▁along .” ▁That ’ s ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁what ▁we ▁did ." ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁Hell ▁Up ▁in ▁Har lem . ▁The ▁sequ el ▁contradict s ▁the ▁film ' s ▁original ▁ending , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁two ▁films ▁appear ▁to ▁lack ▁continu ity ▁when ▁viewed ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁on ▁home ▁video , ▁as ▁Gib bs ▁is ▁still ▁alive ▁in ▁Hell ▁Up ▁in ▁Har lem , ▁despite ▁dying ▁in ▁Black ▁Ca esar . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD , ▁featuring ▁an ▁audio ▁comment ary ▁by ▁director ▁Larry ▁C ohen . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁was ▁digit ized ▁in ▁High ▁Definition ▁( 1 0 8 0 i ) ▁and ▁broadcast ▁on ▁M GM ▁HD . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁O live ▁Films ▁released ▁the ▁film ▁on ▁Bl u - ray . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Empire ▁named ▁it ▁eigh teenth ▁in ▁a ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁" 2 0 ▁Great est ▁Gang ster ▁Mov ies ▁You ' ve ▁Never ▁Se en * ▁(* Pro bably ) ". ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Prom inent ▁rapp ers ▁have ▁sample d ▁James ▁Brown ' s ▁score . ▁" The ▁B oss ", ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁background ▁music ▁for ▁a ▁scene ▁in ▁which ▁Tommy ▁Gib bs ▁is ▁shot ▁while ▁crossing ▁a ▁street ▁corner , ▁was ▁sample d ▁for ▁Ice -