Vigilante Force (1976)

Director:

George Armitage

Writer:

George Armitage

Stars:

Kris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Principal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kris Kristofferson	...	Aaron Arnold
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Ben Arnold
Victoria Principal	...	Linda Christopher
Bernadette Peters	...	Little Dee
Brad Dexter	...	Mayor Bradford
Judson Pratt	...	Harry Lee
David Doyle	...	Homer Arno
Antony Carbone	...	Freddie Howe
Andrew Stevens	...	Paul Sinton
Shelly Novack	...	D.O. Viner
Paul Gleason	...	Michael J. Loonius (as Paul X. Gleason)
John Steadman	...	Shakey Malone
Lilyan McBride	...	Boots Linden
Jimmy Lydon	...	Tom Cousy (as James Lydon)
Peter Coe	...	Lu Murietta

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

anti hero | oil worker | vietnam veteran | thrown through a window | bra less | 

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Taglines:

They Hired Themselves A Hero - But All They Bought Was Trouble!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1978 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Cidade a Saque

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chateau Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was the very last production filmed on the famous "Mayberry" backlot set just before it was razed in 1976. This film ended an era that lasted 49 years for the famous "RKO 40 Acres" and later, "Desilu Culver" backlot.

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Goofs

During the showdown on the ranch, Viner climbs up an oil rig. When he gets shot, he falls down and the crash mat is visible.

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Quotes

Aaron Arnold: You know why you ain't been killed, don't you?
Ben Arnold: Yeah. Because we're brothers.
Aaron Arnold: And that's the only reason.

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Soundtracks

"Take Me To Morning"
Music by Gerald Fried
Lyrics by Hermine Hilton
Sung by Byron Keith Daugherty
Courtesy Troubadour Records

User Reviews

Ridicoules '70's violence exploitation flick.

Nothing wrong with a silly exploitation flick every once in while but this movie is just ridicules in a lazy kind of way.

It's basically a very messy movie with some lazy writing in it. Not as if any exploitation flicks ever featured a brilliant or original story but at least they often make more sense in their own universe. I had the idea that for this movie the creators were just shooting away. Moments and characters in the movie just often don't make sense at all, which makes this entire movie seem like a quite ridicules one.

You could definitely say that this movie had some potential in it. I like the fact that this movie is being like a modern western, in which a bunch of tough guys with a badge cause mayhem and try to take over a town with their terror. Its easily a type of story you could expect in any type of western.

It's however a very random movie. All of the actions from the bad guys seem pointless and often very stupid. It's purely put into the movie to make it seem like a violent one but it makes the characters look totally ridicules. The movie and its characters often make a very pointless impression.

I also just don't understand some of the characters. People and also loved ones are getting killed in this movie but hardly anyone seems to worry too much about this and life goes on as usual. It doesn't exactly help to make the movie a very believable one.

Kris Kristofferson still added some spice but you can't really say that this movie was his greatest moment.

4/10

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