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Rolling Thunder (1977)

R 95 min  -  Action | Drama | Crime  -   6 February 1978 (Sweden)
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Major Charles Rane comes back from the war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a war hero... See full summary »

Director:

John Flynn

Writers:

Paul Schrader (screenplay), Heywood Gould (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Devane ...
Tommy Lee Jones ...
Johnny Vohden
Linda Haynes ...
Linda Forchet
James Best ...
Texan
Dabney Coleman ...
Maxwell
Lisa Blake Richards Lisa Blake Richards ...
Janet (as Lisa Richards)
Luke Askew Luke Askew ...
Automatic Slim
Lawrason Driscoll Lawrason Driscoll ...
Cliff
James Victor James Victor ...
Lopez
Cassie Yates Cassie Yates ...
Candy
Jordan Gerler Jordan Gerler ...
Mark
Jane Abbott Jane Abbott ...
Sister
Jerry Brown Jerry Brown ...
Patrolman 1
Jacque Burandt Jacque Burandt ...
Bebe
Anthony Castillo Anthony Castillo ...
Street Urchin
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Storyline

Major Charles Rane comes back from the war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a war hero. Some greedy thugs decide that they want to steal a number of silver dollars from him. In the process they also manage to kill his wife and son and destroy his hand. The Major wants revenge so he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny to meet the thugs in a final showdown. Written by Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Silver Dollar | Showdown | Mexican | Bar  | See more »

Taglines:

A Vietnam Vet Kills For Revenge See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Der Mann mit der Stahlkralle See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In his 1982 book 'Adventures in the Screen Trade,' William Goldman called an advance screening of this movie "the most violent sneak reaction of recent years... the audience actually got up and tried to physically abuse the studio personnel present among them." See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While being driven home from the hospital, Major Rane is wearing a dark blue baseball-style cap with his short-sleeve blue uniform. Such caps have never been part of Air Force uniforms of this type (although similar caps, with insignia, were authorized for wear with Air Force utility/work uniforms in many units). See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Johnny: Major, I sure do hate to face all them people.
Major Charles Rane: Then put your glasses on, John.
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Connections

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mariachi Music"
(uncredited)
Performed by Mariachi Uclatlan See more »