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Director:
Writers:
Paul Schrader (screenplay) and
Heywood Gould (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 February 1978 (Sweden) more
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Major Charles Rane Is Coming Home To War! more
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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... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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William Devane ... Major Charles Rane

Tommy Lee Jones ... Johnny Vohden

Linda Haynes ... Linda Forchet

James Best ... Texan

Dabney Coleman ... Maxwell
Lisa Blake Richards ... Janet (as Lisa Richards)
Luke Askew ... Automatic Slim
Lawrason Driscoll ... Cliff
James Victor ... Lopez
Cassie Yates ... Candy
Jordan Gerler ... Mark
Jane Abbott ... Sister
Jerry Brown ... Patrolman 1
Jacque Burandt ... Bebe
Anthony Castillo ... Street Urchin
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95 min
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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." more
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Continuity: While Major Rane is in a bar with his admirer Linda, he is served a glass of beer. While talking with Linda, he takes only one sip, then decides to leave. But when he stands up, his glass can be seen to be almost half empty. more
Quotes:
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Johnny: Major, I sure do hate to face all them people.
Major Charles Rane: Then put your glasses on, John.
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Featured in Hollywood Vietnam (2005) (TV) more
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San Antone more

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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Well-Done Revenge Melodrama, 23 June 1999
Author: G-Man-25 from Iowa City, IA

Good writing, acting and directing place this violent revenge melodrama a cut or two above most films of its genre. William Devane gives a strong, stoic performance as Major Charles Rane, an ex-Vietnam POW who returns home to his wife and son, only to have his peace-time dreams shattered by a gang of vicious, menacing home-invading hoods who murder his family and leave him permanently maimed. After rehabilitation, he goes gunning for the people responsible for the crime. Tommy Lee Jones is very good as his fellow Army buddy who willingly joins him on the vengeance trail. The film is enhanced by adding some psychological insights into Devane's character....we get a revealing peek at how his wartime experiences have changed him and what makes him tick. The film is tense and extremely violent in spots, but the violence is not gratuitous. Paul Schrader, who wrote the classic "Taxi Driver" also wrote the original story here...and it shows. This one's worth seeking out.

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