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Director:
John Flynn
Writers:
Paul Schrader (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
6 February 1978 (Sweden) See more »
Genre:
Action | Drama | Crime | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Major Charles Rane Is Coming Home To War! See more »
Plot:
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 more » | Add synopsis »
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User Reviews:
cool film--a great editor's last See more (62 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
Charles Escamilla ... T Bird
Rudy T. Gonzales ... Bartender
Robert K. Guthrie ... Reporter 3
Ray Gutierrez ... Tex-Mex
James N. Harrell ... Grandpa
Randy Hermann ... Sanchez (as Randy Herman)
Michael Nakamura ... The Torturer
Pete Ortega ... Melio
Paul A. Partain ... Brother-in-Law
James Conner Pribble ... Patrolman 2
Cheyenne Rivera ... Gato
Carol Sowa ... Betty Ann
Robert Raymond Reyes ... Reporter 2
Arturo R. Tamez Jr. ... Bartender
Bob Tisdale ... Mr. Williams
Autry Ward ... Texan 2
West Ward ... Card Player
William Vance White ... Bob
Michael R. Witte ... Reporter 1
Alan Wong ... Billa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janet Quist ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Flynn 
 
Writing credits
Paul Schrader (screenplay) and
Heywood Gould (screenplay)

Paul Schrader (original story)

Produced by
Lawrence Gordon .... executive producer
Norman T. Herman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Barry De Vorzon 
 
Cinematography by
Jordan Cronenweth (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Frank P. Keller 
 
Casting by
Jane Feinberg 
Mike Fenton 
 
Art Direction by
Stephen Myles Berger  (as Steve Berger)
 
Makeup Department
Charlene Roberson .... makeup artist (as Charlene Robertson)
 
Production Management
Tony Wade .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Lenzi .... assistant director
Richard A. Wells .... second assistant director (as Richard Wells)
 
Art Department
Mark Wade .... property master
 
Sound Department
Gene Corso .... sound effects
Jay M. Harding .... sound re-recording mixer (as Jay Harding)
Donald F. Johnson .... sound recording mixer (as Don Johnson)
 
Special Effects by
Richard O. Helmer .... special effects (as Richard Helmer)
 
Stunts
Autry Ward .... stunts (uncredited)
Steve Ward .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Veto .... car rigging grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy McArdle .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Cliffe Oland .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Greig McRitchie .... orchestrator (as Greg McRitchie)
Jay Alfred Smith .... music editor (as Jay Smith)
Mariachi Uclatlan .... performer: mariachi music
 
Transportation Department
Greg Van Dyke .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Samuel Z. Arkoff .... presenter
Elaine Gyorke .... assistant to producer
David Sheldon .... production executive
Frank Tudisco .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:R | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | France:-12 (re-rating) | Finland:(Banned) | France:-16 | Norway:16 (video rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Norway:(Banned) (1982-2003) (cinema release)
Filming Locations:
International Bridge, Del Rio, Texas, USASee more »
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP)See more »

Did You Know?

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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)See more »
Soundtrack:
San AntoneSee more »

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17 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
cool film--a great editor's last, 5 July 2000
Author: Farleyed from San Fransisco, CA

The editor on this film, Frank P. Keller, died shortly after working on the film. He also was the editor on Bullitt. He won the Oscar for editing on that film. Rolling Thunder has a very strong and deliberate editing style and pace--it all hangs together very well--and the action cutting is very tight. The quick cutaways to the blue-tinted POW torture scenes work very well too. I think part of the reason this film is so cool is Keller's editing.

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