The Executioner (1978)

Director:

Duke Mitchell

Stars:

Duke Mitchell, Vic Caesar, Lorenzo Dodo

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Duke Mitchell	...	Mimi Miceli (as Dominico Miceli)
Vic Caesar	...	Jolly Rizzo
Lorenzo Dodo	...	Don Mimi
Louis Zito	...	Chucky Tripoli (as Lou Zito)
Cara Salerno	...	Liz
Fred Otash	...	Bones
John Strong	...	Cheech
Jimmy Williams	...	Super Spook

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

paraplegic | car driving | gang war | car | corruption | 

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Taglines:

Fingered by The Godfather, Nailed by... The Executioner

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

The Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Duke Mitchell's Massacre Mafia Style

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spartan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was distributed under multiple names including "The Executioner", "Massacre Mafia Style", and "Like Father, like Son". "Massacre Mafia style" was Mitchell's preference.

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Connections

Referenced in Serial Mom (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Open Your Heart"
Jimmy Saunders
Sonny Skyler

User Reviews

Greasy Goombas stuff their faces, talk, and and shoot each other.

A Sicilian mob hit-man winds up in Hollywood, shooting pimps, hookers, rivals, and lackeys in one of the most deliriously gonzo grindhouse epics of the 1970s. Much time is spent on dinner conversation, wherein gut-busting hilarious dialog is delivered with little motivation(one memorably clamarous censure involving an old lady's hands is a howler of awkwardly earnest sentiment). Add to that a heaping helping of very nasty gun violence, and you've got yourself one totally screwball, and, despite itself, extremely entertaining schlock film(with a few genuinely poignant moments).

Spectacularly awful in the all best ways, and presented with out-and-out seriousness, this sacrosanct spectacle is well worth a hunt...capice?

7/10