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Release Date:
19 September 1980 (USA) more
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A one man army. A new kind of soldier in a new kind of war. [Video] [Australia] more
Plot:
A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone and Christopher George is the only one to stop him. full summary | add synopsis
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The Exterminator
 (From LateFilmFull. 31 October 2009, 10:28 PM, PDT)

The Exterminator Dead At 60
 (From WENN. 23 September 2009, 2:56 PM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Samantha Eggar ... Dr. Megan Stewart
Christopher George ... Detective James Dalton

Robert Ginty ... John Eastland

Steve James ... Michael Jefferson
Tony DiBenedetto ... Chicken Pimp
Dick Boccelli ... Gino Pontivini
Patrick Farrelly ... CIA Agent Shaw
Michele Harrell ... Maria Jefferson
David Lipman ... The State Senator from New Jersy
Cindy Wilks ... Candy

Dennis Boutsikaris ... Frankie
Roger Grimsby ... Himself
Judy Licht ... Herself
Stan Getz ... Himself

George Cheung ... Vietcong Leader
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Runtime:
Norway:101 min | UK:99 min | USA:104 min (director's cut) | 101 min (original uncut version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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New Zealand:(Banned) (1981-1984) | New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) | Australia:(Banned) (1983-1984) | Finland:(Banned) (1981) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (K-20) (video version) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 (heavily cut) (1985) | Finland:K-18 (heavily cut) (1984) | Finland:K-18 (director's cut) (2000) | UK:18 (re-rating) (uncut) (2000) | UK:18 (cut) (1991) | UK:18 (cut) (1985) | UK:18 (cut) (2000) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | Sweden:15 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Iceland:(Banned) | Australia:MA (re-rating) (2005) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1982) (uncut version) | Norway:18 (DVD release) (re-rating) (2001) (uncut version) | Norway:(Banned) (video) (1984) (uncut version) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Policeman Dalton finds a copy of the Anarchist Cookbook at Eastland's apartment. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: At the very beginning, when Eastland's friend saves him from an imminent beheading, they fire on an enemy soldier standing at the water's edge. The man is blown backwards not by the impact of the bullet but from a clearly seen rigged see saw that throws him into the air. more
Quotes:
John Eastland: If you're lying, I'll be back. more
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References Love and Bullets (1979) more
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Theme for an American Hero more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Dark and Vengeful, 14 December 2007
Author: Crocketsonsmith from United Kingdom

Dark as a panther's kiss, this top notch killer thriller pops all the right tubes and leaves you dancing like Sullivan. There's something about a good vigilante film to get the old blood pumping and your mouth salivating. When I watched it as a youth, it made me want to track down Barry Bargeld, the school bully, and grip his coat collar. I spoke to Christopher George shortly after he'd completed work on this picture; he was tired and emotionally drained. He didn't have a very good relationship with the film's director, James Glickenhaus. Glickenhaus kept getting Christopher's name round the wrong way and kept calling him George!

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