The Exterminator (1980)

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101 min - Action | Thriller | Crime - 19 September 1980 (USA)

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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.

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	Christopher George	...	Detective James Dalton
	Samantha Eggar	...	Dr. Megan Stewart
	Robert Ginty	...	John Eastland
	Steve James	...	Michael Jefferson
	Tony DiBenedetto	...	Chicken Pimp (as Toni Di Benedetto)
	Dick Boccelli	...	Gino Pontivini
	Patrick Farrelly	...	CIA Agent Shaw
	Michele Harrell	...	Maria Jefferson
	David Lipman	...	The State Senator from New Jersey
	Cindy Wilks	...	Candy
	Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Frankie
	Roger Grimsby	...	Himself
	Judy Licht	...	Herself
	Stan Getz	...	Himself
	George Cheung	...	Vietcong Leader (as George Lee Cheung)

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When John Eastland's best friend, Michael Jefferson, is mugged and left permanently crippled, he decides to do something about it. Jefferson had saved Eastland's life in Vietnam and now it's time for Eastland to get revenge for his friend. Using his old Army gear he sets out on a crusade to clean up the streets of New York using the name "The Exterminator." Written by David Bongo <ajgs09b@prodigy.com>

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A one man army. A new kind of soldier in a new kind of war. [Video] [Australia] See more »

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Action | Thriller | Crime | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1980 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El exterminador See more »

Filming Locations:

Indian Dunes, Ventura County, California, USA See more »

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Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

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Interstar See more »

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Norway: 101 min | UK: 99 min | USA: 104 min (director's cut) | 101 min (original uncut version)

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Stereo (Dolby Stereo)

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1.85 : 1

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The Vietnam sequence cost $400,000 dollars to film, which was about 20% of the picture's entire budget. See more »

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Boom mic visible: During the conversation at the table in the park, the boom mic is visible against the front of the umbrella over the actors See more »

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