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Director:
Lewis Teague
Writers:
David Zelag Goodman (writer)
Thomas Hedley Jr. (writer)
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Release Date:
21 May 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Thieves, Pimps, Prostitutes, Muggers and Drug Dealers beware. John D'Angelo's out to make his neighbourhood safe. He's declaring his own personal war on crime and he doesn't want your kind around here any more.
Plot:
It's a hard crime story about a Philadelphia shop owner who has enough of the criminals' violences and ravages... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Tom Skerritt ... John D'Angelo
Patti LuPone ... Lisa D'Angelo
Michael Sarrazin ... Vince Morelli
Yaphet Kotto ... Ivanhoe Washington

David Rasche ... Michael Taylor
Donna DeVarona ... Sara Rogers
Gina DeAngeles ... Vera D'Angelo
Jonathan Adam Sherman ... Danny D'Angelo
Pat Cooper ... Harry Janelli

Jim Lovelett ... Tom Cassidy

Joseph Ragno ... Mike Pelyk

Sal Richards ... Bill Gallo

Frank Sivero ... Frank Russo
Lewis Van Bergen ... Laz Burkofsky
Jim Moody ... Lester Baldwin
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death Vengeance
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1982) | Australia:M | Norway:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA more
Company:
Dino De Laurentiis Company more

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Great revenge thriller., 5 September 2009
8/10
Author: HumanoidOfFlesh from Chyby, Poland

Set in an Italian neighborhood of Philadelphia "Fighting Back" tells the story of a storekeeper(Tom Skerritt),who is outraged by an incident on the streets that results in his pregnant wife losing the baby and by a robbery in which his mother's ring finger is cut off.He organizes the local people into a security patrol.The patrol does wipe out crime but operates beyond the law with our vigilante carrying on more of a personal vendetta than a campaign to establish law and order."Fighting Back" by Lewis Teague is a taut and exciting revenge thriller obviously influenced by "Death Wish" movies.The film is well-acted and looks surprisingly authentic.There is not much violence on display,however if you are a fan of thought-provoking cinema you can't miss this gritty flick.8 out of 10.

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