The Evil That Men Do (1984)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

R. Lance Hill (novel)
David Lee Henry (writer) ...

Release Date:

14 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

In the execution of justice there is no executioner like BRONSON

Plot:

A professional killer comes out ot retirement to investigate and avenge the brutal murder of an old friend. |

Plot Keywords:

South America | Bounty Hunter | Death | Torture | Assassination

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Holland / Bart Smith
Theresa Saldana	...	Rhiana Hidalgo / Nancy
Joseph Maher	...	Dr. Clement Molloch
José Ferrer	...	Dr. Hector Lomelin
René Enríquez	...	Max Ortiz, Holland's contact in Nicaragua
John Glover	...	Paul Briggs, U.S. Embassy
Raymond St. Jacques	...	Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard
Antoinette Bower	...	Claire, Molloch's Sister
Enrique Lucero	...	Colonel Victor Aristos
Jorge Luke	...	Cillero, Molloch's Chauffeur
Mischa Hausserman	...	Karl Haussman
Roger Cudney	...	Cannell, Hitman Hired by Briggs
Constanza Hool	...	Isabel Lomelin, Dr. Lomelin's Wife
Joe Seneca	...	Santiago
Jorge Zepeda	...	Victim

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Mexico | USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1984) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2002) | West Germany:16 (nf) (cut version) | West Germany:18 (nf) (original rating) | France:-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1984-2003) (cinema release) | Norway:16 (video premiere) (1985) (cut)

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Capricorn

Trivia:

This is the only film that Charles Bronson didn't do for the Cannon Group since he begin there.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the village restaurant where Holland shoots two people, the sound coming from his sawn-off shotgun when he fires is that of a Magnum handgun.

Quotes:

Cripple: Hey, mister, do you want some dope?
Holland: Er?
Cripple: I said, dope. Do you want any?
Holland: Do you have elephant?
Cripple: Heh?
Holland: Do you have Mingtoydop?
Cripple: Heh?
Holland: I guess you don't.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in My Best Friend's Birthday (1987)

Some sick stuff

The original theatrical release of this movie is pretty sick and sadistic, being about a Mengele-type on the loose, and the stoic Bronson in pursuit. It's no MARATHON MAN, but EVIL is likely to remind you of that classic movie -- and the far inferior BOYS FROM BRAZIl, for that matter. If anything, the ultra-low-budget EVIL is even sleazier than Bronson's 10 TO MIDNIGHT from the year before. Tough to watch in parts, and the actor playing the villain, Joseph Maher, stuck with me for years in that role, even when I saw him playing kindly old man parts, including his turn in IQ as one of Walter Matthau's fuddy-duddy sidekicks.