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Writer:
Michael Thomas Montgomery (written by)
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Release Date:
28 November 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama more
Tagline:
'Nam was hell... Prison unbearable... But coming home meant murder.
Plot:
Gary Busey plays Buck, a former Vietnam veteran/ex-con recently released from the state prison. He returns... more | add synopsis
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Busey gets the lead...and gets revenge! more (17 total)

Cast

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Gary Busey ... Buck Matthews
Yaphet Kotto ... J.B. Deveraux

Seymour Cassel ... Sheriff
Bert Remsen ... Father Healey
Denise Galik ... Christie Matthews

William Smith ... Blade
Kimberlin Brown ... Dawn

Judith Barsi ... Jennifer Matthews
Eric Boles ... Doctor (as Eric Bolles)
Joe Brooks ... Jake
Douglas Dirkson ... Jimmy
Kathryn Fuller ... Bingo Lady
Jorge Gil ... Jamie
Amelia Haas ... Melody / Mini-Cam Reporter
Ray Habercorn ... Police Officer
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Runtime:
USA:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 (nf: 16) | Australia:R | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Norway:(Banned) (1987-2003) (cinema release)
Filming Locations:
Valencia, California, USA
Company:
Action Brothers more

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Revealing mistakes: In the scene with the dead paramedics, the bottom paramedic clearly blinks right before the camera passes by him. more

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Busey gets the lead...and gets revenge!, 9 September 2008
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Author: Double_Damage6 from United States

Gary Busey plays an ex-nam vet and recently released convict (he is innocent...he was framed) Buck Matthews. He returns home to his family only to find that the town has become over run by a deadly biker gang that sells drugs all over the world. The sheriff has been paid off, so there is no law and the biker's get away with murder (literally!). So when Buck decides to rescue a woman from getting raped by the bikers...the bikers wage a war against him, killing his wife and destroying his home. So Buck decides to take the law into his own hands and seek revenge for this wife and protect the town. It's a pretty simple plot that's fun to watch. The acting is excellent and it is interesting & cool to see Busey play the lead hero for once. The action is decent, with lots of chases and a hand to hand fight scene against the head baddie at the end. The film has good budget and the movie was put together well. The song "Eye of the tiger" is obviously used during the opening credits and at the end when he goes on his vengeance spree. Overall, it was a cool flick that was made cooler by the fact that Busey was the lead action hero. There's a nice decapitation scene in there too.

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