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Fighting Mad

  • 19761976
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
623
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Fighting Mad (1976)
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An Arkansas farmer stages a one-man war against corrupt land developers who want to evict him and his neighbors from their farms for real estate developments.An Arkansas farmer stages a one-man war against corrupt land developers who want to evict him and his neighbors from their farms for real estate developments.An Arkansas farmer stages a one-man war against corrupt land developers who want to evict him and his neighbors from their farms for real estate developments.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
623
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    • Jonathan Demme
    • Jonathan Demme
  • Stars
    • Peter Fonda
    • Gino Franco
    • Harry Northup
    • Jonathan Demme
    • Jonathan Demme
  • Stars
    • Peter Fonda
    • Gino Franco
    • Harry Northup
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    • 10User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Peter Fonda
    Peter Fonda
    • Tom Hunter
    Gino Franco
    • Dylan Hunter
    Harry Northup
    Harry Northup
    • Sheriff Len Skerritt
    Philip Carey
    Philip Carey
    • Pierce Crabtree
    Noble Willingham
    Noble Willingham
    • Senator Hingle
    John Doucette
    John Doucette
    • Jeff Hunter
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Charlie Hunter
    • (as Scott Glen)
    Lynn Lowry
    Lynn Lowry
    • Lorene Maddox
    Kathleen Miller
    Kathleen Miller
    • Carolee Hunter
    Ted Markland
    Ted Markland
    • Hal Fraser
    Laura Weatherford
    • Fraser Child
    • (as Laura Wetherford)
    Gerry Weatherford
    • Fraser Child
    • (as Gerry Wetherford)
    Peter Fain
    • Gillette
    Al Wyatt Sr.
    Al Wyatt Sr.
    • Judge O'Connor
    • (as Allan Wyatt)
    George Armitage
    George Armitage
    • Man playing tennis
    • (uncredited)
    Geoffrey Mark Fidelman
    Geoffrey Mark Fidelman
    • Christy
    • (uncredited)
    William Harrison
    • Henchman in black
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Jones
    • Lorene Maddox's mother
    • (uncredited)
      • Jonathan Demme
      • Jonathan Demme
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    • Trivia
      The period of principal photography on this picture was a shoot that ran for about five and a half weeks.
    • Goofs
      When Len Skeritt gets up from the scuffle at the construction site, he puts his hat on, but when he walks over to grill the "security expert", he's seen putting his hat on again.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff Len Skerritt: [after arriving to break up a street fight and points his shotgun] Everybody freeze!

      [to Tom]

      Sheriff Len Skerritt: Drop that iron!

      [Tom tosses it to the ground, but it ends up hitting one of the workers on the foot]

      Sheriff Len Skerritt: Or am I going to have to start kicking asses and taking names?

    • Connections
      Featured in 42nd Street Forever! Volume 1: Horror on 42nd Street (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      The Bleeding Heart Inn
      Words and Music by Zorro and the Blue Footballs

      Copyright © 1976 Chuck Lunch Publishing

    User reviews10

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    7/10
    Feels like Demme's first real film
    Peter Fonda and his son (Gino Franco) return to his dad's (John Doucette) horse ranch in rural Texas after a divorce. He finds that a mining company owned by Philip Carey have been buying up all the land and are harassing all the holdouts, including Doucette and Fonda's brother Scott Glenn. The campaign of terror escalates with beatings, Glenn's murder and finally Doucette's death in an intentionally set fire. Since local sheriff Henry Northrup has proved useless, Fonda takes matters into his own hands.

    Demme's third and final film for Roger Corman really shines. It's another formula picture, but this time it transcends the formulaic elements and comes close to feeling like a personal expression. It's got some serious flaws, including a really long, dead section leading up to the final climax, but you can see why Demme moved on after this one and started making films on his own.

    Lynn Lowry has a significant role as Fonda's new girlfriend and fellow director George Armitage pops up as Man Playing Tennis.
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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1976 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Clarksville, Arkansas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Santa Fe
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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