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Yön soturit

Original title: Vigilante
  • 19821982
  • (Banned)(Banned)
  • 1h 30min
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.4K
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Vic Noto in Vigilante (1982)
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After his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group t... Read allAfter his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group to find some measure of bloody justice.After his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group to find some measure of bloody justice.

IMDb RATING
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3.4K
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  • Director
    • William Lustig
  • Writer
    • Richard Vetere
  • Stars
    • Robert Forster
    • Fred Williamson
    • Richard Bright
Top credits
  • Director
    • William Lustig
  • Writer
    • Richard Vetere
  • Stars
    • Robert Forster
    • Fred Williamson
    • Richard Bright
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
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    Robert Forster and Fred Williamson in Vigilante (1982)
    Robert Forster and Fred Williamson in Vigilante (1982)
    Robert Forster and Fred Williamson in Vigilante (1982)
    Robert Forster and Fred Williamson in Vigilante (1982)
    Robert Forster and Fred Williamson in Vigilante (1982)
    Robert Forster and Fred Williamson in Vigilante (1982)
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    Top cast

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    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Eddie Marinoas Eddie Marino
    Fred Williamson
    Fred Williamson
    • Nickas Nick
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • Burkeas Burke
    Rutanya Alda
    Rutanya Alda
    • Vickie Marinoas Vickie Marino
    Don Blakely
    Don Blakely
    • Pragoas Prago
    Joseph Carberry
    Joseph Carberry
    • Ramonas Ramon
    Willie Colón
    Willie Colón
    • Ricoas Rico
    • (as Willie Colon)
    Joe Spinell
    Joe Spinell
    • Eisenbergas Eisenberg
    Carol Lynley
    Carol Lynley
    • Assistant D.A. Mary Fletcheras Assistant D.A. Mary Fletcher
    Woody Strode
    Woody Strode
    • Rakeas Rake
    Vincent Beck
    Vincent Beck
    • Judge Sinclairas Judge Sinclair
    Bo Rucker
    • Horaceas Horace
    Frank Pesce
    Frank Pesce
    • Blueboyas Blueboy
    Steve James
    Steve James
    • Ptl. Gibbonsas Ptl. Gibbons
    • (as Steve W. James)
    Randy Jurgensen
    Randy Jurgensen
    • Det. Russoas Det. Russo
    Henry Judd Baker
    Henry Judd Baker
    • Quinnas Quinn
    Dante Joseph
    • Scott Marinoas Scott Marino
    Vincent Russo
    • Rubinas Rubin
    • Director
      • William Lustig
    • Writer
      • Richard Vetere
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Eddie Marino is a factory worker in New York City. He has a wife named Vickie and a son named Scott. Eddie's friend and co-worker Nick and some of the factory's other workers have formed a vigilante group because Nick and the group are fed up with the pimps, gangs, and drug dealers who keep taking over the neighborhoods. Nick and his group are also sick and tired of the police, because the police always fail to protect people who become victims. Eddie goes home from work one night, only to discover that Vickie has been stabbed, and Scott has been shot dead. Frederico "Rico" Melendez, the leader of a Puerto Rican street gang, is arrested for Vickie's stabbing and Scott's murder. Assistant District Attorney Mary Fletcher plans to put Rico away for as long as possible, since New York doesn't have the death penalty. Nick tries to convince Eddie to join the vigilante group, but Eddie turns Nick down, preferring to let the courts handle Rico. Nick makes it clear that he has no faith whatsoever in the police and the judicial system. The case against Rico doesn't make it past the arraignment. Corrupt judge Sinclair sets Rico free with a two year suspended sentence. Eddie goes crazy and tries to strangle judge Sinclair, who sentences Eddie to spend 30 days in jail for that. It was Rico's right hand man, Prago, who had fired the shot that killed Scott while Rico stabbed Vickie. Prago also paid judge Sinclair to set Rico free. In jail, Eddie befriends an inmate named Rake. As soon as Eddie is released from jail, he changes his mind about Nick's vigilante group. Eddie joins the group so he can go after Rico, Prago and judge Sinclair. —Todd Baldridge
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • You're not safe anymore...
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • (Banned)
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sandy Alexander who plays the prisoner who harasses Robert Forster in the film was in fact was the leader of the New York Hell's Angels unbeknown st to director William Lustig and after the film was released, Alexander was convicted of murder.
    • Goofs
      Prago's stunt driving double during the car chase is Caucasian but Prago is African-American.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Nick: Hey, I don't know about you guys, but me... I've had it up to here. There are some 40-odd homicides a day on our streets. There are over two million illegal guns in this city. Man, that's enough guns to invade a whole damn country with. They shoot a cop in our city without thinking twice about it. Aw, come on. You guys ride the subway. How much more of this grief are we gonna stand for? How many more locks we gotta put on our goddamn doors? Now, we ain't got the police, the prosecutors, the courts or the prisons. I mean, it's over. The books don't balance. We are a statistic. Now, I'm tellin' ya, when you can't go to the corner store and buy a pack of cigarettes after dark... because you know the punks and scum are out there on the streets when the sun goes down, and our own government can't protect its own people, then I say this, pal: you got a moral obligation, the right of self-preservation. Now, you can run, you can hide, or you can start to live like human beings again. This is our Waterloo, baby! You want your city back? You gotta take it. Dig it? Take it!

    • Alternate versions
      The film was cut by MPAA before the film was released in 1983, for graphic violence and in particular the pier scene where crooked politician and his lookout are killed with blood splatter lasting a bit longer and also the scene where the two patrol cops in their car are ambushed and killed underneath the underpass which filled with more blood splatter. This is the version that appeared on home video on the Vestron Home Video label and cable television.
    • Connections
      Featured in Assassin(s) (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Vigilante
      (Willie Colón (as Willie Colon))

      Arranged by Hector Garrido

      Produced by Willie Colón (as Willie Colon)

      Executive Producer Jerry Masucci

    User reviews58

    Review
    Top review
    Forster goes off!!!
    Vigilante is a gritty, violent, and controversial revenge flick. Vigilante gets compared to Death Wish often, but vigilante is the more fulfilling and entertaining film. Robert Forster stars as a father and husband who gets driven to the point of vigilantism after his son is killed and his wife deformed. Forster performance is deep and fascinating. Director William Lustig (who also directed the trashy and gory Maniac) adds a sense of realism and desperation to the film and the violence seems very authentic. Fred Williamson is GREAT as the leader of the nieghborhood vigilante group. The son's death is quite disturbing and the ending is satisfying (unlike the death wish ending). You really hate the criminal scumbags and cheer on their demise. There are some great one-liners too. Vigilante is the ultimate revenge exploitation flick.
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    • Sep 9, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vigilante - yön soturit
    • Filming locations
      • Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Magnum Motion Pictures Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,091,888
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,588,464
      • Mar 6, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,091,888
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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