When his wife and son are brutalized by thugs and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a New York City factory worker turns vigilante to find some measure of bloody justice.
The "American Gods" star credits amazing co-stars and killer special effects for his mind-bending performance.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Robert Forster | ... | Eddie Marino | |
| Fred Williamson | ... | Nick | |
| Richard Bright | ... | Burke | |
| Rutanya Alda | ... | Vickie Marino | |
| Don Blakely | ... | Prago | |
| Joseph Carberry | ... | Ramon | |
| Willie Colón | ... | Rico (as Willie Colon) | |
| Joe Spinell | ... | Eisenberg | |
| Carol Lynley | ... | Assistant D.A. Mary Fletcher | |
| Woody Strode | ... | Rake | |
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Vincent Beck | ... | Judge Sinclair |
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Bo Rucker | ... | Horace |
| Frank Pesce | ... | Blueboy | |
| Steve James | ... | Ptl. Gibbons (as Steve W. James) | |
| Randy Jurgensen | ... | Det. Russo | |
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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 ... Written by Todd Baldridge
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4 March 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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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 ...
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(C. Curet Alonso (as Curet Alonso))
Arranged by Luis Cruz (as Luiz Cruz)
Sung by Hector Lavoe (as Hector Levoe)
Produced by Willie Colón (as Willie Colon)
Executive Producer Jerry Masucci
Music Available on Fania Records
Published by FAF Publ./BMI
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The film was cut by the MPAA for violence which included the blood splatter shotgun scene in the pier which was the version of the film seen on theatrically and on video until the uncut version was released in 2007. See more »Goofs
Prago's stunt driving double during the car chase is Caucasian but Prago is African-American. See more »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 ...
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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. See more »Soundtracks
Juanito alimana(C. Curet Alonso (as Curet Alonso))
Arranged by Luis Cruz (as Luiz Cruz)
Sung by Hector Lavoe (as Hector Levoe)
Produced by Willie Colón (as Willie Colon)
Executive Producer Jerry Masucci
Music Available on Fania Records
Published by FAF Publ./BMI
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Directed by William Lustig (of Maniac fame), this thriller is quite good. Fred Williamson is magnificent as the leader of a group of vigilantes, and Jackie Brown star Robert Forster also stars. The version i watched suffered badly from a 'pan-and-scan' transfer, which is a shame because the movie is quite well made. Loads of running about, shooting and vengeance for dead family members. Seems run of the mill now, but worth watching none the less.
Released in the UK on Intervision Video