The Annihilators

19851985
K-16K-16
1h 24m

Upon his return from Vietnam, an ex-soldier finds his neighborhood has deteriorated badly, and is being terrorized by a vicious street gang. He calls some of his GI buddies, and together the... Read allUpon his return from Vietnam, an ex-soldier finds his neighborhood has deteriorated badly, and is being terrorized by a vicious street gang. He calls some of his GI buddies, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of the gang.Upon his return from Vietnam, an ex-soldier finds his neighborhood has deteriorated badly, and is being terrorized by a vicious street gang. He calls some of his GI buddies, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of the gang.

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Taglines
- In 1972 it was the jungles of Vietnam. Now, in 1985, it's the streets of America. Different places, same job.
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Certificate
- K-16
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Trivia
Shot in Atlanta (GA) at the same time as Chuck Norris' Invasion U.S.A. (1985). Several of the exterior locations were shared, as were some of the stunt men. They would work on "The Annihilators" during the day and then go over and work on "Invasion USA" at night.

Goofs
Although during the movie there are shootouts, we never see bullet holes, most notably in the red panel van.

Alternate versions
In the UK, to achieve an 18 rating, two seconds of footage was removed. The cuts were required to remove an instance of sexualized violence (sight of a bare-breasted woman being stabbed).

Connections
Featured in Trailer Trauma (2016)

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6/10

A few chuckles here and there .....

Worth a look if you accept the limitations of fast filmed exploitation nonsense. It's a Vietnam buddy revenge plot to payback Paul Koslo and his street gang. The first part is a Vietnam set up, and is about what you might expect. When one of the ex soldiers is tortured and shot by Koslo and his thugs, his comrades come to deal with his killers. What follows is some inane dialog, hundreds of rounds ricocheting everywhere, and really nothing more than typical mayhem. Yet, there is a certain unexplainable viewing fixation mostly because of the rapidly spiraling out of control script. You get the expected explosions and car wrecks, and I suppose beyond that the best surprise is no surprise. - MERK

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