While still in high school in 1953,Coleman Justice's girlfriend is gang raped and killed by a group of men after they'd gone out on a date to see an old western movie "Shane" at a theater.Shortly after her death the group of men are blown up by a car bomb and most believe Coleman is responsible.Charges are never brought against him and 35 years later Coleman is a university professor who teaches a class about western films since he has idolized the gunfighters of cinema since he was very young.He is in a bar when a group of men begin to gang rape a waitress.He goes to his car,puts on his cowboy outfit,arms himself with a bowie knife and Colt revolver and then proceeds to stab and shoot most of the woman's attackers.He then hunts down their leader,who got away as well as a drug dealer as the search for the "cowboy killer" makes newspaper headlines and his students begin to suspect he's the vigilante.Carl Bartholomew executive-produced,directed,co-scripted and starred in a 1988 vigilante movie called "Cole Justice" is the film whose popularity in the home video market got him an improbable gig as the grand marshal of a holiday parade in Florala,Alabama.Very enjoyable and entertaining vigilante flick with plenty of violence and some tasteful nods to western genre.8 out of 10.
