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Retribution

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.3K
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Retribution (1987)
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A Manic depressive artist survives a suicidal fall only to be possessed by a murdered gangster, who uses the artist to seek vengeance on those that ended his life.A Manic depressive artist survives a suicidal fall only to be possessed by a murdered gangster, who uses the artist to seek vengeance on those that ended his life.A Manic depressive artist survives a suicidal fall only to be possessed by a murdered gangster, who uses the artist to seek vengeance on those that ended his life.

  • Director
    • Guy Magar
  • Writers
    • Guy Magar
    • Lee Wasserman
  • Stars
    • Dennis Lipscomb
    • Leslie Wing
    • Suzanne Snyder
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Guy Magar
    • Writers
      • Guy Magar
      • Lee Wasserman
    • Stars
      • Dennis Lipscomb
      • Leslie Wing
      • Suzanne Snyder
    • 28User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dennis Lipscomb
    Dennis Lipscomb
    • George Miller
    Leslie Wing
    Leslie Wing
    • Jennifer Curtis
    Suzanne Snyder
    Suzanne Snyder
    • Angel
    Jeff Pomerantz
    Jeff Pomerantz
    • Dr. Alan Falconer
    George Murdock
    George Murdock
    • Dr. John Talbot
    Pamela Dunlap
    Pamela Dunlap
    • Sally Benson
    Susan Peretz
    Susan Peretz
    • Mrs. Stoller
    Clare Peck
    Clare Peck
    • Carla Minelli
    Chris Caputo
    • Dylan
    Hoyt Axton
    Hoyt Axton
    • Lt. Ashley
    Ralph Manza
    Ralph Manza
    • Amos
    Mario Roccuzzo
    Mario Roccuzzo
    • Johnny Blake
    Harry Caesar
    Harry Caesar
    • Charlie
    Jeffrey Josephson
    • Joe Martinez
    Danny Daniels
    Danny Daniels
    • Rasta Doctor
    • (as Danny D. Daniels)
    Mike Muscat
    • Vito Minelli Sr.
    Pearl Adell
    • Waitress
    Ed Berke
    • Mickey
    • Director
      • Guy Magar
    • Writers
      • Guy Magar
      • Lee Wasserman
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    • Trivia
      This film was originally supposed to get a bigger domestic theatrical release in America, but the studio executive who supported the film was fired and replaced by another person who decided to give this film a more limited theatrical release instead. As a direct result of this, plans for a potential sequel were eventually abandoned altogether despite the fact that this movie did well in various foreign territories.
    • Quotes

      George Miller: [Begging Vito] NO MORE... NO MORE

      Vito Minelli Sr.: [as he posesses George once again] ONCE MORE

    • Alternate versions
      The Dutch version is the only fully uncut one. All other versions (Greek, Japanese, Australian, US, German, UK...) are cut in gore scenes, basically because they are based on the R-Rated US-Version. The Australian Rental Tape, the German and the UK Version are even more cut than the USA R-Rated version.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Living in a Cesspool
      by Tavabonn

      © 1986 Kutabov Music A.S.C.A.P.

    User reviews28

    Featured review
    7/10

    very well done death scenes, and an unusual lead actor

    Surprisingly good!

    A plain, somewhat overweight, nerdy-looking man stands on the edge of the roof of the Don Hotel (no "tiny bubbles" jokes in the movie, though). From the masks on the people below, we can tell it's Halloween. He jumps, and the monsters below look sad. We see the tunnel of light, but a burnt or mutated face appears as emergency responders try to revive him.

    In the hospital, he's rehabilitated, though he now walks with a cane and limp. The people in the Don Hotel, a somewhat strange bunch, are sympathetic, as is a neighborhood hooker he's friendly with. However, he has horrible vivid nightmares involving murder. Additionally, while he paints blood appears out of nowhere, and does at other times too and isn't just a hallucination it seems.

    In the nightmares, he visits people and brutally kills them with some sort of telepathic abilities while his eyes glow. In the morning, the deaths are in the paper. Though there aren't a lot of murders, the scenes are pretty strong. One begins with some particularly graphic (possibly real) shots of a slaughterhouse. The way a man dies there is quite memorable.

    While a Catholic priest works at the hospital, and the main character visits a church, the one attempt at exorcism is done by a "Dr. Rasta"! Perhaps more surprisingly, he's a friend of the hooker.
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    • Sep 6, 2005
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    • Release date
      • November 25, 1987 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Retribution: The Ultimate Nightmare
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County, California, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • Renegade
      • Unicorn
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    • Budget
      • $1,200,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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