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Written by James M. Tate / 7/12/2023 / No comments / action , church ortiz , danny aiello , don blakely , eighties , frank pesce , jan-michael vincent , john flynn , lenny montana , rudy ramos , theresa saldano , vigilante

JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT FIGHTS BACK IN JOHN FLYNN'S 'DEFIANCE'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oZNOzMIVfno_yjpxIbHJgy0PU8ymWVZ3DnNuqQc8uuS254hNVnjMql3VTuTnzdblUkOE7brZhBVrp2yzvfs3LfnL7wR9z5Ym3izFrkZacZtl5Y7v9mBAG8CyZDb5QBW5u0DWjIIE6iBN7TUUZrrnGPWnr3NHwnWud5p2IcNol-faFxmA27d2FcffQA1l/s1864/Screen%20Shot%202023-07-16%20at%201.32.08%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oZNOzMIVfno_yjpxIbHJgy0PU8ymWVZ3DnNuqQc8uuS254hNVnjMql3VTuTnzdblUkOE7brZhBVrp2yzvfs3LfnL7wR9z5Ym3izFrkZacZtl5Y7v9mBAG8CyZDb5QBW5u0DWjIIE6iBN7TUUZrrnGPWnr3NHwnWud5p2IcNol-faFxmA27d2FcffQA1l/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202023-07-16%20at%201.32.08%20AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: DEFIANCE Year: 1980 Rating: ***1/2</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Both lead actors from <a href="http://www.cultfilmfreaks.com/2016/05/BW2-MECH.html">THE MECHANIC</a> would get the vigilante bug, especially Charles Bronson, two years later inadvertently igniting the DEATH WISH franchise; and right before the second of five features, Jan-Michael Vincent waged DEFIANCE directed by the always capable John Flynn, who does his best work with low budget b-flicks with big budget intensity... wherein Vincent plays a merchant seaman on leave and doesn't want to be... stuck in New York where the usual bullying gang rears from the woodwork, led by Rudy Ramos, looking a kind of stylish Zoot Suit throwback... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Soon enough this villain's hateful eyes lock on Vincent, about to enter his shabby apartment in a shabbier building that includes the token young mentored boy and gorgeous ingenue, here played with Spanish zest by zesty Italian beauty Theresa Saldana, throwing herself at Vincent's tough silent type... </p><p><span></span></p>

action, church ortiz, danny aiello, don blakely, eighties, frank pesce, jan-michael vincent, john flynn, lenny montana, rudy ramos, theresa saldano, vigilante

JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT FIGHTS BACK IN JOHN FLYNN'S 'DEFIANCE'

Title: DEFIANCE Year: 1980 Rating: ***1/2 Both lead actors from THE MECHANIC would get the vigilante bug, especially Charles Bronson, two y...

ROBERT FORSTER TURNS 'VIGILANTE' WITH FRED WILLIAMSON

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During the eighties, the decade-old DEATH WISH template was alive and kicking ass. Not like the Charles Bronson classic invented the revenge theme, but when it came to law without order and giving the streets back to the people, for VIGILANTE it was the more, the merrier...<br>
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Robert Forster stars as, like Bronson, an average family man who winds up seeking revenge, but unlike Chuck he's far from alone. Fred Williamson leads a group of working class tough guys including THE GODFATHER bodyguard Richard Bright and SHORT EYES scene-stealer Joe Carberry, who were beating up muggers/rapists before our hero got into the swing of things....<br>

action, crime, don blakely, eighties, exploitation, frank pesce, fred williamson, joe carberry, joe spinell, revenge, richard bright, robert forster, rutanya alda, vigilante, william lustig, woody strode

ROBERT FORSTER TURNS 'VIGILANTE' WITH FRED WILLIAMSON

Fred Williamson in VIGILANTE aka STREET GANG Year: 1982 During the eighties, the decade-old DEATH WISH template was alive and kicking as...

ARCHIVE SUMMARY REVIEW OF 'VIGILANTE' WITH FRED WILLIAMSON

<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM322Tyv9ezB6Z1eXBk1HmV8tCA5DqvxszuxZSF2SYqsi38KndKo88CEw2FzHLPLOnNmaaT16is6FIaDJ9p8ZjDzWQyB4n__m1ef_o6RVYxt54WNAdmSQ1vsmIOdjeNgEo-EDEspKxKCGJFC_9Zpdvnww3LRMbAuc0_n6eeHg8klWG-aFcNsbnlhxH3A/s1050/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-05%20at%2011.40.22%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="962" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM322Tyv9ezB6Z1eXBk1HmV8tCA5DqvxszuxZSF2SYqsi38KndKo88CEw2FzHLPLOnNmaaT16is6FIaDJ9p8ZjDzWQyB4n__m1ef_o6RVYxt54WNAdmSQ1vsmIOdjeNgEo-EDEspKxKCGJFC_9Zpdvnww3LRMbAuc0_n6eeHg8klWG-aFcNsbnlhxH3A/w183-h200/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-05%20at%2011.40.22%20PM.jpeg" width="183" /></a></div>title:</b> VIGILANTE  <b>year:</b> 1983<b> cast:</b> Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Joe Carberry, Richard Bright, Willie Colon, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Vincent Beck<br />
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The trio of vigilantes, sort of a neighborhood watch that kicks ass, are Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, and Joseph Carberry (SHORT EYES). The gang of vicious cold-blooded blood-thirsty thugs include shit-talkin' leader Willie Colin and henchman Don Blakley. And everyman machinist father/husband Robert Forster, friends with the (secret) vigilante group, is in denial about how bad society is until his child and wife are attacked by the gang. Everything collides wonderfully in this exploitation-DEATH WISH that delivers on every level, including street fights, prison survival, and an awesome guitar-driven soundtrack. Too classy for grindhouse and too gritty for mainstream, this is the perfect synergy of blood, guts, guns, and best of all, sweet revenge. </div>

action, don blakely, drama, eighties, ensemble, exploitation, fred williamson, joseph carberry, prison, revenge, richard bright, robert forster, vigilante, william lustig

ARCHIVE SUMMARY REVIEW OF 'VIGILANTE' WITH FRED WILLIAMSON

title: VIGILANTE year: 1983 cast: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Joe Carberry, Richard Bright, Willie Colon, Joe Spin...

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