THE EXTERMINATOR Vigilante cult classic – free on Fandango, Fawesome, Tubi and YouTube

‘If you’re lying, I’ll be back…
The Exterminator is a 1980 American action crime thriller about a Vietnam vet who turns into a vigilante when his friend is attacked. A street gang named the Ghetto Ghouls leaves him permanently paralysed in revenge for standing up to them in a failed beer robbery in which he stood up to them.

Written and directed by James Glickenhaus (Slaughter of the Innocents; The Protector; The Soldier; The Astrologer).

The Interstar production stars Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar (The Brood), Christopher George (Pieces; City of the Living Dead) and Steve James.

A sequel, Exterminator 2, directed by producer Mark Buntzman (who also has a small role in the original) and also starring Robert Ginty, was released in 1984.

Choice dialogue:
John Eastland (Robert Ginty): “Hey, your fly is open.”

Cast and characters:
Christopher George … Detective James Dalton
Samantha Eggar … Doctor Megan Stewart
Robert Ginty … John Eastland
Steve James … Michael Jefferson
Tony DiBenedetto … Chicken Pimp (as Toni Di Benedetto)
Dick Boccelli … Gino Pontivini
Patrick Farrelly … CIA Agent Shaw
Michele Harrell … Maria Jefferson
David Lipman … The State Senator from New Jersey
Cindy Wilks … Candy
Dennis Boutsikaris … Frankie
Roger Grimsby … Roger Grimsby
Judy Licht … Judy Licht
Stan Getz … Stan Getz
George Cheung … Vietcong Leader (as George Lee Cheung)
Phil Chong … Vietcong Garrottee
Bill Saito … Vietcong AK-47
Kenny Endoso … Vietcong Fire Gag
John Hauk … U.S. Leader
Kirk Dangler … U.S. Radioman
Clay Wright … U.S. Pilot
Paul G. Hensler … Captured U.S. Soldier (as Paul Hensler)
John L. Fitzgerald … Mr Hoffman
Frank Ferrara … Collector #1
Tony Munafo … Collector #2
Ned Eisenberg … Marty
Irwin Keyes … Bobby
Antonia French … Jefferson’s Daughter
Dwouane Wilson … Jefferson’s Son
Santos Morales … Police Captain

Filming locations:
Indian Dunes – 28700 Henry Mayo Drive, Valencia, California (Vietnam sequence)
New York City, New York

Technical details:
104 minutes (director’s cut) | 101 minutes (original uncut)
Eastmancolor
Aspect Ratio: 1.85: 1
Audio: Dolby Stereo

Trailer:

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