Directed by John FlynnMy rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Encore Mystery)
Influential film for all Tarantino-ites, it's another audience manipulation piece in the vein of Death Wish. William Devane returns to a heroes welcome after being imprisoned and tortured in Vietnam. He has trouble adjusting to home life, especially when his wife wants a divorce. Mexican bad guys break into his house to get his honorary silver dollars, killing his wife and son, and mangling his hand in the garbage disposal. He recovers, and goes after the killers, with a brand new hook hand. It all unravels in a bloody shootout at a Mexican whorehouse. Paul Schrader revisits some of the themes from Taxi Driver, which this film strongly echoes.
IMDb
(Encore Mystery)
Influential film for all Tarantino-ites, it's another audience manipulation piece in the vein of Death Wish. William Devane returns to a heroes welcome after being imprisoned and tortured in Vietnam. He has trouble adjusting to home life, especially when his wife wants a divorce. Mexican bad guys break into his house to get his honorary silver dollars, killing his wife and son, and mangling his hand in the garbage disposal. He recovers, and goes after the killers, with a brand new hook hand. It all unravels in a bloody shootout at a Mexican whorehouse. Paul Schrader revisits some of the themes from Taxi Driver, which this film strongly echoes.
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