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The Exterminator( 1980)

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In war, you have to kill to stay alive... On the streets of New York, it's often the same.

Overview

When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Ginty

      John Eastland

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      Christopher George

      Detective James Dalton

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      Samantha Eggar

      Dr. Megan Stewart

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      Steve James

      Michael Jefferson

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      Tony DiBenedetto

      Chicken Pimp

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      Dick Boccelli

      Gino Pontivini

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      Patrick Farrelly

      CIA Agent Shaw

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      Michele Harrell

      Maria Jefferson

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      David Lipman

      The State Senator from New Jersey

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      Tom Everett

      Hotel Clerk

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      Ned Eisenberg

      Marty

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      Irwin Keyes

      Bobby

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      Cindy Wilks

      Candy

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      Dennis Boutsikaris

      Frankie

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      Mark Buntzman

      Burping Ghoul

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      Tony Munafo

      Pontivini's Bodyguard

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      Judy Licht

      Herself

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      George Cheung

      Viet Cong Commander

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      Roger Grimsby

      Himself

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      Stan Getz

      Himself

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      Louis Edmonds

      CIA Chief

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      Samuel L. Jackson

      Extra (uncredited)

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      Vonnabelle Roocke

      Times Square Whore

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jan 26 2014
    Exterminate, Exterminate! How wonderfully tacky and exploitive, The Exterminator rides in on the coat tails of films like Death Wish and has a bloody good time doing so. Plot sees Vietnam veteran John Eastland (Robert Ginty) embark on a crusade of vigilantism when his best buddy is left paralysed by scumbags. Pic is relentlessly bleak, as Eastland goes about his business, offing serious low-life's in a number of gruesome ways, director and writer James Glickenhaus revels in saying that all around us is a rotten apple. Of course vigilantism is wrong, but Glickenhaus makes it virtually imp...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • vietnam
    • rape
    • gangster
    • gore
    • revenge
    • vigilante
    • b movie
    • torture
    • prostitution
    • ex soldier