Released Date:
1967-11-01
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
126 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
8.2 (109282 Reviews)
Director:
Stuart RosenbergDonn Pearce (screenplay)
Frank Pierson (screenplay)
Donn Pearce (novel)
Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, "You're an original, that's what you are!" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.
Released Date:
1982-02-20
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
88 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
5.9 (9479 Reviews)
Director:
Michael WinnerDavid Engelbach
Brian Garfield (characters)
Paul Kersey, the vigilante, now lives in LA with his daughter, who is still recovering from her attack. He also has a new woman in his life. One day while with them, Kersey is mugged by some punks, Kersey fights back, but they get away. The leader, wanting to get back at Kersey, goes to his house, but Kersey and his daughter Carol are not there. The muggers rape his housekeeper, and when Kersey and his daughter arrive, they knock him out and kidnap her. After they assault her, she leaps out of a window to her death. Kersey then grabs his gun and goes after them. When the LA authorities, deduce they have a vigilante, they decide to consult with New York, who had their vigilante problem. Now the New York officials, knowing that Kersey lives in LA, fears that he's back to his old habit. Fearing that Kersey, when caught will reveal that they let him go instead of prosecuting him send Inspector Ochoa to make sure that doesn't happen.
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