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The Annihilators (1985)
Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr.
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Upon his return from Vietnam, an ex-soldier finds his neighborhood has deteriorated badly, and is being terrorized by a vicious street gang. He calls some of his GI buddies, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of the gang.
Rated R | Length 84 minutes
Actors
Jim Antonio | Sid Conrad | Gerrit Graham | Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Paul Koslo | Dennis Redfield | Christopher Stone | Andy Wood | Bruce Evers | Millie Fisher | Tom Harper | Becky Harris | Mimi Honce | Hugh Jarrett | John Lawhorn | Charles Mann
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/03/2020 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Not a great movie (zero for two tonight) but entertaining nonetheless. Your typical low budget mid-eighties ” Viet Nam vets help take back the streets from criminals” right wing fantasies that were common leading up to and through the Reagan years.
Great to see character actor Paul Koslo show up as the main bad guy. He’s played the sleazy bad guy in so many movies and he’s just as good here. There’s a scene involving a meat tenderizer and a wheelchair bound vet that, while leaving most of it to the viewer’s imagination, still manages to be brutal, and his character is downright gleeful.
Seems weird Koslo never showed up in a Tarantino film as he’s the kind of actor I’d think Tarantino would love. Sadly he died last year.
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