Rent The Exterminator (1980)
2.8 of 5 from 68 ratings
1h 38min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When his friend is paralysed in a gang attack Vietnam veteran John Eastland (Robert Ginty) decides to wreak revenge upon anyone who crosses his path. He becomes a hero to the public with his no-nonsense approach to law enforcement, but the police believe him to be an unstable psychopath, capable of untold murder and mayhem.
- Actors:
- Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George, Steve James, Tony Dibenedetto, Dick Boccelli, Patrick Farrelly, Michele Harrell, David Lipman, Cindy Wilks, Dennis Boutsikaris, Roger Grimsby, Judy Licht, Stan Getz, George Cheung
- Directors:
- James Glickenhaus
- Producers:
- Mark Buntzman
- Writers:
- James Glickenhaus
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- The Film Highlights of 1980
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/11/2011
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Mark Buntzman, producer of 'The Exterminator' anti writer/director of 'The Exterminator II', moderated by Calum Waddell
- Introduction to the film by director James Glickenhaus
- Fire and Slice: Making The Exterminator: An interview with director James Glickenhaus
- 42nd Street Then and Now: A tour of New York's former sleaze circuit from director Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, Frankenhooker)
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Reviews (2) of The Exterminator
Dated but still effective - The Exterminator review by Jamielou
I think this was probably the first VHS I rented back in the early 80’s and I remembered parts of it, but seeing it again was very worthwhile. It’s still quite effective in its shockability although I wouldn’t put it in the same category as some of the other “video nasties” of the early 80’s. Story is pretty basic, man’s friend gets paralysed by a criminal gang and he seeks to hand out his own justice, not only to the gang but to other lowlifes he meets along the way. Some of the killing methods are quite inventive for the time. The film has a lot more depth than you would think, and there are some nice extras on the disc.
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80s VHS classic in brilliant uncut hd Arrow blue ray - The Exterminator review by SF
Absolutely 1st class blu ray hd transfer by Arrow. Full cut of the film, dvd release a few years ago had all the fun stuff missing.
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