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Fatal revenge

Original title: Bullies
  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
620
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Fatal revenge (1986)
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The Morris family moves from the city in an attempt to make a new life in a small resort town, only to be confronted by a sadistic rural clan, the Cullens.The Morris family moves from the city in an attempt to make a new life in a small resort town, only to be confronted by a sadistic rural clan, the Cullens.The Morris family moves from the city in an attempt to make a new life in a small resort town, only to be confronted by a sadistic rural clan, the Cullens.

  • Director
    • Paul Lynch
  • Writers
    • John Sheppard
    • Bryan McCann
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Crombie
    • Janet-Laine Green
    • Stephen Hunter
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    620
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Lynch
    • Writers
      • John Sheppard
      • Bryan McCann
    • Stars
      • Jonathan Crombie
      • Janet-Laine Green
      • Stephen Hunter
    • 12User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Jonathan Crombie
    Jonathan Crombie
    • Matt Morris
    Janet-Laine Green
    Janet-Laine Green
    • Jenny Morris
    • (as Janet Laine Green)
    Stephen Hunter
    • Clay Morris
    • (as Stephen B. Hunter)
    Dehl Berti
    Dehl Berti
    • Will Crow
    Olivia d'Abo
    Olivia d'Abo
    • Becky Cullen
    • (as Olivia D'Abo)
    Bill Croft
    Bill Croft
    • Ben Cullen
    Bernie Coulson
    Bernie Coulson
    • Jimmy Cullen
    Adrien Dorval
    Adrien Dorval
    • Judd Cullen
    William Nunn
    William Nunn
    • Jonah Cullen
    Thick Wilson
    • Sam Hogan
    Shay Garner
    Shay Garner
    • Maggie Sullivan
    Wayne Robson
    Wayne Robson
    • Vern
    Ed Milaney
    • Frank Furlong
    Brock Simpson
    Brock Simpson
    • Arnie Furlong
    LeRoy Schulz
    • Murray Sullivan
    • (as Leroy Shultz)
    Ernie Prentice
    Ernie Prentice
    • Fred Hobbs
    Beth Amos
    Beth Amos
    • Martha Hobbs
    Christianne Hirt
    Christianne Hirt
    • Girl Dancing in Bar
    • Director
      • Paul Lynch
    • Writers
      • John Sheppard
      • Bryan McCann
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    User reviews12

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    10Majid-Hamid

    unknown actors in it...but still a good movie !!

    this movie really contain a lot of brutal action... i really like this movie indeed... it has a lot of action, and the story line goes well. this is one of the better grade b movies i have seen! come on guys... this is not a stupid movie. give this movie a chance. it deserves to be rated 6 and above in IMDb list. what can i say about this movie?? the actors are unknown, but still, they perform well in this movie! the story line is pretty good too! i'm giving this movie a chance! so i'm giving it 10/10..

    try to watch this movie.. i really recommend this movie to everyone... every movie should be given a chance... as a conclusion, this a GOOD MOVIE!!! BRAVO !!!

    10/10****
    3anxietyresister

    Not recommended..

    A family (A teenage boy, his mother and a stepdad), sick of city life, decides to move to the mountains to get away from it all and have a fresh start. However, their idyll is shattered by three brothers and their domineering father, who don't take kindly to newcomers on their patch. While having objects thrown through their window and being threatened in the street is just the start, the youth decides to make things even worse by having a relationship with the terrible trio's sister. With the law unwilling to do anything about it and the violence escalating rapidly, the lad decides to take matters into his own hands..

    Veering wildly between hilarity and nastiness, this is one of the oddest exploitation movies ever made. At first, you can have a chuckle at some of the hammy acting and ludicrous dialogue given to the characters, especially the overwrought bad guys. But then, you get completely unnecessary scenes like a mother being raped while her son is forced to watch, or the thug's sister getting herself beaten up by her siblings for daring to sleep with our young hero. In fact, the whole view of women in the movie, which seems to be that they're pathetic creatures who scream a lot and can't defend themselves, is pretty despicable. But of course, there's the obligatory nude scene, which this time involves a young lady diving into a pool bra-less under a very thin T-shirt. Who cares about plot consistency when you have some willing young starlets ready to shed her togs. Right?!

    The climax centres on the teenager, who up until now hasn't been able to sneeze without jumping, suddenly morphing into a Rambo clone and blowing off his assailants left, right and centre to save his stepfather who is being held hostage by the gang. It's completely implausible but hey, so is everything else in this film.. so at least you can't accuse it of not being consistent. So, rather than attempting to find logic in a place where the word doesn't exist, check out the IMDb pages for Janet Laine Green, Dehl Berti, Stephen Hunter, Jonathan Crombie.. etc. Notice a pattern emerging here? Their careers all hit dead ends. Why? Sit through this, and all will become clear. Remember kids, if you want to get ahead in this business, hire a decent agent and ALWAYS read the scripts they offer you. Please.. 3/10
    2birchall-1

    Pretty bad

    Olivia D'Abo in a wet T-shirt is the only thing this movie has going for it. Other than that, this Canadian production about a man taking out a vicious band of hillbillies is not worth anybody's time. The writing is bad, the acting is poor and the direction is sub-standard.
    9Weirdling_Wolf

    An usually bleak and mean-spirited redneck head-wrecker.

    Criminally unsung British horror movie maverick Paul 'Prom Night' Lynch's super intense backwoods nightmare is not only blessed with another righteous Paul Zaza soundtrack and the deliciously luminous presence of Olivia D'Abo but is an usually bleak and mean-spirited redneck head-wrecker about the suburbanite Morris family moving to a rather isolated ski-resort town and instead of enjoying a little respite from the stresses of the big bad city only to discover the country can present a uniquely unpleasant threat all of its own. Very soon all the members of the Morris family have a series of increasingly violent confrontations with wealthy, profoundly inhospitable land owners The Cullens, a despotic clan of thugs who run the town like it was their own personal fiefdom. The director does a bravura job of raising the volatility of his bellicose 'Bullies' to a feverish pitch of intensity, delivering a truly exhilarating and breathlessly satisfying, if not to mention highly combustible conclusion!

    While the film is far from unpredictable there is an undeniable primal viscerality to Lynch's pulse-pounding filmmaking which maintains rigorous interest throughout, cannily replacing originality with unleavened emotional force. It must be added that youngsters Jonathan Crombie and Olivia D'Abo truly make a delightful pair of greatly embattled lovers. Great stuff! Blu-ray Please!!!!
    8lost-in-limbo

    Violence, now you're speaking their language.

    Around the same time as Sean Cunningham's similar in vein "The New Kids", came director Paul Lynch (the original "Prom Night", ''Humongous'' and ''Cross Country'' to his name) with his Canadian produced mean-spirited, brutal and intense small rural town revenge / vigilante thriller. Quite grippingly bold, dangerously impulsive and competently made, making it just as good if not better than Cunningham's feature. It won't win any awards for its simple, routine plot, but it's pulled off with such exploding ticker and vigorous verve in really exploiting its primitive thirst for violence and control. There's no holding back, but what really makes this one work are the villains of the piece. The Cullen family (well the father and three sons) are a really hateful bunch of intimidating psychos that will always get their own way, until the city folks the Morris family arrive on the scene. While passive at first to the Cullen's strangle hold over the town, the Morris' soon begin to question the Cullen's on-going harassment until one unpleasantly scarring incident occurs that really tips the once mild-mannered father over the edge and the fear is turned around for a bloody confrontation. This is when it opens up to a thrilling last half, which is excitingly electrifying and dark. Bill Croft crafts a dominating presence as the father Ben Cullen. Bernie Coulson, Adrien Dorval and William Nunn are solid as sadistically nutty sons. Then you have the drop dead gorgeous Olivia d'Abo as the unlucky sister, who numerously finds herself at the wrong side of her father and brother's aggression. The Morris' are likeably played by Stephen Hunter (who mightily grows in the role), Janet-Laine Green and Jonathan Crombie as the tough, determined lad Matt. Dehl Berti is appealingly good as somewhat a mentor figure for Crombie's character. Especially those talks of the spiritual side of his people and you can't go pass the spearing skills he taught him that did come in rather handy outside of just fishing. The relationship and lessons formed between the characters (mainly between Crombie and Berti and Crombie and Hunter) might be old-hat, but remain thoughtful in its character drawings to make the gruelling situations even more stirring. It's emotionally driven by its characters, which are helped by the convincing performances when everything erupts. Lynch's grounded style keeps it edgy and well-paced in a technically sound production, blending the dynamics of its atmospheric score and picturesque mountainous backdrop. The latter having many stunning background shots.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Dehl Berti's last film.
    • Goofs
      After Becky is horribly beat up by her family, she shows up at Matt's on horseback with no injuries at all.
    • Quotes

      Will Crow: [Upon meeting Matt] You must be the Morris kid... Name's Will Crow. You can call me Mr. Crow.

      Matt Morris: I'm Matt... You can call me Mr. Morris.

      Will Crow: We're gonna get along just fine, Mr. Morris... Just don't be a smartass.

    • Alternate versions
      The original Ontario theatrical and video releases were cut by the OFRB (Ontario Film Review Board) to shorten a shot of a man being impaled by antlers and cutting out a shot of a metal rod in a man's chest.
    • Connections
      Features Take Me Up to the Ball Game (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Out Of The Fire
      Written by Peter R. Simpson (as Peter Simpson) & Paul Zaza

      Sung by Patti Jannetta

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    • Release date
      • August 29, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bullies
    • Filming locations
      • Marysville, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Simcom Limited
      • Allarcom Limited
      • British Columbia Television
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$1,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,995,527
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,532,605
      • Sep 1, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,995,527
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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