james_trevelyan
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Small wonder that Robert Ginty, star of the 1980 exploitation film 'The Exterminator' and also 1982(?) horror opus 'The Alchemist' has pretty much dropped off the radar. He is a rather bland, unconvincing actor, as his weak performance as John Eastland in 'The Exterminator' indicates. Let's face it; the guy has nothing on Bronson (R.I.P.).
Designed to cash in on the success of the similarly-themed 'Death Wish', 'The Exterminator' commences with one of the most thrilling opening shots ever, thrusting the viewer right into the heart of the action - in this case, the Vietnam conflict. We are introduced to the character of John Eastland (Robert Ginty) and his negro buddy and fellow soldier Michael Jefferson (Steve James). Eastland is saved from a violent death at the hands of the Vietcong by Jefferson, and the two flee the carnage with some other soldiers in a chopper.
The action then moves to New York, where Eastland and Jefferson are working together handling deliveries of various merchandise. When a group of thugs attempt to steal several crates of beer from a storeroom at Eastland's and Jefferson's workplace, the latter two leap into action and foil the theft with some fancy fistwork. But the thugs enact a chilling revenge: they trail Jefferson in their car and, once they have him alone, trounce him severely, breaking his neck in the process. At his hospital bedside, Eastman promises Jefferson that he will avenge his buddy. Thus, the Exterminator is born.
'The Exterminator' is a real guilty pleasure, and it is great to see Christopher George as Detective James Dalton. I believe he starred in Lucio Fulci's 'City of the Living Dead' the same year. I have been searching for 'Exterminator' and its sequel for about fifteen years, and it was great to finally locate the first movie on DVD. A big shout-out to Paramount for releasing it.
This film has some pretty violent moments; in one scene Eastman sets a pervert on fire and, in the scene which follows, we see his smouldering remains (early special effects makeup from both Tom Burman and Stan Winston). In another sequence, a man is lowered into an industrial-sized meatgrinder. Nasty.
I must say, I did like the ending, especially the song which plays as the end credits roll - 'Theme For An American Hero', written and sung by Chip Taylor. During the course of his investigation into the man the press have nicknamed 'the Exterminator', Dalton embarks upon a romance with Doctor Megan Stewart (Samantha Eggar) - one of Stewart's patients is the now-paralysed Jefferson. But this romance does nothing to advance the plot and seems to exist solely to pad out the running time. Do check this flick out if vigilante revenge thrillers are your bag; it passes the time quite agreeably. Ready for the sequel's DVD release now, Paramount!
Designed to cash in on the success of the similarly-themed 'Death Wish', 'The Exterminator' commences with one of the most thrilling opening shots ever, thrusting the viewer right into the heart of the action - in this case, the Vietnam conflict. We are introduced to the character of John Eastland (Robert Ginty) and his negro buddy and fellow soldier Michael Jefferson (Steve James). Eastland is saved from a violent death at the hands of the Vietcong by Jefferson, and the two flee the carnage with some other soldiers in a chopper.
The action then moves to New York, where Eastland and Jefferson are working together handling deliveries of various merchandise. When a group of thugs attempt to steal several crates of beer from a storeroom at Eastland's and Jefferson's workplace, the latter two leap into action and foil the theft with some fancy fistwork. But the thugs enact a chilling revenge: they trail Jefferson in their car and, once they have him alone, trounce him severely, breaking his neck in the process. At his hospital bedside, Eastman promises Jefferson that he will avenge his buddy. Thus, the Exterminator is born.
'The Exterminator' is a real guilty pleasure, and it is great to see Christopher George as Detective James Dalton. I believe he starred in Lucio Fulci's 'City of the Living Dead' the same year. I have been searching for 'Exterminator' and its sequel for about fifteen years, and it was great to finally locate the first movie on DVD. A big shout-out to Paramount for releasing it.
This film has some pretty violent moments; in one scene Eastman sets a pervert on fire and, in the scene which follows, we see his smouldering remains (early special effects makeup from both Tom Burman and Stan Winston). In another sequence, a man is lowered into an industrial-sized meatgrinder. Nasty.
I must say, I did like the ending, especially the song which plays as the end credits roll - 'Theme For An American Hero', written and sung by Chip Taylor. During the course of his investigation into the man the press have nicknamed 'the Exterminator', Dalton embarks upon a romance with Doctor Megan Stewart (Samantha Eggar) - one of Stewart's patients is the now-paralysed Jefferson. But this romance does nothing to advance the plot and seems to exist solely to pad out the running time. Do check this flick out if vigilante revenge thrillers are your bag; it passes the time quite agreeably. Ready for the sequel's DVD release now, Paramount!