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The Exterminator

- In war, you have to kill to stay alive... On the streets of New York, it's often the same.

When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.

Release Date : 1980-09-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : AVCO Embassy PicturesInterstar

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Robert Ginty

Character Name : John Eastland

Original Name : Robert Ginty

Gender : Male

Christopher George

Character Name : Detective James Dalton

Original Name : Christopher George

Gender : Male

Samantha Eggar

Character Name : Dr. Megan Stewart

Original Name : Samantha Eggar

Gender : Female

Steve James

Character Name : Michael Jefferson

Original Name : Steve James

Gender : Male

Tony DiBenedetto

Character Name : Chicken Pimp

Original Name : Tony DiBenedetto

Gender : Male

Dick Boccelli

Character Name : Gino Pontivini

Original Name : Dick Boccelli

Gender : Male

Patrick Farrelly

Character Name : CIA Agent Shaw

Original Name : Patrick Farrelly

Gender : Male

Michele Harrell

Character Name : Maria Jefferson

Original Name : Michele Harrell

Gender : Female

David Lipman

Character Name : The State Senator from New Jersey

Original Name : David Lipman

Gender : Male

Tom Everett

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Tom Everett

Gender : Male

Ned Eisenberg

Character Name : Marty

Original Name : Ned Eisenberg

Gender : Male

Irwin Keyes

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : Irwin Keyes

Gender : Male

Cindy Wilks

Character Name : Candy

Original Name : Cindy Wilks

Gender : Male

Dennis Boutsikaris

Character Name : Frankie

Original Name : Dennis Boutsikaris

Gender : Male

Mark Buntzman

Character Name : Burping Ghoul

Original Name : Mark Buntzman

Gender : Male

Tony Munafo

Character Name : Pontivini's Bodyguard

Original Name : Tony Munafo

Gender : Male

Judy Licht

Character Name : Herself

Original Name : Judy Licht

Gender : Male

George Cheung

Character Name : Viet Cong Commander

Original Name : 張佐治

Gender : Male

Roger Grimsby

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Roger Grimsby

Gender : Male

Stan Getz

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Stan Getz

Gender : Male

Louis Edmonds

Character Name : CIA Chief

Original Name : Louis Edmonds

Gender : Male

Samuel L. Jackson

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Samuel L. Jackson

Gender : Male

Vonnabelle Roocke

Character Name : Times Square Whore

Original Name : Vonnabelle Roocke

Gender : Female

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Exterminate, Exterminate! How wonderfully tacky and exploitive, The Exterminator rides in on the coat tails of films like Death Wish and has a bloody good time doing so. Plot sees Vietnam veteran John Eastland (Robert Ginty) embark on a crusade of vigilantism when his best buddy is left paralysed by scumbags. Pic is relentlessly bleak, as Eastland goes about his business, offing serious low-life's in a number of gruesome ways, director and writer James Glickenhaus revels in saying that all around us is a rotten apple. Of course vigilantism is wrong, but Glickenhaus makes it virtually impossible to not be on The Exterminator's side, such is the vile stench that circles the seamy underbelly of the city. Trying to stop The Exterminator is world weary Detective James Dalton (Christopher George), well when he is not having sex with Samantha Eggar in the local hospital that is! He's a great character is Dalton, stoic and scuzzy, a throwback to the halcyon days of film noir gumshoes. And of course, he will be tinted with a conflict of interest. The pace sometimes plods, but this is off set by the action that is guaranteed to arrive in the next passage of play, and the kills, graphic for the time, are not without grotesque ingenuity. Eggar is pretty much a token offering and really serves no purpose other than to give Jimmy some sugar, while some of the editing and photography leaves quite a bit to be desired. Cheap independent problems be damned though! The Exterminator is in your face, it shows it all and doesn't cut corners or soft soap its theme. It be a splendid slice of Grindhouse Grue for those with a kink for such glorious excess. 8/10