The last movie 1971 cisco pike 1972 blume in love 1973 pat garrett and billy the kid 1973 alice doesnt live here anymore 1974. A farm machinist and single dad, ben notices something just aint right in his small town of elk hills, california. Buy or rent vigilante force movie now family video. An enemy of the people is a 1978 american drama film directed by george schaefer based on arthur millers 1950 adaptation of henrik ibsens 1882 play. The plot concerns a vietnam war veteran and his buddies, who are hired by his brother and others in a small california town for protection from rowdy oilfield workers. Jul 14, 2016 after oil is found in a small town and local factory shut down, violent crime skyrockets. Kristofferson is the sole writer of most of his songs, and he has collaborated with various other figures of the nashville. Kris kristofferson vigilante force 1976 full movie action. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimenog stripa u izdanju american comics danasnji dc comics, ciji je glavni protagonist bio pjevajuci kauboj i maskirani osvetnik greg sanders. His wife died in childbirth, and hes doing his best to. Vigilante force is a 2003 hong kong modern serial drama produced by tvb starring bowie lam, joe ma, kenix kwok, benny chan, tavia yeung, mak cheungching and eileen yeow. Vigilante force 1976 in a small town in california, the quiet citizens have had their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oilfield workers who have infested their community. Also if you enjoyed the equalizer you may like man on fire, another denzel washington vigilante type film.
Victoria principal is the elder of two daughters born to bertha ree veal and victor r. Directed by george armitage who later went on to direct the cult dark comedy miami blues and the john cusack film grosse point blank. Vigilante force 1976 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Vigilante force 1976 cast and crew in a small town in california, the quiet citizens have had their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oilfield workers who have infested their community. Unlike that film, its awfully slowmoving and has very little drive. Ben must now find a way to stop his brothers vigilante force and restore law and order to the town. Vigilante force 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Filming commenced on th november 1977, and principal photography wrapped on 8th march 1978. Vigilante force is a 1976 american action film directed by george armitage and starring kris kristofferson and janmichael vincent. In a strange way, the whole vigilante cycle in american films began all over. She signed a threepicture deal with brute productions.
She is known for her role as receptionist jennifer marlowe on the cbs sitcom wkrp in cincinnati 1978 1982, which earned her three golden globe award and two emmy award nominations. Victoria principal height weight bra size body measurements age facts an inspirational victoria principal is an american actress, businesswoman and author born on january 3, 1950. The film revolves around a team of blackops agents turned crimefighters, led by a brooding antihero, known only as the vigilante. Prior to 1962 unification of navy and air force designations, it was designated the a3j vigilante. Released in 1976, this is the story of a little california town that discovers oil and is soon overrun by the oilfield workers. Apr 21, 2018 vigilante force, circa 1976, a united artistsgene corman production starring janmichael vincent and kris kristofferson. Vigilante force is a 1976 american action film concerning a vietnam war veteran kris kristofferson and his buddies, who are hired by his brother janmichael vincent and others in a small california town for protection from rowdy oilfield workers. Janmichael vincent filmography and movies fandango. All of these are films ive seen for better or worse since i first started watching films as a young lad in the early 70s. It stars kris kristofferson, janmichael vincent, victoria principal and bernadette peters. The vigilante diaries is a high octane actionadventure film featuring 90s movie heroes, explosive action, and international espionage. Vigilante force is an american action thriller that was written and directed by george armitage and originally released in september 1976 by united artists. Kris kristofferson vigilante force 1976 full movie action thriller rata song movie. Victoria principal and janmichael vincent in vigilante force 1976 kris kristofferson and janmichael vincent in vigilante force 1976 vigilante force 1976 victoria principal in vigilante force 1976.
You know the film hooper 1978, starring burt reynolds. Kris kristofferson actors and actresses films as actor. Vigilante force is a 1976 american action film directed by george armitage and starring kris. Vigilante force official trailer when growing numbers of incoming oil workers become more than the local police force of a backwoods california town can manage, kristofferson is called in to try. The film sees vincent getting fed up with the violent behaviour of certain rowdy townsfolk in his home town. Just a few months later, the film screened out of competition at the 31st cannes film festival, with george a. Romeros hastily put together 9 minutes rough cut, officially released later as an extended version. She continued to act in lesserknown films, such as i will, i will for now and vigilante force with kris kristofferson. Find movie and film cast and crew information for vigilante force 1976 george armitage on allmovie. Vigilante force 1976 george armitage cast and crew. Kris kristofferson biography childhood, life achievements.
Jul 22, 2017 he continued acting, in sam peckinpahs bring me the head of alfredo garcia, convoy, another sam peckinpah film which was released in 1978, alice doesnt live here anymore, vigilante force, a film based on the yukio mishima novel the sailor who fell from grace with the sea, a star is born with barbra streisand, for which he received a. It was decided to film both superman and its sequel superman ii 1980 simultaneously, with principal photography beginning in march 1977 and ending in october 1978. The north american a5 vigilante was an american carrierbased supersonic bomber designed and built by north american aviation for the united states navy. I typically love to watch him, as well as jan michael vincent. This movie is a little cheesy, but its a great example of 70s action.
Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for vigilante force 1976. As a fan of armitages work, im sad to report that vigilante force lacks the flare armitage usually brings to his movies. The film has the right mix of interesting, quirky characters, small town charm and solid action and it moves at a good pace too. While it does have a lot of the elements associated with exploitation, it comes off as more of a contemporary western. In 1978, he again starred in a peckinpah film, convoy. George armitages vigilante force is a rad little action flick. Folks expecting nothing more than standard issue drivein fare will probably enjoy it. You get the film in 1080p quality with all the bonus features, subtitle options, etc. The local police is powerless, so town authorities decide to hire a vietnam war veteran aaron arnold kris kristofferson and a company of his buddies as a posse. The vigilante film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists engage in vigilante behavior, taking the law into their own hands. Watch a collection of film clips and movies in which various actors portray the jolly old man in the red suit. They hired themselves a hero but all they bought was trouble vigilante force is a 1976 american action film concerning a vietnam war veteran kris kristofferson and his buddies, who are hired by his brother janmichael vincent and others in a small california town for protection from rowdy oilfield workers. He appeared in the films, loves dark ride 1978, superdome 1978, vigilante force.
Vigilante force 1976, trailer kris kristofferson youtube. Vietnam war hero and extrouble maker, kris kristofferson convoy is hired to head a vigilante police force he and his tough squad use violent strongarm methods and soon clean up the town and proceed to take it for themselves. He acted in a similar capacity in convoy 1978 playing another hairy man type role in a plot that. Audio commentary with director george armitage and filmmaker elijah drennertrailers for vigilante force, convoy and defiance the cast. George armitage charlie of charlies angels stars in this late 1970s drama about violence taking over a small town and how a. The list is slightly skewed towards that decade as ive found the majority of interesting, outrageous and just plain weird films from that. This movie is a little cheesy, but its a great example of 70s action film. And its about buddy, whos an amazing character, hes been on all the films sincei guess vigilante force was the firstbut hes been in every film ive done since. Watch vigilante force movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Kristoffer kris kristofferson born june 22, 1936 is an american singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Babyfaced and buttcut, white line fevers janmichael vincent again plays a workingclass hero, this one named ben, in the utterly oddball and oddly rewarding vigilante force, from george armitage miami blues.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Santa claus appears in several short films and some full length christmas movies such as santa claus conquers the martians. Find them all here, plus the hottest sex scenes from movies and television when you visit mr. A young man has had enough and calls in his older brother, a cynical vietnam vet, who cleans the streets. What movie sequels are better than the original movie.
A young man has had enough and calls in his older brother, a cynical vietnam vet, who cleans the streets but then tries to take over the town. Included are 11 extra scenes that were previously only available as bonus features on the dvd. She began her professional career by appearing in tv commercials as a child. Get tickets to awardnominated movies in theaters, like. Vigilante force 1976 saw him play aaron arnold, a vietnam war veteran who undertakes the task of protecting a town from a gang of raucous oilfield workers. I really liked the soundtrack and music score for this film. This isnt a complete list of every exploitation film nor is it a best of. Vigilante films are usually revenge films in which the legal system fails protagonists, leading them to become vigilantes.
He continued acting, in sam peckinpahs bring me the head of alfredo garcia, convoy, another sam peckinpah film which was released in 1978, alice doesnt live here anymore, vigilante force, a film based on the yukio mishima novel the sailor who fell from grace with the sea, a star is born with barbra streisand, for which he received a. Vigilante force internet movie firearms database guns in. Nov 29, 2017 id place vigilante force in this latter category. Brad dexter celebrity profile check out the latest brad dexter photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Even if the bastard deserved it, that shit just wasnt done, and audiences at. Vigilante force is a 1976 action movie directed by george armitage. The dialogue, sound effects and film score sounded better than i remember hearing on television. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games jump to. In this exciting adventure, the residents of a remote california community are plagued by growing groups of rowdy oilworkers. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The vigilante je americki crnobijeli pustolovni film u nastavcima snimljen 1947.
Vigilante force stars janmichael vincent white line fever and tvs airwolf as a hardworking single father. Vigilante force, newly available on bluray from kino lorber studio classics, is a perfect place to begin studying and enjoying armitages sensibility. But we worked through it, finished on time and under budget. He is known for writing and recording such hits as me and bobby mcgee, for the good times, sunday mornin comin down and help me make it through the night. Loni anderson age, height, weight, wiki, body measurements, husband. Vigilante force 1976 after oil is found in a small town and local factory shut down, violent crime skyrockets. Alongside hal ashbys coming home, released the same year, michael ciminos 1978 vietnam war epic the deer hunter marked the first serious attempt by a hollywood studio filmmaker to explore the conflicts lasting consequences from the perspective of surviving veterans.
After oil is found in a small town and local factory shut down, violent crime skyrockets. Vigilante force is an interesting albeit heavily flawed mixture between urban western, guerrilla action and family melodrama. It set several world records, including longdistance speed and altitude records. Nov 05, 2011 25 furious vigilante films by peter published november 5, 2011 updated march 11, 2016 the basic definition of a vigilante is. Wade recalls cisco pikes lawman adversary leo holland, complete with short hair and. Tensions arose between donner and the producers, and a decision was made to stop filming the sequel, of which 75 percent had already been completed, and finish the first film. The film stars steve mcqueen in the lead role of scientist thomas stockmann, charles durning as his brother peter and bibi andersson as his wife catherine. But where that film was about a black man against a town run by racist pigs, the folks that. A sleepy little town is assaulted by gangs of hoodlums. Vigilante force, circa 1976, a united artistsgene corman production starring janmichael vincent and kris kristofferson. The film stars steve mcqueen in the lead role of scientist thomas stockmann, charles durning as his brother. Vigilante force is the 70s equivalent of road house 1989. Vigilante force 1976 pg 1h 29min action, adventure, crime 25 april 1978 norway after oil is found in a small town and local factory shut down, violent crime skyrockets. Kristofferson is the one to watch here, hes great as the heavy, while vincent and the rest of the supporting cast are all decent enough to make this work.
Pictures are property of movie companies owner of the respective movies. Vigilante force is a 1976 american action film concerning a vietnam war veteran kris kristofferson and his buddies, who are. Find films and movies featuring shelly novack on allmovie. Appearing in both films and television, he is best remembered for his television roles as agent chris danielson the f. On one level, a case could perhaps be made that vigilante force is an answer to the earlier walking tall but to do so would mean arguing that vigilante s creators really have anything on their minds other than blowing up cars, generating loud noises and creating general mayhem.
Pg 1h 29min action, adventure, crime 25 april 1978 norway. Its ninety minutes, but it feels much longer than that. A forgettable but entertaining lightweight routine action film. In 1978, principal married christopher skinner who is an actor. Carmen argenziano internet movie firearms database.