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In this exciting adventure, the residents of a remote California community grow tired of having their lives disrupted by growing groups of rowdy oilworkers who have no respect for law and order. In de... read more read more...speration they hire a Vietnam veteran to clean up the town. The ex-fighter brings in a band of other vets and does just that. Unfortunately, the veterans then begin controlling the town until the leader's brother and his friends manage to oust him and restore peace to the sleepy little town. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: George Armitage

Release Date: September 9, 1976

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DVD Release Date: October 18, 2005

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  • September 12, 2011
    This film is one of those cases of the cure being worse than the disease, as a Vietnam vet and some of his cronies are brought into a small town to help stave off the rowdy assholes that the local oil companies have brought into the area, but he and his buddies turn out to be equ... read moreally ruinous to the community.

    I enjoyed this one, a gritty action drama from the late '70s that I happened to catch on our MGM HD channel.

    Give it a look, it's well worth a rental.
  • January 13, 2010
    (1976 Director: George Armitage) "Charlie" of Charlie's Angels stars in this late 1970's drama about violence taking over a small town and how a few of its inhabitants fight back!

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Richard T. Jameson
December 17, 2011
Richard T. Jameson, Parallax View

... a film of such consuming sleaziness of motivation and rationale that the feeblest gestures toward credibility and mere continuity are bypassed ... Full Review

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