This is just a damn fun movie guys. It’s your usual Walking Tall/Marked for Death type plot where Fred Williamson (From Dusk Till Dawn, MASH) goes back to his hometown of Gary, Indiana only to find it overrun with gangs. He, along with Jim Brown (The Running Man, The Dirty Dozen) and some other friends, decide to clean up the city vigilante style.
Great job all around by Larry Cohen (The Stuff, It’s Alive) who surprisingly didn’t write this. It doesn’t feel as gritty or dark as similar
hood films but it has plenty of attitude and a lot of enjoyable moments.
Just as a side note, I had no idea Gary had such a high
crime rate. For nine straight years (1995-2003)
it was the murder capital of the U.S. Although it looks like they’ve cleaned the
city up in recent years as it doesn’t even crack the top 25 anymore. It’s your move Flint.
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