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Cinematography Lawrence Bannon Initial release 25 July 1984 (Italy) | 5.7/10 IMDb Edited by Bob Wheeler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Luca von RytMax von Ryt Starring Michael SopkiwValerie BlakeGeorge EastmanStefano Mingardo Music by Fabio Frizzi (as Andrew Barrymore) Release date Italy:July 25, 1984 (1984-07-25) Screenplay Massimo de Rita, Luca De Rita Cast Michael Sopkiw, George Eastman, Valentina Forte, Michele Soavi, Stefano Mingardo Similar George Eastman movies, Directed by Lamberto Bava, Action movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blastfighter is a 1984 Italian action film by Lamberto Bava starring Michael Sopkiw and George Eastman. Its original title in Italy was Force of Vengeance, and in France it was released as Blastfighter: The Executioner.
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Blastfighter 1984 trailer
Plot
Jake "Tiger" Sharp (Michael Sopkiw) is a former policeman who seeks revenge after his wife is murdered. After killing the murderer, Sharp is sentenced to seven years in prison. Upon release Jake is given a Spas-12 Shotgun by his old friend Jerry in order to wreak vengeance upon the crooked attorney responsible for sending him away. However, Jake instead at the last minute decides to return to his secluded cabin in the Appalachian wilderness and bury his gun in the floorboards. Matters become complicated when a group of poachers run afoul of him and kill his baby deer. Jake goes to the Chinese herbal medicinist's office that the hunters have been selling to and smashes up the place.
Jake's estranged daughter Connie then joins him with Jerry and her boyfriend, but all of them are killed off when the hunters decide to get revenge for scaring away the herbal medicinist. Jake manages to escape back to his cabin and dig up his gun for one last battle with those who would break the law.
Production
Blastfighter was originally penned as a science fiction film but this idea was scrapped due to filming difficulties and budgetary concerns.
DVD
In Italy, a DVD was released as a wide screen double disc edition. In the United Kingdom there were Betamax, VHS and now DVD versions which are dubbed.
