Exterminator 2

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Audience Member Mark Buntzman produced Suicide Cult and the first Exterminator before taking on the directing and writing duties for this film, which was completed by William Sachs, who in addition to making The Force Beyond, The Incredible Melting Man, Van Nuys Blvd. and Galaxina has been a major fixer of movies, starting with Joe. The credit may say "Additional Scenes Directed by William Sachs," but the truth is that once Cannon saw a rough cut of footage shot by Buntzman, who was already behind schedule and over budget, they asked Sachs to rescue the film, which didn't even have enough footage to complete the usual short Cannon running time. The problem? Start Robert Ginty wasn't available. And Cannon wouldn't pay for any more NYC location shoots, so it had to be done in LA. Sachs' genius was in finding the scene of Ginty putting on a welding helmet and using that scene to reinvent the character as a somewhat masked vigilante, allowing him to shoot new footage without the actor. That said, Cannon did pay for the garbage truck to be driven from New York to the new set, as Los Angeles garbage trucks just aren't the same. As for the movie itself, it's all about the escalating war between John Eastland (Ginty) and X (Van Peebles), one of whom wants to save the city from crime — and romance a dancer (Deborah Geffner) — and the other wanting to make money by controlling its crime. So while Eastland drives a truck and doles out vigilante justice, X and his gang dress like something out of a post-apocalyptic movie, which maybe this is what with scenes of women being beaten with baseball bats and criminals being roasted with flamethrowers. So if Eastland kills X's brother, X will murder not only his lover, but also his best friend Be Gee (Frankie Faison), which all leads to a battle in an industrial parking that was literally shooting right next to The Terminator. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I think this movie is underrated and deserves more respect also Mario Van Peebles is a great villain in this and its his best movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Another trashy vigilante movie, but it's a total blast. There's some great over the top villains, some really impressive action and some burn sequences I'm baffled at how they even pulled off. This is great B-Movie fun. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/20 Full Review Audience Member Is a great movie surrounded by darkest criminal corners and myths about New York, A must see for furter people that heard something about that filmography time when they portrayed the grindhouse is like a classic, Rated R in 1990s! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Another trashy Canon films outing. It's bad but more memorable than the first. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member If you're into stuntmen in full-body flames, this is the film for you! Being a fan of trashy 80s vigilante films, I'm pretty surprised with myself that I'd never watched either of the Exterminator films. Robert Ginty plays a Vietnam veteran who cleans up the streets Death Wish-style with a flamethrower. Some of the street trash he has take out include Arye Gross (in his film debut), Irwin Keyes and gang leader Mario Van Peebles as X. There's breakdancing, a sweet 80s soundtrack, and gratuitous violence. What more could you want in a poorly made 80s vigilante film? So, this is not really a **1/2 quality of film, but I did get **1/2 worth of entertainment, even if it was for camp value. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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