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      Fight for Your Life

      1977 1h 22m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 52% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A minister dispenses justice on three convicts who take his family hostage. Read More Read Less

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      TV Guide A vile low-budget film. Rated: 0/4 Mar 28, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2005 Full Review Bill Chambers Film Freak Central A Jeff Foxworthy record from Hell Rated: 1.5/4 Feb 26, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      justin t This could be taken so offensively. It is a really trashy racist film. There is a revenge theme but it is not satisfying. They really don't make enough of the revenge. You want the revenge to be more savage than the previous torture. This is never realised and it just babbles along shouting racial slurs. It is intensely offensive but ultimately unsatisfying in the revenge/justice department. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The racist language used by William Sanderson — yes the guy from TV's Newhart — as he attacks a black family is probably why this movie ended up as a section 1 video nasty. I first discovered this movie thanks to Cinema Sewer, which is where I learned of many a disreputable film. Sanderson plays Kane, a hate-fuelled racist who somehow has found it in his heart to break out with an Asian man and a Mexican fellow, so there's that. They break into the home of kindly Ted Turner (Robert Judd, who was Scratch in the non-Britney Crossroads) and proceed to use every racist term in the book when they aren't beating down the black family. Director Robert A. Edelson refused to do a commentary track when this was re-released by Blue Underground but he was kind enough (I guess) to an interview in Steven Thrower's Nightmare USA in which he re-watched the film with his maid Dorothy. So…yeah. He only made one other movie, The Filthiest Show in Town. Much like how the old Mom and Dad theatrical showings used to divide up audiences, the marketing of this film had black and white versions, including the title Staying Alive that was just for black audiences and unique trailers for each race. There's also a trailer that's just a still photo with no sound at all for thirty seconds, then the title and rating. Wild. Many of the video nasties seem quaint today, as you ask yourself, "Why did they ban this?" This is the kind of virulent piece of hate that wouldn't even get near a screen these days. Sure, it ends up with the catharsis of seeing the criminals pay for all of the verbal and physical terror that they unleash, but man…getting there is none of the fun. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Fight for your life is absolutely unbelievable violent shocking revenge grindhouse film of all time. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/21 Full Review Audience Member Fight for your Life is an ultimate grindhouse raciest film with really unbelievable terrifying disturbing role by William Sanderson from Blade Runner as a racist redneck leader with there two psycho partners and it's really a psychological violent revenge thriller that audience may decide to experience of pure terror. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review delysid d i absolutely adored this great film, curses to the idiots who planned on banning films like this one, im glad their plans failed miserably Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/17/18 Full Review Audience Member Despite being well acted, I just didn't like this movie. William Sanderson was great as the very unlikeable racist lead, but the whole black exploitation thing just didn't work for me. Between the multiple rapes, a kid getting his head bashed in from a rock, and every single racist slang term for black people, this movie is really just trash. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A minister dispenses justice on three convicts who take his family hostage.
      Director
      Robert A. Endelson
      Screenwriter
      Straw Weisman
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 13, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 22m
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