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Vigilante Force

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In a small town in California, the quiet citizens have had their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oil-field workers who have infested their community. One resident, Ben Arnold (Jan-Michael Vincent), enlists his brother Aaron (Kris Kristofferson), a Vietnam veteran, to assemble a group of men to restore law and order to the town. Though Aaron's crew succeeds, the newfound power goes to some of their heads, and Aaron and Ben must again reclaim the town for the citizens.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jun 19
1/4
...seemingly foolproof subject matter that’s squandered virtually from the word go by Armitage... Go to Full Review
Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) 05/05/2023
Another old-fashioned shootout sets things to rights, but it's not a very good one. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS) 08/16/2021
Kris Kristofferson and Jan-Michael Vincent play the battling brothers. Neither will remember Vigilante Force as a high point in his career. You won't remember it at all. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/07/2017
C+
A forgettable but entertaining lightweight routine action film. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/26/2015
1.5/4
[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] Considering its eye-catching cast and a workable premise, this ranks as a real disappointment, with writer-director George Armitage content to churn out drive-in yahoo fare rather than craft anything with any sort of staying power. Go to Full Review
Austin Trunick Under the Radar 09/25/2015
6/10
Imagine Road House, but on a smaller budget and more country-fried. Go to Full Review
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Jun 19 I love Kris Kristofferson, and he has always been one of my favorites to watch. That is the ONLY reason I even made it to the end of this movie. This was right after The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea. This was his second of three movies that year (1976) and this is one he should have passed on. Luckily, A Star is Born was his third, and with that he redeemed himself in a big way. See more 06/04/2013 Seriously bizarro, WTF '70's action movie! It starts out with a group of ex-soldiers being brought in to tame a wild town. Where it goes from there is just nuts! At least you don't see the plot twist coming, that's for sure! Kris Kristofferson is in this for whatever reason, but does well with where his character goes. Jan-Michael Vincent is good in his pretty-much standard action mode. The movie is made competently enough, just makes you wonder how it was greenlit! See more 01/22/2013 Vintage Grindhouse. Throw realism out the door. A town besiege by rising anarchy reaches out to the Seven Samurai to protect them. Instead, they end up taking over the town. A rare film where the Vietnam vets are the villains... And it works. However, the film takes a few jumps too many and the music is so campy, it's kind of hard to sit through without openly mocking it. I wanted something a little more bad@$$. See more 10/13/2011 Vintage Grindhouse. Throw realism out the door. A town besiege by rising anarchy reaches out to the Seven Samurai to protect them. Instead, they end up taking over the town. A rare film where the Vietnam vets are the villains... And it works. However, the film takes a few jumps too many and the music is so campy, it's kind of hard to sit through without openly mocking it. I wanted something a little more bad@$$. See more 09/12/2011 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 equally 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. See more 07/07/2011 Great old drive-in movie See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a small town in California, the quiet citizens have had their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oil-field workers who have infested their community. One resident, Ben Arnold (Jan-Michael Vincent), enlists his brother Aaron (Kris Kristofferson), a Vietnam veteran, to assemble a group of men to restore law and order to the town. Though Aaron's crew succeeds, the newfound power goes to some of their heads, and Aaron and Ben must again reclaim the town for the citizens.
Director
George Armitage
Producer
Gene Corman
Screenwriter
George Armitage
Production Co
Gene Corman Productions, Chateau Productions Investments Limited
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 28, 2011
Runtime
1h 29m