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Fighting Back

Play trailer Poster for Fighting Back R,  1982,  1h 38m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An Italian deli owner (Tom Skerritt) forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

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Gary Arnold Washington Post Jul 28, 2015
A good deal of acting talent is wasted on negligible or disreputable material in Fighting Back. Go to Full Review
Richard F. Shepard New York Times Jul 28, 2015
Although the message does not get delivered with crystal clarity, the movie is fast-moving, attention-holding and even thoughtprovoking. Go to Full Review
Paul Taylor Time Out Jul 28, 2015
There's political conscience somewhere in the script which places its hero as a blood-lust racist and an opportunist politico, but it's all too easily drowned by the crowd-pleaser set pieces of 'righteous' revenge. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2015
C+
Ambitious but heavily flawed urban thriller. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Lewis Teague

Director

Tom Skerritt

John D'Angelo

Patti LuPone

Lisa D'Angelo

Michael Sarrazin

Vince Morelli

Yaphet Kotto

Ivanhoe Washington

David Rasche

Michael Taylor

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Fighting Back

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Movie Info

Synopsis An Italian deli owner (Tom Skerritt) forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.
Director
Lewis Teague
Producer
D. Constantine Conte, David Permut
Screenwriter
Tom Hedley, David Zelag Goodman
Production Co
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 38m
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