cult film freak: victoria principal

Written by James M. Tate / 2/28/2016 / No comments / action , exploitation , jan-michael vincent , kris kristofferson , loni anderson , roger corman , seventies , small town , victoria principal

JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT & KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 'VIGILANTE FORCE'

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A movie in which low-budget Roger Corman... actually his brother Gene... gets to blow big bullet holes into two of Hollywood's most hated things, at that time, 1976...<br>
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The first, Vietnam, in which Kris Kristofferson's Aaron, older brother to Jan-Michal Vincent as Ben, is a tough, no-nonsense veteran of...<br>
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And then Big Oil, where a boom has occurred in the small-town where Vincent's Ben and his family reside, and that we learn Aaron was never too fond of, pre-war, which was nothing compared to the new oil-crazed drunks causing bloody havoc, from shooting cops in the street to causing your typical bar fights as the local law is down to four men, who have little to no control... of anything.... 
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Like the Joel McCrea Western, WICHITA and just about every other episode of GUNSMOKE, where cowboys cause havoc but spend tons of saloon money and are great for business, it's a catch-22 situation...<br>
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The powers that be don't like the trouble but they don't want it cured, which <i>is</i> gonna happen after Jan-Michael's initial conversation with a few important townsfolk, including Film Noir veteran Brad Dexter as a Sheriff who lost his power but still wants a piece of the money-making action...<br>
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Importantly leading to a fond reunion with big bro, Aaron, who, as mentioned, is fresh from Vietnam and, working a crappy warehouse job, gets offered a really good one: not for the paycheck, but with a few other veterans helping out, including future John Carpenter regular Charles Cyphers and BREAKFAST CLUB bully-teacher Paul Gleason, things don't go as planned. Meanwhile, Gleason gets a chance to knock around Ben's best girl, Linda, played by the gorgeous Victoria Principal who would, in two year's time, co-star in an epic television series in which she's smitten (first engaged and then married to) a handsome, good-natured earthy type with a twisted older brother: all having to do with oil.<br>

action, exploitation, jan-michael vincent, kris kristofferson, loni anderson, roger corman, seventies, small town, victoria principal

JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT & KRIS KRISTOFFERSON 'VIGILANTE FORCE'

Jan-Michael Vincent in Vigilante Force YEAR: 1976 A movie in which low-budget Roger Corman... actually his brother Gene... gets to blow ...

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