309:
attempts to persuade him to stay and fight. While leaving
Brooklyn, Eddie recognizes Prago and follows him on foot. Prago soon spots Eddie and they shoot at each other. Prago hijacks a car and Eddie steals a car to follow him. The chase leads to a local dockyard mill where both cars crash. Eddie chases Prago and confronts him on a storage tower. Sadistic and insane to the last, Prago admits of killing Scott and dares Eddie to kill him; Eddie responds by throwing Prago off the tower to his death without hesitating. Later, Eddie kills Judge Sinclair by planting a bomb in his car and drives away to an unknown destination.
305:
where Rico denies killing Eddie's son and insists it was Prago. An unmoved Eddie shoots him dead, but narrowly escapes death when Rico's girlfriend attempts to shoot him; she wounds Burke instead and Nick kills her in self-defense. Upon hearing about Rico's death, Prago takes over command of the gang and mistakenly assumes that dirty cops killed Rico. The following night, Prago and the gang ambush a police car and kill both cops.
297:
after his right-hand man Prago bribes both Judge
Sinclair and Rico's attorney Eisenburg. Enraged, Eddie attacks the judge and is sentenced to 30 days in prison. With Eddie in prison, the vigilante group tracks down the source of the drugs in their neighborhood. After roughing up a small-time drug dealer and torturing his supplier, they are led to a high-ranking member of the
296:
Mary
Fletcher seeks a lengthy prison sentence since the country does not have the death penalty. Nick tries to convince Eddie to join the vigilante group, but Eddie turns Nick down, preferring to let the courts handle Rico. Nick's lack of faith in the system is proven correct when Rico is set free
308:
Vickie is released from the hospital, but refuses to come home to Eddie as she is unable to be in the very house where their son was killed. Eddie decides to move away after getting disgusted with himself over killing a man as well as in fear that the gang will track him down. Nick unsuccessfully
304:
Meanwhile, Eddie befriends an inmate named Rake who saves him from being assaulted in the showers. After getting released from prison, Eddie joins the vigilante group in order to track down and kill Rico, Prago and Judge
Sinclair. Eddie, Nick, Burke and Ramon confront Rico in his seedy apartment,
280:
and has a wife named Vickie and an eight-year-old son named Scott. Eddie's friend and co-worker Nick and two other co-workers Burke and Ramon have formed a secret vigilante group because Nick and the group are fed up with the crime in their neighborhoods. Nick and his group are also tired of the
36:
281:
police, because the police always fail to protect people. Nick's "group" has support of various residents of the neighborhood who indirectly help them. One evening, Eddie returns home from work only to discover that Vickie has been stabbed and Scott has been shot dead in a
444:
was "directed with classical, self-effacing skill". Kehr identified influence from New York street realism and stated that the film was only possible in the period between the collapses of the
409:
on May 18, 1982. This was followed by a sneak preview in New York City on July 23, 1982 and a wide release in the United States on March 4, 1983. It grossed $ 5,091,888 in the United States.
268:. Lustig came upon the idea for the film through a news article about "a group of blue collar workers in southern New Jersey who had organized to fight crime in their neighborhood".
687:
423:
in
December 2020, boasting a new 16-bit restoration from the original camera negative, HDR10 and Dolby Vision, and a new Dolby Atmos soundtrack.
613:"New films from Abel Ferrara, Neil Jordan and Ridley Scott join retrospectives of Nikita Mikhalkov and Allan King on this week's DVD shelves"
990:
846:
741:
970:
995:
489:
1015:
1005:
1000:
980:
597:
985:
916:
965:
445:
1010:
975:
292:
Frederico "Rico" Melendez, who is the punk leader of a Puerto Rican street gang, is arrested for the crime.
839:
561:
544:
960:
660:
20:
348:
832:
612:
924:
900:
464:
330:
91:
714:
617:
892:
406:
573:
8:
955:
751:
372:
868:
665:
494:
436:
808:
517:
293:
66:
932:
824:
773:
420:
412:
819:
692:
522:
454:
324:
265:
86:
480:
rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "an undistinguished, forgettable throwaway".
107:
856:
318:
261:
257:
253:
81:
56:
46:
949:
813:
378:
282:
277:
153:
908:
390:
384:
360:
336:
122:
117:
96:
746:
719:
638:
469:
459:
366:
354:
286:
135:
112:
802:
688:"Grindhouse Grime Goes Gonzo with Vigilante at Cult Fiction Underground"
884:
449:
431:
778:
639:"Blue Underground: Bill Lustig's Vigilante Detailed for 4K Blu-ray"
477:
35:
416:
468:
but memorable for its cast and nihilistic tone. Chris Claro of
298:
598:"William Lustig : Police partout, justice nulle part"
546:
American film distribution : the changing marketplace
458:
called the film "a grindhouse classic". Rodney
Perkins of
19:
This article is about the 1982 film. For other films, see
854:
551:
Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
419:for the first time in September 2010, and again on
661:"Hot and Sticky Grindhouse, Classics and Homages"
947:
476:that is still entertaining. Stuart Galbraith of
840:
560:Halliwell's Film, Video & DVD Guide 2006
285:which was in retaliation for Vickie aiding a
16:1983 American film directed by William Lustig
289:attendant who was being assaulted earlier.
847:
833:
34:
771:
712:
542:
948:
512:
510:
490:List of films featuring home invasions
828:
739:
610:
658:
276:Eddie Marino is a factory worker in
685:
507:
375:as Ptl. Gibbons (as Steve W. James)
13:
549:. UMI Research Press. p. 295.
472:called it an incoherent ripoff of
14:
1027:
796:
991:Films directed by William Lustig
917:Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence
772:Galbraith, Stuart (2010-09-21).
765:
733:
706:
235:$ 5,091,888 (US) or $ 2,389,000
971:American action thriller films
713:Perkins, Rodney (2010-09-06).
679:
652:
631:
604:
590:
566:
554:
543:Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987).
536:
446:Motion Picture Production Code
1:
996:Films scored by Jay Chattaway
611:Saito, Stephen (2010-09-21).
500:
246:, later released on video as
177:Artists Releasing Corporation
1016:English-language crime films
1006:1980s English-language films
742:"Vigilante (1983) (Blu-ray)"
426:
7:
740:Claro, Chris (2010-09-17).
715:"Blu-Ray Review: VIGILANTE"
483:
452:theaters. Randy Fox of the
168:Magnum Motion Pictures Inc.
10:
1032:
1001:Films set in New York City
981:American independent films
574:"William Lustig interview"
397:
18:
863:
686:Fox, Randy (2012-09-14).
659:Kehr, Dave (2010-10-01).
231:
223:
215:
205:
181:
173:
159:
149:
141:
131:
74:
62:
52:
42:
33:
28:
986:American vigilante films
462:called it derivative of
345:Joseph Carberry as Ramon
312:
271:
190:May 18, 1982
966:1980s vigilante films
774:"Vigilante (Blu-ray)"
562:Street Gang VHS cover
252:, is a 1982 American
1011:1980s American films
976:American crime films
407:Cannes Film Festival
342:Don Blakely as Prago
578:THE FLASHBACK FILES
855:Films directed by
666:The New York Times
495:List of hood films
437:The New York Times
961:1980s crime films
943:
942:
600:. 6 October 2016.
405:premiered at the
393:as Judge Sinclair
239:
238:
67:Andrew W. Garroni
1023:
849:
842:
835:
826:
825:
790:
789:
787:
786:
769:
763:
762:
760:
759:
750:. Archived from
737:
731:
730:
728:
727:
710:
704:
703:
701:
700:
683:
677:
676:
674:
673:
656:
650:
649:
647:
646:
635:
629:
628:
626:
625:
608:
602:
601:
594:
588:
587:
585:
584:
570:
564:
558:
552:
550:
540:
534:
533:
531:
530:
514:
421:Ultra HD Blu-ray
413:Blue Underground
381:as Court Officer
363:as Mary Fletcher
339:as Vickie Marino
197:
195:
38:
26:
25:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1020:
946:
945:
944:
939:
859:
853:
820:Rotten Tomatoes
799:
794:
793:
784:
782:
770:
766:
757:
755:
738:
734:
725:
723:
711:
707:
698:
696:
693:Nashville Scene
684:
680:
671:
669:
657:
653:
644:
642:
637:
636:
632:
623:
621:
609:
605:
596:
595:
591:
582:
580:
572:
571:
567:
559:
555:
541:
537:
528:
526:
523:Box Office Mojo
516:
515:
508:
503:
486:
455:Nashville Scene
429:
415:released it on
400:
325:Fred Williamson
321:as Eddie Marino
315:
274:
266:Fred Williamson
208:
200:
193:
191:
184:
169:
164:
162:
145:Larry Marinelli
127:
104:Joseph Carberry
87:Fred Williamson
69:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1029:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
941:
940:
938:
937:
929:
921:
913:
905:
897:
889:
881:
873:
864:
861:
860:
857:William Lustig
852:
851:
844:
837:
829:
823:
822:
811:
798:
797:External links
795:
792:
791:
764:
732:
705:
678:
651:
630:
603:
589:
565:
553:
535:
505:
504:
502:
499:
498:
497:
492:
485:
482:
428:
425:
399:
396:
395:
394:
388:
382:
376:
370:
364:
358:
352:
346:
343:
340:
334:
331:Richard Bright
328:
322:
319:Robert Forster
314:
311:
273:
270:
262:Robert Forster
258:William Lustig
254:vigilante film
237:
236:
233:
229:
228:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
209:
206:
203:
202:
199:
198:
187:
185:
182:
179:
178:
175:
174:Distributed by
171:
170:
167:
165:
160:
157:
156:
151:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
133:
132:Cinematography
129:
128:
126:
125:
120:
115:
110:
105:
102:
99:
94:
92:Richard Bright
89:
84:
82:Robert Forster
78:
76:
72:
71:
70:William Lustig
64:
60:
59:
57:Richard Vetere
54:
50:
49:
47:William Lustig
44:
40:
39:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1028:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
953:
951:
935:
934:
930:
927:
926:
922:
919:
918:
914:
911:
910:
906:
903:
902:
898:
895:
894:
890:
887:
886:
882:
879:
878:
874:
871:
870:
866:
865:
862:
858:
850:
845:
843:
838:
836:
831:
830:
827:
821:
817:
816:
812:
810:
806:
805:
801:
800:
781:
780:
775:
768:
754:on 2011-01-14
753:
749:
748:
743:
736:
722:
721:
716:
709:
695:
694:
689:
682:
668:
667:
662:
655:
640:
634:
620:
619:
614:
607:
599:
593:
579:
575:
569:
563:
557:
548:
547:
539:
525:
524:
519:
513:
511:
506:
496:
493:
491:
488:
487:
481:
479:
475:
471:
467:
466:
461:
457:
456:
451:
447:
443:
439:
438:
433:
424:
422:
418:
414:
410:
408:
404:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
379:Raymond Serra
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
316:
310:
306:
302:
300:
295:
290:
288:
284:
283:home invasion
279:
278:New York City
269:
267:
263:
260:and starring
259:
255:
251:
250:
245:
244:
234:
230:
226:
222:
219:United States
218:
214:
210:
204:
189:
188:
186:
180:
176:
172:
166:
158:
155:
154:Jay Chattaway
152:
148:
144:
140:
137:
134:
130:
124:
121:
119:
116:
114:
111:
109:
106:
103:
100:
98:
95:
93:
90:
88:
85:
83:
80:
79:
77:
73:
68:
65:
61:
58:
55:
51:
48:
45:
41:
37:
32:
27:
22:
931:
923:
915:
909:Maniac Cop 2
907:
899:
891:
883:
876:
875:
867:
814:
803:
783:. Retrieved
777:
767:
756:. Retrieved
752:the original
745:
735:
724:. Retrieved
718:
708:
697:. Retrieved
691:
681:
670:. Retrieved
664:
654:
643:. Retrieved
641:. 2020-09-10
633:
622:. Retrieved
616:
606:
592:
581:. Retrieved
577:
568:
556:
545:
538:
527:. Retrieved
521:
473:
463:
453:
441:
435:
430:
411:
402:
401:
391:Vincent Beck
385:Woody Strode
361:Carol Lynley
357:as Eisenberg
349:Willie Colón
337:Rutanya Alda
307:
303:
291:
275:
256:directed by
248:
247:
242:
241:
240:
207:Running time
183:Release date
123:Woody Strode
118:Carol Lynley
108:Willie Colón
97:Rutanya Alda
747:DVD Verdict
720:Twitch Film
518:"Vigilante"
470:DVD Verdict
460:Twitch Film
440:wrote that
373:Steve James
367:Frank Pesce
355:Joe Spinell
301:'s office.
287:gas station
249:Street Gang
136:James Lemmo
113:Joe Spinell
101:Don Blakely
63:Produced by
43:Directed by
956:1982 films
950:Categories
925:The Expert
901:Relentless
885:Maniac Cop
785:2014-02-07
758:2014-02-07
726:2014-02-07
699:2014-02-07
672:2014-02-07
645:2021-03-01
624:2014-02-07
583:2021-02-10
529:2014-02-07
501:References
474:Death Wish
465:Death Wish
450:grindhouse
369:as Blueboy
232:Box office
211:90 minutes
194:1982-05-18
161:Production
53:Written by
933:Uncle Sam
877:Vigilante
815:Vigilante
804:Vigilante
442:Vigilante
432:Dave Kehr
427:Reception
403:Vigilante
243:Vigilante
142:Edited by
29:Vigilante
21:Vigilante
893:Hit List
779:DVD Talk
484:See also
478:DVD Talk
333:as Burke
224:Language
201:(Cannes)
150:Music by
75:Starring
417:Blu-ray
398:Release
387:as Rake
351:as Rico
327:as Nick
227:English
216:Country
192: (
163:company
936:(1996)
928:(1995)
920:(1992)
912:(1990)
904:(1989)
896:(1989)
888:(1988)
880:(1982)
872:(1980)
869:Maniac
299:Mayor
809:IMDb
448:and
313:Cast
272:Plot
264:and
818:at
807:at
618:IFC
434:of
294:ADA
952::
776:.
744:.
717:.
690:.
663:.
615:.
576:.
520:.
509:^
848:e
841:t
834:v
788:.
761:.
729:.
702:.
675:.
648:.
627:.
586:.
532:.
196:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
