Cult film fans rejoice! Classic revenge flick Rolling Thunder has finally been given its long-overdue release on DVD and Blu-Ray. The 1977 movie features a star cast including William Devane (Marathon Man, 24), Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive, Men in Black), and Linda Haynes (Human Experiments). Surprisingly, this is the 1977 movie’s first digital release having previously only been available on VHS.
Aside from the cast, the film has great pedigree as the screenplay was co-written by Paul Schrader shortly after he wrote Taxi Driver. Indeed, there are some clear parallels between the two stories. Like Taxi Driver, Rolling Thunder tells the story of a haunted Vietnam vet who exacts bloody vengeance on his transgressors. In this case, we follow the newly-escaped prisoner-of-war, Major Charles Raine (Devane), who has returned to a hero’s welcome in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Presented with a new cherry red Cadillac, a suitcase of...
Aside from the cast, the film has great pedigree as the screenplay was co-written by Paul Schrader shortly after he wrote Taxi Driver. Indeed, there are some clear parallels between the two stories. Like Taxi Driver, Rolling Thunder tells the story of a haunted Vietnam vet who exacts bloody vengeance on his transgressors. In this case, we follow the newly-escaped prisoner-of-war, Major Charles Raine (Devane), who has returned to a hero’s welcome in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Presented with a new cherry red Cadillac, a suitcase of...
- 1/24/2012
- Shadowlocked
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