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Kill Squad

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
700
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Kill Squad (1981)
After their ex-platoon leader is paralyzed and his wife is raped and murdered, his former squadron of five soldiers reunite to seek revenge. But an unknown figure in black is personally hunting the squadron down too.
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After their ex-platoon leader is paralyzed and his wife is raped and murdered, his former squadron of five soldiers reunite to seek revenge. But an unknown figure in black is personally hunt... Read allAfter their ex-platoon leader is paralyzed and his wife is raped and murdered, his former squadron of five soldiers reunite to seek revenge. But an unknown figure in black is personally hunting the squadron down too.After their ex-platoon leader is paralyzed and his wife is raped and murdered, his former squadron of five soldiers reunite to seek revenge. But an unknown figure in black is personally hunting the squadron down too.

  • Director
    • Patrick G. Donahue
  • Writer
    • Patrick G. Donahue
  • Stars
    • Jean Glaudé
    • Jeff Risk
    • Jerry Johnson
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    700
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Writer
      • Patrick G. Donahue
    • Stars
      • Jean Glaudé
      • Jeff Risk
      • Jerry Johnson
    • 20User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jean Glaudé
    Jean Glaudé
    • Larry Pearson
    Jeff Risk
    • Joseph Lawrence
    Jerry Johnson
    • K.C.
    Francisco Ramírez
    • Pete
    Bill Cambra
    • Alan
    Gary Fung
    • Tommy
    Marc Sabin
    • Arthur
    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Dutch
    Alan Marcus
    • Jessie James
    Mike Donahue
    • Cowboy
    Sean P. Donahue
    • Billy
    • (as Sean Donahue)
    Cherilyn Basile
    • Joann
    Larry Jackson
    • Junkman
    Corlean Pitre
    • Pepper
    Dewitt Ladd Rucker
    • Mr. Levy
    • (as Ladd Ruckner)
    Jon Buyant
    • Louis
    Joe Cappetta
    • Paul
    Sharon Ragonetti
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      • Patrick G. Donahue
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      • Patrick G. Donahue
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    viddywell_78

    Joseph Needs You!

    And with these immortal words,The trio of Vietnam vets aptly named "The Kill Squad" are reborn to gain vengeance for the crippling of their friend.

    As other comments have stated,This is absolute rubbish in the first degree.Whilst i agree totally with this remark in terms of acting,story,Cinematography,Choreography ETC..ETC..It's just so enjoyable and entertaining to view.Don't ask me why i can enjoy a film where a guy falls from a five story building onto a car only to jump off,brush off the dust and annihilate his would be assailants,or why sound effects from the original Bruce Lee movies including his trademark "Yap" sound are incorporated here or why a man with prosthetic legs can run faster then anyone else,The best is a scene where all the Kill Squad members demonstrate there aptitude with various deadly weapons to their mentor only to never use them once.

    Jammin along to that saxaphone rang a dang every time a fight begins just makes me wish i had a huge afro and a camouflage suit...I Could become a member too.If i was to describe every other inept aspect of this film this summary would be as long as the Great Wall of China.

    I won this video on ebay for $0.06cents.It was worth every cent i paid for it.
    Watkins-13

    Kung foo'!

    Before the A-Team started working in the L.A. underground the Kill Squad was out paving the way. Actually these kung-fu goof balls make anything Mr. T did look like Shakespeare, but its worth the laughs! For no other reason you should rent this just to see the team get the "call to arms"...housewives wielding dinner trays, chumps falling four stories only to get up and start fighing again, and cowboy pimps whoopin' some honkey butt. It seems everyone knows some sort of martial arts in this film...car dealers, prostitutes, construction workers. The added Bruce Lee screams, yelps and slaps only add to the glory of this cinematic event. Must see!
    6Filmfandave

    Assemble the 'Whack' and 'Yap' Squad!

    One of those 80's low budget B-movies I remember watching on VHS back in its glory days. All the cast are unknown except for Cameron Mitchell. A lot of the scenes in this hilariously bad American karate-fu flick make you howl, here are a few I have spotted:

    1. Whenever the fighting kicks in, jazzy background music starts playing.

    2. The blows and kicks all have "whack" and "yap" sounds like those heard in badly dubbed kung fu films.

    3. There is one scene when one of the kill squad members is pushed by two goons from the roof of a four-storey building and falls dead on top of a parked car. When the goons reach said car to get rid of the body, it is missing. The man (who is supposed to be dead) suddenly appears unscathed and says "Looking for me?"

    4. In every scene where one or more of the kill squad members get into trouble, the random people they meet seem to have an appetite for destruction, even the women. Everybody in this film is kung fu fighting!

    5. The film climax has an utterly ridiculous twist!

    6. During the final fight when the mysterious bad guy's face is revealed, his face is shown black and blue and three of his teeth are impressed on his lips without any rhyme or reason. The problem is that these are done by bad make-up!

    7. The one-liners and dialogues are equally bad. In one scene:

    Joseph: I realize the police are not going to help. We gonna have to take these matters into our own hands. Assemble the squad.

    Larry (Joseph's Vietnam War buddy, chuckling): Alright, now you're talking Joe… They owe you, I owe you. Hell, we all owe you!

    And in every scene when each of the kill squad members is being summoned, this line is repeated: "Joseph needs you!"

    If you need a good laugh, KILL SQUAD comes recommended to relieve your stress!
    7HaemovoreRex

    Hell yes!!!!

    Well, one things for sure, they certainly don't make 'em like this anymore!

    This is a joyously carefree kung-fu fest from an all but forgotten era when martial arts films didn't actually take themselves so deadly serious as the stoic, wire fu/fast edited ordure that represents a large portion of the industry these days.

    OK, so the transpiring on screen events in this are formulaic at best i.e. good guys seek out bad guy for questioning, bad guy denies any knowledge of requisite info, bad guys mates turn up (often brandishing iron pipes etc) and a fight ensues after which a mysterious sniper in black (whose identity I guessed straight away!!!) wastes one of the heroes, but frankly who gives a shi- um....damn, when this is just so much fun! Just check out such scenes as one guy accidentally blowing a bloody great hole in his own foot(!), another guy getting pushed off of what must have been an eight story building, landing on a car and immediately getting back up for a fight without a scratch(!!), a kid riding his bike into the side of a car and flying over the back of it onto the ground......and his subsequent priceless response? - 'Oh sh*t!' (!!!), plus a plethora of highly amusing kung fu fights that break out literally every few minutes(!!!!!). I mean seriously, how can anyone not love this movie?!

    But if the above wasn't enough, just check out the groovy soundtrack that backs all this action up - hell it's enough to make me want to don camouflage togs, get some buddies together and kick some miscreant butt!

    I've also just got to add (and no serious review of this movie would be complete without) mention of the utterly hilarious manner in which each of our protagonists are introduced and subsequently recalled into the squad. Suffice to say, it just has to be seen to be believed!

    Finally, to all those who view this film and indeed others of it's ilk negatively I have but one thing to say.....which would you rather sit through; this innocent, nostalgic knock about or else the latest CGI saturated, big screen faecal pile to emerge from Hollywood? If you've just answered the latter then truly, I pity you.
    5gridoon

    Silly fun.

    If one was to try and make a list of all the implausibilities and flaws in this movie, he would need much more than a thousand words. From its crummy-looking cinematography (the sky looks mostly yellow) to its supremely silly plot (that is just an excuse to get from one kung-fu scene to another in as little time as possible), this flick is bad. But...it's enjoyably bad. It is intended for bad-movie lovers ONLY, and only if you belong in that category should you take my ** rating seriously.

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    Related interests

    Donnie Yen in Ip Man 3 (2015)
    Kung Fu
    Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon (1973)
    Martial Arts
    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
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    • Trivia
      The movie has a cult following in Germany due to its dubbing in ''Schnodderdeutsch'' style.
    • Goofs
      When shooting his victims, the masked killer mostly sits on a high position like a water tower (which takes time to escape from). Since the surviving members of the Kill Squad always see him, they could have simply tried to catch him and avoid the death of further members.
    • Quotes

      Joseph Lawrence: Assemble the Squad!

    • Crazy credits
      The three Vietnam characters in the closing credits are labeled as "Vietnam Dude", "Another Vietname Dude" and "Yet Another Vietnam Dude".
    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)

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    • Release date
      • June 1982 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Philippines
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Bottom Line Studios
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Patrick G. Donahue's Kill Squad
    • Filming locations
      • San Jose, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Summa Vista Pictures
      • Donahue Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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