Rent Rolling Thunder (1977)
3.5 of 5 from 116 ratings
1h 36min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- After eight years of torture in a POW camp, Major Charles Rane (William Devane) returns home to receive a hero's welcome and is awarded a big cash prize. Struggling to re-adjust to his former life, Rane faces another ordeal as a sadistic gang of thugs set their sights on his prize, killing his family and destroying his hand in the process. Now living only for vengeance, he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny (Tommy Lee Jones) to exact his own brand of justice.
- Actors:
- William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes, James Best, Dabney Coleman, Lisa Blake Richards, Luke Askew, Lawrason Driscoll, James Victor, Cassie Yates, Jordan Gerler, Jane Abbott, Jerry Brown, Jacque Burandt, Anthony Castillo, Charles Escamilla, Rudy T. Gonzales, Robert K. Guthrie, Ray Gutierrez, James N. Harrell
- Directors:
- John Flynn
- Producers:
- Norman T. Herman
- Writers:
- Paul Schrader, Heywood Gould
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/01/2012
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Co-Writer Heywood Gould, Moderated by Roy Frumkes
- Original Theatrical Trailer with Introduction and Commentary by Eli Roth
- Exclusive Interview with Linda Haynes
- Original TV Spot
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Reviews (3) of Rolling Thunder
This Vietnam Vet Won't Let You Off The Hook - Rolling Thunder review by Spoons
Rolling Thunder is a typical "vet returns from Vietnam a hero only for his family to be murdered so he takes revenge" movie. The film starts off brutal but becomes plodding as it builds to it's violent climax. The picture is written by Paul Schrader who was also responsible for the brilliant Taxi Driver and the end scene of Rolling Thunder is very reminicent of the Martin Scorsese movie. However this is certainly not in the same league as that masterpiece. Still enjoyed it and it had enough to keep me entertained for 90 minutes.
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Shotguns, steel hooks, and the slow burn of vengeance in small-town America - Rolling Thunder review by griggs
Rolling Thunder is a bleak and chaotic revenge thriller, brimming with the same moral darkness found in other Paul Schrader scripts. It plays like Taxi Driver relocated to rural Texas, swapping city lights for shotgun blasts and quiet desperation. William Devane gives a quietly intense performance, while Tommy Lee Jones practically steals the film with just a few lines. John Flynn’s direction is rough around the edges, but it suits the raw, nihilistic mood. It’s uneven in places, but there’s a visceral power that makes it difficult to forget.
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Great 70s Revenge Thriller - Rolling Thunder review by GI
A great 70s revenge thriller, the sort of film that Sam Peckinpah would've relished. As it stands it's an interesting little gem that has a strong condemnation of American greed and a showcase for cultural frontier violence. William Devane plays Major Charles Rane, a US Air Force officer who returns to his Texas home after seven years in a North Vietnamese prison camp where he was routinely tortured. Trying to fit back in with his wife and a son who doesn't remember him isn't at all easy although he's treated by the townsfolk as a hero. When he is robbed and his family killed and himself badly injured by a gang of thugs he recruits his old POW buddy (Tommy Lee Jones) and they go off to seek revenge. The film culminates in a gripping shoot out in a sleazy brothel. This is one of the small 70s thrillers, independently made, that has reached a minor cult status and it holds up really well today. A film well worth discovering if you've never seen it.
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