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Stryker's War (1985)Jack Stryker took two bullets in the leg in Vietnam and was carried back by one of his men. When he returns he tries to live a peaceful life in his cabin and resume dating his girlfriend, ... See full summary » Director:Josh Becker |
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Sgt. Walker J. Jackson
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2nd Lt. David Miller
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LCpl. Tim Tyler
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Sally
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Otis
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Dandy | ... |
Whisky
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Kennel owner
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Mom
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Jack Stryker took two bullets in the leg in Vietnam and was carried back by one of his men. When he returns he tries to live a peaceful life in his cabin and resume dating his girlfriend, Sally. Meanwhile, a vicious cult let by Sam Raimi, who believes he is Jesus Christ, has been slaughtering people and doing blood sacrifices. When Stryker finds Sally gone, and her grandfather, Otis, used as a human dartboard, Stryker brings together his army buddies, gives them a stash of guns from under his bed, destroy an outhouse, and create a war zone not unlike Vietnam to destroy the evil cult. Written by Scott Hutchins <scottandrewh@home.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 October 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Blood Bath See more »Filming Locations:
Detroit, Michigan, USABox Office
Budget:
$200,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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SSgt. Jack Stryker: No you're not - you're dead.
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Performed by The Rockets
Written by James McCarty
Publisher/Owner-Conquistador Music c 1977
Dynamited Mice Music c 1977
Tortoise International c 1977
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Prior to filming, a 48-minute 8mm short version of the film was made to show to potential investors. It starred Bruce Campbell as Stryker. Sam Raimi was also in the short, as the cult leader, the role he reprised in the actual film. See more »Goofs
When Miller is fighting in and around the white van, he fires 2 rounds from a single shot shotgun without reloading in between rounds. See more »Quotes
Cult Leader: You can't shoot me. I am the Savior returned to Earth, The Messiah, come to lead the people to righteousness. I am Jesus Christ.SSgt. Jack Stryker: No you're not - you're dead.
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Soundtracks
My Heart Needs YouPerformed by The Rockets
Written by James McCarty
Publisher/Owner-Conquistador Music c 1977
Dynamited Mice Music c 1977
Tortoise International c 1977
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This is not simply an independent movie, it's an amateur movie! It got put together by a bunch of friends, with a passion for movie making but without a sufficient budget. It makes the movie quite awkwardly looking in parts but it doesn't prevent it from becoming a fun and still quite good one.
It is a pretty odd movie, that is hard to take seriously really but then again, not all movies are supposed to be taken serious. Sometimes movies can just offer you simple pleasure and the creators of this movie must besides had some pretty good fun with it as well, which can be seen back on the screen.
If it wasn't for Sam Raimi's involvement, this movie would had probably been lost into obscurity already. Raimi and director Josh Becker were friends at the time and most of the movie got shot in Bruce Campbell's backyard. All pretty awesome facts that don't help to make the movie any better but it is something that makes this movie a curiosity piece for a whole bunch of people out there.
And yes, the movie is actually worth watching. It's stupid, it's simple, it's cheap but it is fun as well! At first this movie didn't seemed like it would be a good one at all. For the longest time the story was going absolutely nowhere and was simply dragging on, no doubt to extend its running time. The real 'story' and fun kicks in during its second half, when the movie turns into a good old fashioned exploitation flick.
No doubt that the '70's exploitation genre formed the biggest inspiration for this movie. The second half of the movie is nothing but violence and gore. No nudity though, though the movie also easily could had gone that way. It's that kind of movie! The violence and gore isn't all that convincing and very over the top really but this all adds to the overall fun level of the movie.
There is no way that you could call this a great movie but it's one you can have a great time with while watching and having a couple of laughs at it while still being entertained by it all. It's not laughable bad, it's enjoyable bad! And the film-makers luckily had no problem with this and didn't took themselves very seriously to begin with.
6/10
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