William Devane stars as Major Charles Rane who has just returnwed from many years captivity in Viet Nam.
He and fellow POW Johnny Vohden (Tommy lee Jones) are given a heroes welcome back home. Rane tries to get his life back together with his wife and the son he hasn't seen since he was an infant.
All seems to be going ok until one day the Rane house is broken into by thungs led by a maniac named Texan (James Best). The four thugs want a collection of 2500 silver dollars Rane was given by a local bank upon his return to his country.
The men torture Rane, but he refuses to give in. When his wife and son return home the son tells then where the coins are so they will leave his father alone. They kill his wife and son, then put his hand in a garbage disposal in the sink and cut his hand off.
Rane survives and now he only seeks vengeance against those that killed his family. It's a slow build, but when he and Vohden get going the film becomes a very good revenge/action film. Both bloody and violent, this film delivers the goods on all levels.
A great example of 70's cult films and one that even though it's great, it still seems like a somewhat forgotten film. The direction is very good and so is the entire cast.
Said cast also consists of Linda Haynes, Dabney Coleman, Lisa Richards, Luke Askew and Cassie Yates. If you have never seen this film, you should. This is exactly how you make and entertaining and action packed film.
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