The Exterminator

Director: James Glickenhaus
Actor: Robert Ginty; Christopher George; Samantha Eggar
Studio: Tango Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 21 reviews
Sales Rank: 16222

Format: Color, Digital Sound, Director's Cut, Dolby, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: TNGDTE1056D
UPC: 844628010566
EAN: 0844628010566
ASIN: B000BKLB52

Theatrical Release Date: September 19, 1980
Release Date: November 22, 2005
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Saddem Hussan's Favorite Movie    October 30, 2008
S. L. Swayze (Mesa, AZ United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Saddem got a lot of his most evil ideas from this movie, such as lowering people who talked trash about him into a meat grinder...legs first for maximum effect.


IF YOU'RE LYING TO ME......I'LL BE BACK !!    May 10, 2008
THE CRITIC (Windsor, Ontario Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The 2005 video release of The "Exterminator" the Digitally Remastered Director's Cut from Tango Entertainment is probably the best this film will ever look. The print from Tango is decent but still contains debris, scratches and other imperfections despite other reviewers claiming its near perfect. They could have done a little more with the sound levels because the sound does fluctuate throughout the movie. This version is a bare bones release from Tango Entertainment and there aren't any bonus features, commentaries or extras at all. Overall this film is four star entertainment for fans of the genre and hopefully one of the big studios will give this film the DVD release it truly deserves. I'd love to see a two disc 30th Anniversary release filled with tons of extras. Having said all that I haven't seen the "Exterminator" since I was a teenager and somehow the opening scene has stuck with me for 28 years. The "Exterminator" is a low budget action film filled with scenes of pure brutality. Fans of this 1980 classic revenge film will be happy to know that this Director's Cut is the rated (R) version with all the blood and violence that made this film so memorable. Former Vietnam vet John Eastland played by (Robert Ginty) is driven to revenge when his best friend and Vietnam buddy is brutally beaten by a New York street gang and left to die. After seeing his friend lying helpless in the hospital Eastland declares war on the gang who savagely beat his friend and any other lowlife street punk or criminal he can get his hands on. Soon the revenge and killing become so easy for John Eastland he realizes that the Gangs of New York, its Police force as well as the C.I.A are all out to get him. Can John Eastland continue to carry out his one man brand of justice or will the Exterminator's flame be snuffed out! You'll have to buy you're own copy to see how it ends.


He never use a flame thrower    October 7, 2007
Joel Ramirez (Orlando, Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The movie is ok for a 1980 low budget movie, BUT!!..don't spect to see him use the flame thrower or molotov...what ever you want to call it...cause is NOT GONNA happend


THE CRIME RIDDEN STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY CIRCA 1979-1980. THE "EXTERMINATOR CAPTURES THOSE TURBULANT TIMES BRILLIANTLY......    March 19, 2007
Patrick Miller (NEW YORK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

The Exterminator was made before big budget movies like the The Terminator 1984 and Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (Extreme DVD) 1991, Exterminator relied on a low budget and some great acting and guts. I will say The Exterminator was, and is a blueprint for all hollywood vigilante type films after 1980, that even "Titanic 1997" director James Cameron has seen and took notice of. People have complained about a properer release of "The Exterminator". I agree, I wish this 1998 Anchor Bay release had some extra features, interviews, Director comments and of course "Exterminator" Trailers. This film is presented in its original widescreen 1:85:1. I think the film transfer of this film to dvd is excellent and again another fine Anchor Bay release. The roof scene with the pigeons you do see some dust lines, but that was because the of this films low budget. Anchor Bay did the best film tranfer of this limited film quality. Yeah!! I know this is a Death Wish ripoff,(Death Wish,Death Wish 2, but beleive me "The Exterminator" has its shining moments. The music by Joe Renzetti is very realistically inspiring and captures the mood of the film well. The most realistic part was when "The Exterminator" John Eastland picks up a prostitute and brings her to a hotel. As the prostitute removes her blouse John notices that her breasts have been burned. When John questions her about what happened to her, she is very defensive at first, than as she explains to John that she was burned with a soddering iron, Joe Renzettis somber music score plays in the background, you really feel the womans pain, This scene with the acting, along with the music score really got to my heart. "The Exterminator" gets ripped for being a cheap Death Wish knock off but to me with its brutal scenes capture the crime ridden streets of New York in 1979-1980. Director James Glickenhause saw this problem and put this into "The Exterminator". Terms like "Chicken House" were real and did exists at that time and unfortunatly still do into the 21st century. Glickenhause did not sugar coat anything and laid reality all out in "The Exterminator". Glickenhause's message was "If the authorities can't control these sadistic criminals, than maybe a vietnam veteran that is somewhat off keel, can rid the New York streets of these animals. "Exterminator John Eastland" even undermineded the Goverment and all the corrupt New York Politicians, another Glickenhause message about corrupted politicians just letting these criminals ruin and control the honest persons lifestyle. The Exterminator might be dated and considered a Death Wish ripoff, to me I think "The Exterminator" is a very realistic film that captures the seedy crime ridden streets of a 1979-1980 New York. The acting is brilliant for a film of this genre. I really began to like this guy John Eastland, and how he beleived one man can make a difference even though it was illegal. Actor Robert Ginty who plays Eastland was not a georgeous Chippendale model but an average looking joe like anybody else, I guess that is why this guy Eastland appealed to me. James Glickenhause clearly researched this film as far as criminal activity in the streets of New York at this time. "The Exterminator" is a true all around great vigilante film, in my opinion the best of all of them, Yes! even the Death Wish Films, which I do like. People will knock "The Exterminator" believe me it is a well thought out film by director James Glickenhause. You may rip The Exterminator for being a Death Wish ripoff or its really low budget, but I will say it definintly is a blueprint for all vigilante type films after 1980. Again a nice remastered film transfer by the people at Anchor Bay...........


"Tango" DVD is good for the money    July 26, 2006
LEE SPARKS (Austin, TX USA)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful

I was very worried about getting a lousy DVD of THE EXTERMINATOR from Tango Entertainment, but luckily my fears were unfounded. The DVD is about as spare as you can get. No trailer, no chapters (!!!), nothing but a menu whose only option is "Play Movie." But the image is clean and clear, in the proper aspect ratio, and is the uncut version with the full beheading and meat grinder scenes. Which is literally all I wanted from it. By industry standards its a piece of junk (not enhanced, not remastered, no extras), but if all you have access to is an old VHS rental (like I did), this is a big step up. I only paid $9 and I am very happy with it.