# The Exterminator (1980)

> A traumatized Vietnam veteran wages a savage one-man war on New York criminals after his best friend is left permanently crippled.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23722

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: James Glickenhaus
- Cast: Robert Ginty, Christopher George, Samantha Eggar, Steve James, Tony DiBenedetto, Dick Boccelli, Patrick Farrelly, Michele Harrell
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080707/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, gruesome, cynical, cult movie night, exploitation double feature

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