Fighting Back (1982 American film)

Fighting Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis Teague
Screenplay byThomas Hedley Jr.
David Zelag Goodman
Produced byD. Constantine Conte
executive
Dino de Laurentiis
Starring
CinematographyFranco Di Giacomo
Edited byNicholas C. Smith
Music byPiero Piccioni
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 21, 1982 (1982-05-21)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9 million[1]
Box office$6.4 million (rentals)[1]

Fighting Back (UK title: Death Vengeance)[2] is a 1982 vigilante action thriller film written by Thomas Hedley Jr and David Zelag Goodman and directed by Lewis Teague.[3] The film stars Tom Skerritt,[4] Patti LuPone,[5] Michael Sarrazin,[6][7] Yaphet Kotto,[8][9] David Rasche,[10] Lewis Van Bergen,[11] Earle Hyman,[12][13] and Ted Ross.[14]

  1. ^ a b De Laurentiis PRODUCER'S PICTURE DARKENS: KNOEDELSEDER, WILLIAM K, Jr. Los Angeles Times 30 Aug 1987: 1.
  2. ^ Talbot 2006, p. 37.
  3. ^ "Fighting Back". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Tom Skerritt". Hollywood.com. Boca Raton, Florida: Hollywood.com, LLC. 28 August 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Patti luPone". NNDB. Mountain View, California: Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Michael Sarrazin". Hollywood.com. Boca Raton, Florida: Hollywood.com, LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Michael Sarrazin". NNDB. Mountain View, California: Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "Yaphet Kotto". Film Reference Library. Toronto: TIFF Bell Lightbox. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  9. ^ "Yaphet Kotto". NNDB. Mountain View, California: Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "David Rasche". NNDB. Mountain View, California: Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "Lewis Van Bergen". Hollywood.com. Boca Raton, Florida: Hollywood.com, LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "Earle Hyman". Hollywood.com. Boca Raton, Florida: Hollywood.com, LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  13. ^ "Earle Hyman". Film Reference Library. Toronto: TIFF Bell Lightbox. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  14. ^ "Ted Ross". NNDB. Mountain View, California: Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 7, 2017.