The No Mercy Man

The No Mercy Man
Directed byDaniel Vance
Written byDaniel Vance
Mike Nolin (Michael Nolin)
Produced byBill Coker
Paul Rubey Johnson
StarringSteve Sandor
Rockne Tarkington
Sid Haig
Ron Thompson
Mike Lane
Richard X. Slattery
CinematographyDean Cundey
Edited byGeorge Jay Nicholson
Music byDon Vincent
Distributed byCannon Film Distributors
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The No Mercy Man (also known as Bad Man, Trained to Kill, and Trained to Kill USA) is a 1973 action film with elements of a modern-day Western starring Steve Sandor, Rockne Tarkington, Sid Haig, Ron Thompson, Mike Lane, and Richard X. Slattery. The film was co-written (with Michael Nolin) and directed by Daniel Vance in his first and last feature film.[1][2] The film was shot in Todd-AO by Dean Cundey in his first feature film with Buddy Joe Hooker arranging the stunt work and acting as second unit director. Master Jerry Druckerman acted as the film's martial arts technical advisor.

Film director Quentin Tarantino programmed The No Mercy Man as part of a March 2011 revenge film triple feature at the New Beverly Cinema, which Tarantino took over in March 2007.[3][4][5][6] The websites Letterboxd, and The Grindhouse Database list this movie as belonging to the vetsploitation subgenre.[7][8]

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  4. ^ "Around Town: Catherine Deneuve, Outfest Fusion, world cinema and a tribute to Chris Morris at L.A. revival houses". Los Angeles Times. 2011-03-03.
  5. ^ John Scott Lewinski (2010-02-18). "Quentin Tarantino saves L.A. theater". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ "Tarantino's March Madness Pt.2". Schofizzy.com. 2011.
  7. ^ "Vetsploitation. List by Jarrett". Letterboxd. 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Category. Vetsploitation. From The Grindhouse Cinema Database". The Grindhouse Cinema Database. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.