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Fighting Back is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Lewis Teague released in USA on 21 may 1982 with Tom Skerritt
Fighting Back (1982)
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Add to a movie listFighting Back (UK title: Death Vengeance) is a 1982 vigilante film written by Thomas Hedley Jr and David Zelag Goodman. The film was directed by Lewis Teague and takes place on the streets of Philadelphia starring Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, and Michael Sarrazin.
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The film opens with Philadelphia TV reporters viewing and broadcasting a news story about violence in society. With the increase in crime, Philadelphia is becoming unsafe. Proud Italian-American John D'Angelo (Tom Skerritt) runs a deli in town. While driving with his wife, Lisa (Patti LuPone), D'Angelo comes across a pimp known as Eldorado (Pete Richardson) brutalizing one of his prostitutes. John's wife confronts the pimp and the pimp chases the D'Angelos, ramming his car into the back of the D'Angelos' vehicle, injuring Lisa and killing their unborn baby. John's mother Vera (Gina DeAngles) is assaulted in the neighborhood.Actors
Tom Skerritt
(John D'Angelo)
Patti LuPone
(Lisa D'Angelo)
Michael Sarrazin
(Vince Morelli)
Yaphet Kotto
(Ivanhoe Washington)
David Rasche
(Michael Taylor)
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