Vigilante Force

Vigilante Force

They Hired Themselves A Hero - But All They Bought Was Trouble!

PG 1976 · 89 min · ★ 5.0 · Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

In a small town in California, the quiet citizens find their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oil-field workers who have infested their community. One resident, Ben Arnold, enlists his brother Aaron, a Vietnam veteran, to assemble a group of men to restore law and order to the town. Though Aaron's crew succeeds, the newfound power goes to some of their heads, and Aaron and Ben must again reclaim the town for the citizens.

Directed by George Armitage · Written by George Armitage

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Kris Kristofferson Aaron Arnold
Jan-Michael Vincent Ben Arnold
Victoria Principal Linda Christopher
Bernadette Peters Little Dee
Brad Dexter Mayor Bradford
Judson Pratt Harry Lee
David Doyle Homer Arno
Antony Carbone Freddie Howe
Andrew Stevens Paul Sinton
Shelly Novack D.O. Viner
Paul Gleason Michael J. Loonius
John Steadman Shakey Malone

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