Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
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10/13/1985Runtime
84 minsOverview
Vietnam, 1969. War is Hell. For Marine Sergeant Jack Stryker, however, Hell is just the beginning. Trapped outside a Viet Cong village, Stryker takes two bullets to the leg. Sent home from the war, he discovers his ex-girlfriend has been kidnapped by a religious cult with a vicious Manson-like leader. Stryker teams up with some marine friends to form an assassination squad and annihilate the gang of crazed killers.
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EnglishBudget
$20Revenue
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A grindhouse vengeance tale that boots up with Vietnam combat and pivots into a shoot-'em-up assault on a cult compound; propulsive, gleefully violent, and unconcerned with subtlety.
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Brian Schulz
Sgt. Jack Stryker
Robert Rickman
Sgt. Walker J. Jackson
John Manfredi
2nd Lt. David Miller
Timothy Patrick Quill
LCpl. Tim Tyler
Sam Raimi
Cult Leader
Cheryl Hausen
Sally
Perry Mallette
Otis
Ted Raimi
Chain Man
Scott Spiegel
Pin Cushion
Josh Becker
Crushed Hood / Shot Cult Leader (uncredited)
Bruce Campbell
Video Newscaster (uncredited)
Connie Craig
Bald Cult Girl
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