The No Mercy Man

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The No Mercy Man
Cannon 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

second unit director. Master Jerry Druckerman acted as the film's martial arts
technical advisor.

Film director

vetsploitation subgenre.[7][8]

Plot

Prophet and his friends are

mental illnesses
. Prophet and his friend make their escape with Mark puzzled that Olie doesn't want to hunt the criminals, preferring to let the sheriff handle the matter.

Though glad to be home, Olie grows more sullen and uncommunicative. Two of Olie's war buddies visit the Hand ranch and reveal that Olie was their legendary commander of a 6-man long-range reconnaissance patrol of United States Army Rangers, with one patrol taking them to Haiphong where they escaped in a Russian ship. Despite the supporting presence of his comrades in arms and loving family Olie grows more withdrawn and prone to flashbacks to the war where he nearly kills one of his friends when the two engage in good-natured sparring.

Meanwhile, Prophet and his friends plan more criminal acts where they steal a large

gas station
where they abuse the attendant until they are beaten up by Olie and his army buddies. Enraged, the Prophet plans revenge and a big criminal score where they will attack the Hand ranch, steal Hand's mass arsenal, recruit a motorcycle gang led by Pillbox to distract the sheriff, and rob the town's bank where they will split the proceeds with Pillbox and make their escape to Mexico that lies across open rangeland adjoining the Hand ranch. Olie bids his army buddies farewell then further descends into a self-pitying alcoholic stupor.

Cast

  • Steve Sandor as Olie Hand
  • Rockne Tarkington as Prophet
  • Richard X. Slattery as Mark Hand
  • Heidi Vaughn as Mary Hand
  • Mike Lane as Jack "Big Jack"
  • Sid Haig as "Pillbox"
  • Ron Thompson as John Dunn
  • David Booth as "Beetle"
  • Daniel Oaks as Corporal Lyle Talbot
  • Tom Scott as Parrish
  • Michael Prichard as Bruce Bennett
  • Peg Stewart as Mrs. Hand
  • Richard Collier as Joshua White
  • Darlene Feasel as Dora Adams
  • Russell Morrell as Sheriff Harris

Songs

The No Mercy Man
Written by Lois and Don Vincent
Performed by Al Gambino & Glory

Sunshine Lady
Written and Performed by Chris Christian

Fighting The Forgotten Feeling
Written and Performed by Chris Christian

Ballad of Olie Hand
Written and Performed by Chris Christian

Lonely Lonely Times
Written by Lois and Don Vincent
Performed by Al Gambino & Glory

Reach Out
Written by Lois and Don Vincent
Performed by Al Gambino & Glory

See also

References

  1. All Movie Guide. Archived from the original
    on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  3. ^ "Quentin Tarantino's March Programming For The New Beverly". Ain't It Cool News. 2011-02-25.
  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.
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