FilmRSplatter & Gore Survival

The Exterminator1980

Name: The Exterminator
Genre: Splatter & Gore, Survival
Released: 1980-09-10
Rating: 5.5

“In war, you have to kill to stay alive... On the streets of New York, it's often the same.”

Directed by James Glickenhaus

5.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 5.7Rotten Tomatoes 42%TMDB 5.5

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Year

1980

Runtime

98 min

The premise

When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.

Horror Vault's take

A Vietnam veteran takes the law into his own hands on the mean streets of 1980 New York City after violence claims someone close to him. What follows is a relentless, blood-soaked descent into one man's one-man war against the criminals who have overrun the city. Raw, uncompromising, and dripping with the grimy atmosphere of the era, this B-movie revenge thriller pulls few punches. A detective hot on his trail adds a cat-and-mouse tension that keeps the screws tightening throughout.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Torture, Sexual Violence, Depictions Of Prostitution