- Actors: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner
- Directors: John Boorman
- Writers: Alexander Jacobs, David Newhouse, Donald E. Westlake, Rafe Newhouse
- Producers: Irwin Winkler, Judd Bernard, Robert Chartoff
- Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 5 July 2005
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00097DY2A
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,352 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Point Blank’s hero, Walker (Lee Marvin), strides through Los Angeles with the steely stare of a stone-cold killer, or perhaps a ghost. Betrayed by his wife and his best friend, who gun him down point-blank and leave him for dead after a successful heist, Walker blasts his way up the criminal food chain in a quest for revenge. Did he survive the shooting, did he return from the grave, or is it all a dying dream?
The question is left in the air in John Boorman's modern film noir, a brutal revenge thriller based on Richard Stark's novel, set in the impersonal concrete and steel canyons of Los Angeles and the eerily empty cells of Alcatraz. Walker kills without remorse, guided by shadowy "informant" Keenan Wynn, whose own agenda is carefully concealed and assisted by Angie Dickinson as he desperately searches for someone, anyone, who can just give him his money. But if Walker is an extreme incarnation of the revenge-driven noir anti-hero, the modern syndicate has been transformed into a world of paper jungles and corporate businessmen: an alienating concept for the two-fisted, gun-wielding gangster.
Boorman creates a hard, austere look for the film and scatters flashes of painful memory throughout the story, grafting the New Wave onto old genres with confidence and style. Haunting and brutal, Point Blank remains one of the most distinctive crime thrillers ever made. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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A hard, brutal film, as Lee Marvin takes revenge big time. Marvin carries this film from first to last - power, presence, cool, and very hard. John Boorman hits the big screen with a brilliant movie which is underrated and supremely cult. Hits you with images which stay with you. Worth watching just for the impact of Marvin marching down a corridor - it's that good. In my top ten no problem.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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this is definitely one of the best crime films ever made.
lee marvin does a great job here, playing walker a tough who has been shot and left for dead on alcatraz, betrayed by his best friend and wife who have have been having an affair together and run off with the loot. marvin strides through LA cause catastrophy after catastrophy all in the name of revenge and persuit of what is rightfully his.
despite being set in the 60's the movie is timeless, because intellegently portrayed the underworld not as old fashioned heavy handed thugs but as a maze like jungle of big business corporations and businessmen. this is probably indebted to the social upheavels that were taking place in america at the time such as vietnam, nixon etc.
movies like soderbergh's the limey starring terrence stamp owe some debt to this movie but can never repeat its brilliance.
lee marvin does a great job here, playing walker a tough who has been shot and left for dead on alcatraz, betrayed by his best friend and wife who have have been having an affair together and run off with the loot. marvin strides through LA cause catastrophy after catastrophy all in the name of revenge and persuit of what is rightfully his.
despite being set in the 60's the movie is timeless, because intellegently portrayed the underworld not as old fashioned heavy handed thugs but as a maze like jungle of big business corporations and businessmen. this is probably indebted to the social upheavels that were taking place in america at the time such as vietnam, nixon etc.
movies like soderbergh's the limey starring terrence stamp owe some debt to this movie but can never repeat its brilliance.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Point Blank is a rather intriguing thriller that mostly works well. Filmed in the late sixties and starring Lee Marvin at his coolest, it would later be refilmed in a more populist fashion as Payback, starring Mel Gibson. The story line is simple. Walker (Marvin) wants his money back. Double crossed in a heist, he ended up being shot by his partner who ran off with the loot. Walker wants it back. And nothing will get in his way.
We follow Walker as he is led from one place to another by a mysterious Keenan Wynne. He beats people up, very dreadfully cool and macho while doing it, and very intelligently manages to outwit the mobsters he is up against. On this level it is an effective thriller with lots of well paced action and a charismatic central performance from Marvin, who manages to impress despite having nothing much more to do than look mean and thump people.
The film fails a little in its attempts to be late sixties cool. There is a certain enigmatic note about whether Walker is really still alive that doesn't work too well, and certain scenes are very dated, especially the nightclub. Some of it however does work well, especially the iconic scene of Lee Marvin walking down a corridor, and the echo of his shoes. Marvin radiates coolness, and a tough guy aurora that makes him look the kind of guy that would have Chuck Norris for breakfast without even breaking sweat. His presence, along with a pretty decent script and well paced action makes the film. 4 stars.
We follow Walker as he is led from one place to another by a mysterious Keenan Wynne. He beats people up, very dreadfully cool and macho while doing it, and very intelligently manages to outwit the mobsters he is up against. On this level it is an effective thriller with lots of well paced action and a charismatic central performance from Marvin, who manages to impress despite having nothing much more to do than look mean and thump people.
The film fails a little in its attempts to be late sixties cool. There is a certain enigmatic note about whether Walker is really still alive that doesn't work too well, and certain scenes are very dated, especially the nightclub. Some of it however does work well, especially the iconic scene of Lee Marvin walking down a corridor, and the echo of his shoes. Marvin radiates coolness, and a tough guy aurora that makes him look the kind of guy that would have Chuck Norris for breakfast without even breaking sweat. His presence, along with a pretty decent script and well paced action makes the film. 4 stars.
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Slightly dated but enjoyable classic
This is the film that was later remade as 'Payback' starring Mel Gibson.
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Point Blank
Fantastic all action movie without being over dramatic and far-fetched which is the norm today. Lee Marvin is absolutely brilliant as he was in most films that featured him and the... Read more
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The Alcatratz run and double crossing a thive left Walker without his share but with two bullet holes, from a gun fired a point blank. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lear
Lee Marvin at his best!!
I've always loved this movie and have previously struggled to find it on Region 2 DVD, so I was delighted to spot this Dutch import. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Wayne B
Downright Honest
The film's about betrayal on several fronts, but no ordinary film. Lee appears trusting as you would a friend. Betrayed trust changes everything. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. J. Russel
You're a very good man Lee!
I have waited so long for this movie to become available on the European DVD format and it has added one of my all time favourites to my collection. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Movie Pro
More than just a thriller.
One of John Boorman's best films. Imaginative and enigmatic. Lee Marvyn on top form in a performance to remember him by.
Published on 9 July 2009 by J. Miller
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Point Blank [Region 2] [import]
Recently obtained and to realise that the memories of the original film issue was everything that my memory remembered about it - and... Read more
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Published on 13 Mar 2009 by A. Froud
Relentlessly deadpan...and I'd buy a ticket to see the Mel Brooks...
When his buddy, Mal Reese, with his wife, Lynne, looking on, puts two bullets into Walker right after they've high-jacked a big haul on Alcatraz island, Walker gets mad... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2008 by C. O. DeRiemer
Brilliant!
The title is a play on words. The film starts with a point blank shooting and this sets Walker off on his trail of revenge, the substance of the film. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2005 by Robert Jones
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