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A favourite of Quentin Tarantino, Rolling Thunder is a quintessential revenge film from the 1970s. After eight years of torture in a POW camp, Major Charles Rane (William Devane, Marathon Man) returns home to receive a hero’s welcome and is awarded a big cash prize. Struggling to re-adjust to his former life, Rane faces another ordeal as a sadistic gang of thugs set their sights on his prize, killing his family and destroying his hand in the process. Now living only for vengeance, he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny (Tommy Lee Jones, No Country For Old Men, Men in Black) to exact his own brand of justice. Rolling Thunder was co-written by Hollywood legend Paul Schrader and was his first produced screenplay after Taxi Driver. The film’s title was also the inspiration for Tarantino’s short lived video/DVD label, Rolling Thunder Pictures.
Extras: - Audio Commentary with Co-Writer Heywood Gould, Moderated by Roy Frumkes - Theatrical Trailer with Eli Roth Introduction and Commentary - Exclusive Interview with Linda Haynes - Original TV Spot
Extras: - Audio Commentary with Co-Writer Heywood Gould, Moderated by Roy Frumkes - Theatrical Trailer with Eli Roth Introduction and Commentary - Exclusive Interview with Linda Haynes - Original TV Spot
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The ultimate revenge film, Rolling Thunder is one of the quintessential examples of action cinema from the glorious 1970s.
After spending eight years in a Vietcong prison camp, Major Charles Rane (William Devane, 24) returns home to a small town in Texas to be greeted as a hero with a Cadillac convertible and couple thousand dollars in silver coins, one for each day of his imprisonment. Struggling to go back to his former life, Rane faces another ordeal as a gang of thugs set their sights on his cash prize...
Now living only for vengeance, he heads to Mexico to exact his own brand of justice on the fleeing crooks. Tommy Lee Jones (JFK, Batman Forever) co-stars as Rane's best friend, Johnny Vohden, who unquestioningly agrees to help Rane in his mission of revenge.
This little-seen gem was directed by John Flynn (Lock Up) and co-written by two top screenwriters, Heywood Gould (The Boys From Brazil) and Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver).
The film's title also was the inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's short lived video/DVD label, Rolling Thunder Pictures.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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For many years, this lost cult classic hasn't even had a dvd release (until now), and all I can say is- FINALLY!
I don't see what people are complaining about, for the price (£8), this is a magnificent release. Ok so it's a little light on extras, but it's hardly Taxi Driver (Paul Schrader abandoned his name from the the screenplay, as he wasn't happy that it didn't live up to Taxi Driver standards, but then again, it's a tough thing for ANY film to live up to Taxi Driver's standards).
Instead what we get is a great little exploitation classic, that builds like a pressure cooker until the big finale.
But there is substance too. Devanes Character as a post Vietnam vet shows how cold and emotionally detached he is by his surroundings. His wife marries his best friend, he doesn't care. A beautiful young blonde has the hots for him, he doesn't care. He gets tortured, doesn't care. Charles Rane seems to be some kind of distant cousin to Taxi Driver's Travis Bickle, except with Travis, he seemed to think about his surroundings too much but was still shook up by the Vietnam war and those negative thoughts lead to a path of psychosis, with Rane, he simply feels completely numb, barely seems to think or care about anything expect a way to express his underlying thoughts of violence, yet both of them have one thing on their mind only- violence and vengeance at the expense of self destruction.
The extras comprise of an interview with Linda Haynes, a poster gallery, a trailer, and a trailer with a commentary by Eli Roth who is a huge fan of the film (including his new boyfriend Tarantino).
For a long lost exploitation classic that has the best sound and transfer you could probably get from the original print that includes a DVD edition (meaning that if you don't own a blu-ray player, you can still watch it on dvd). So if your a fan of this film, and for only £8 on amazon, we should be more than happy with the price and the fact that it's finally arrived.
I don't see what people are complaining about, for the price (£8), this is a magnificent release. Ok so it's a little light on extras, but it's hardly Taxi Driver (Paul Schrader abandoned his name from the the screenplay, as he wasn't happy that it didn't live up to Taxi Driver standards, but then again, it's a tough thing for ANY film to live up to Taxi Driver's standards).
Instead what we get is a great little exploitation classic, that builds like a pressure cooker until the big finale.
But there is substance too. Devanes Character as a post Vietnam vet shows how cold and emotionally detached he is by his surroundings. His wife marries his best friend, he doesn't care. A beautiful young blonde has the hots for him, he doesn't care. He gets tortured, doesn't care. Charles Rane seems to be some kind of distant cousin to Taxi Driver's Travis Bickle, except with Travis, he seemed to think about his surroundings too much but was still shook up by the Vietnam war and those negative thoughts lead to a path of psychosis, with Rane, he simply feels completely numb, barely seems to think or care about anything expect a way to express his underlying thoughts of violence, yet both of them have one thing on their mind only- violence and vengeance at the expense of self destruction.
The extras comprise of an interview with Linda Haynes, a poster gallery, a trailer, and a trailer with a commentary by Eli Roth who is a huge fan of the film (including his new boyfriend Tarantino).
For a long lost exploitation classic that has the best sound and transfer you could probably get from the original print that includes a DVD edition (meaning that if you don't own a blu-ray player, you can still watch it on dvd). So if your a fan of this film, and for only £8 on amazon, we should be more than happy with the price and the fact that it's finally arrived.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Purchased recently, very good price and I suspect like most peoples memories of movies, always seem much better the first time around. I recall the "Bandits" reading about Major Charles Rane's fortune in their local newspaper? prior to going to to his home? been removed? or have I made this up
Not sure what I expected, for me the story still has some value even today but a bit disappointed with the picture quality and I just thought on this particular outing it really should of been given the best chance, clearly it's been transferred straight from video to DVD/Bluray and in my opinion it really should of undergone some "digital cleaning" when my Daughter & partner watched it, they both said, same age as us this movie, 35 ish, and yes Dad . . . you can tell?
Not sure what I expected, for me the story still has some value even today but a bit disappointed with the picture quality and I just thought on this particular outing it really should of been given the best chance, clearly it's been transferred straight from video to DVD/Bluray and in my opinion it really should of undergone some "digital cleaning" when my Daughter & partner watched it, they both said, same age as us this movie, 35 ish, and yes Dad . . . you can tell?
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Returning from Vietnam after several years in a prison camp,Major Charles Rane (William DeVane)finds adjusting to civilian life difficult and although the local community embrace his return,four thugs led by the Texan(James Best)do not and murder Rane's estranged wife and son after a home invasion turns ugly.Rane,after recuperating in hospital,gets help initially from Linda (Linda Haynes)but eventually with the help of Vietnam buddy Johnny (Tommy Lee Jones)he tracks the gang down and....
Pedestrian revenge "b" takes forever to get going but the last act on the whole delivers with a excellent shootout at the end.The film is bookended by a woeful ballad that seems wildly misjudged and considering Paul Schrader wrote the script,Rolling Thunder doesn't have much to say beyond the usual.Veteran director John Flynn does ok here(he did far better with The Outfit and later Best Seller)but Jones and especially Devane make it just about worthwhile.
The blu ray transfer is just about adequate but little better than the stan def in this double play edition.There are no extras beyond a interview with Linda Haynes and a commentary and there are no subtitles(typical of Studio Canal/Optimum yet again).
Nice to get a chance to see Rolling Thunder at last but not exactly an edition to get excited about.
Pedestrian revenge "b" takes forever to get going but the last act on the whole delivers with a excellent shootout at the end.The film is bookended by a woeful ballad that seems wildly misjudged and considering Paul Schrader wrote the script,Rolling Thunder doesn't have much to say beyond the usual.Veteran director John Flynn does ok here(he did far better with The Outfit and later Best Seller)but Jones and especially Devane make it just about worthwhile.
The blu ray transfer is just about adequate but little better than the stan def in this double play edition.There are no extras beyond a interview with Linda Haynes and a commentary and there are no subtitles(typical of Studio Canal/Optimum yet again).
Nice to get a chance to see Rolling Thunder at last but not exactly an edition to get excited about.
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A gem from the 1970s
The 1970s produced a series of taut, tightly scripted revenge thrillers of which this is one of the most enigmatic. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Neil Kernohan
Well written, acted and directed...a true 70's c;lassic :)
A brilliant revenge thriller which along with Death Wish and Get Carter was one of the gems of 70's film :)
Published 2 months ago by R. Selwyn-barnett
Rolling Thunder Transfer Blunder Wonder
First off the film itself is most likely nowhere near as great you may have heard. At times its flow is very stilted and some of the performances are incredibly wooden. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Roy O'Rorurke
Why Did They Bother Re-Releasing It?
"Charlie, you're the quietest man I've ever known", says the female lead of this depressingly pointless film, and she's not kidding. Read more
Published 3 months ago by BoatDrinks
"Let me just grab my guns...."
Yes!!! Finally, "Rolling Thunder" is getting a proper DVD release...in Blu-Ray no less!! Does anyone know if this Blu-Ray edition will be compatible with US DVD players? Read more
Published 9 months ago by Chris Englund
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