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A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.
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- TriviaDirector J. Lee Thompson fell ill during the making of this film, the picture was finished by second unit director, Robert C. Ortwin Jr..
- GoofsDuring the car chase, Smith's car is on the inside of one of the tankers on the first corner out of the tunnel, but in the next shot it's back in the middle of both tankers.
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Garret Smith: [punching the assassin] Bastard child killer!
- Alternate versionsAlmost 5 minutes were cut in Finland for VHS distribution. Later released on DVD as uncut.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Best of the Worst: Our VHS Collection (2019)
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A movie where Charles Bronson doesn't kill anyone. Despite the title. Despite the poster or the video cover. There are indeed deaths, in a Mormon family, where children and women are massacred (this is the beginning of the film). Charles Bronson is a journalist who investigates to understand why a family of Mormons has been decimated. He conducts the investigation on his own, at his own pace, independently of the police, supported by his newspaper, which wants to create a sensation.
The documentary side of the film presents us with the thought patterns of these Mormons, where God's will (which explains everything) and vengeance go hand in hand, in a country where guns are freely available. The messenger of death is the killer who decimated the family, unrelated to the character of Charles Bronson who investigates. Or, the journalist through his investigation, who will indirectly provoke reprisals between Mormon families.
Another interesting element of the film is the natural settings of Colorado. Let's add a superb music that can make us think of a horror movie: the composer, Robert O. Ragland is unknown to us, but has signed many film scores. This one is interesting, because it suits the suspense and horror.
The film ends with evil capitalists and politicians greedy for money.
The film can be watched without any problem. The scenes in the city (Denver, the capitalists, the important people) are the perfect counterpoint to the scenes in the countryside where Charles Bronson investigates and ends up putting the pieces of the puzzle together in the Mormon farms.
The documentary side of the film presents us with the thought patterns of these Mormons, where God's will (which explains everything) and vengeance go hand in hand, in a country where guns are freely available. The messenger of death is the killer who decimated the family, unrelated to the character of Charles Bronson who investigates. Or, the journalist through his investigation, who will indirectly provoke reprisals between Mormon families.
Another interesting element of the film is the natural settings of Colorado. Let's add a superb music that can make us think of a horror movie: the composer, Robert O. Ragland is unknown to us, but has signed many film scores. This one is interesting, because it suits the suspense and horror.
The film ends with evil capitalists and politicians greedy for money.
The film can be watched without any problem. The scenes in the city (Denver, the capitalists, the important people) are the perfect counterpoint to the scenes in the countryside where Charles Bronson investigates and ends up putting the pieces of the puzzle together in the Mormon farms.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,074,681
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,035,279
- Sep 18, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $3,074,681
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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