Fighting Mad

10/8/19761h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ When You Push Too Far, Even A Peaceful Man Gets Fighting Mad. ~

Overview:

An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter family refuse to give in. This leads to a bitter conflict that results in several casualties. Eventually the take-charge no-nonsense Tom Hunter exacts a harsh revenge on the villains with the help of his bow and arrow.

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$600,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

corruption
mining
revenge
murder
vigilante
shootout
bow and arrow
farmer
corporation

Cast

Peter Fonda

~ as ~

Tom Hunter

Gino Franco

~ as ~

Dylan Hunter

Harry Northup

~ as ~

Sherrif Len Skerritt

Philip Carey

~ as ~

Pierce Crabtree

Noble Willingham

~ as ~

Senator Hingle

John Doucette

~ as ~

Jeff Hunter

Scott Glenn

~ as ~

Charlie Hunter

Lynn Lowry

~ as ~

Lorene Maddox

Kathleen Miller

~ as ~

Carolee Hunter

Ted Markland

~ as ~

Hal Fraser

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
Land developers vs. rural property owners in Arkansas

A man returns from the big city to his traditional family ranch in northwest Arkansas (Peter Fonda), only to discover that a determined land developer (Philip Carey) is buying up land nearby for strip mining and, of course, wants his dad’s ranch. When beloved citizens turn-up dead, the kid gloves are off.

“Fighting Mad” (1976) comes in the tradition of “Walking Tall” and would influence “First Blood” six years later. Car crash movies from the 70s are also comparable, like Fonda’s own “Dirty Mary Crazy Larry.” This is the least of ’em, however, because the dramatics are curiously boring and needed a rewrite to flush out the potential, but it’s still worth catching if you like Peter and these types of flicks. The best parts are the vehicular mayhem and the closing confrontation at the castle-like manor of the tycoon.

It runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in Washington County, Arkansas, and the corresponding town of Springdale, which are in the northwest corner of the state. The jail scenes were shot in the studio in Los Angeles.

GRADE: B-