Kid Vengeance – Tom’s parents are killed by Mexican outlaws after their leader (Van Cleef) rapes his mother as he watched.
Kid Vengeance (1977)
Director: Joseph Manduke
Writers: Bud Robbins (screenplay by), James Telfer (screenplay by) (as Jay Telfer)
Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Jim Brown, John Marley
Genre: Western
Country: USA, Israel
Language: English
Release Date: August 1977 (USA)
Also Known As: Vendetta
Filming Locations: Lordsburg, New Mexico, USA
Storyline:
Tom’s parents are killed by Mexican outlaws after their leader (Van Cleef) rapes his mother as he watched. He sets out to exact revenge and is ultimately helped by a successful gold prospector who has been robbed by the same outlaws.
Reviews:
"Leif Garrett was excellent in this entertaining western made in 1976, the year before he began recording music at Atlantic Records. Unfortunately Lee Van Cleef was looking too old and fat to play an outlaw convincingly." Written by mharrison-17627 on IMDb.com.
"I have to grit my teeth (grit-grit) when I read the putdown of this movie. Sure, it is another vengeance adventure and, sure, there are goings-on that have gone on before, but the sum total is – it is some picture, and I mean that in a positive way.
The opening scene with the Easter bunny – well, I saw this on Maundy Thursday – was too realistic, as was the rape of the mother, viewed by the audience at a distance, but by her son as a close-up. He also witnessed the killing of his father, a combination that demanded, yes, demanded, retribution.
Said youngster was ex-heartthrob Leif Garrett who was excellent in a role that put him on screen most of the time. Lee Van Cleef was on the screen for a short period of time and was his usual brooding s.o.b. self. He was an expert.
His gang of heartless bad guys, and there was a gang of them, were, as they were supposed to be, totally obnoxious.
The other star, of course, was ex-footballer, Jim Brown (no stranger to westerns) doing a very fine job as the mad, brooding hero of the piece.
"Kid Vengeance" – no kidding – is a western – an Israeli western yet — oy vay – that will keep your attention from beginning to end. Don’t – er – passover (yuk-yuk) this one. And, fie (ancient Roman for foo, or fooey) to those who dismiss this item." Written by froberts73 on IMDb.com.
"I know nothing of Lief Garrett’s modern day goings on, but I’ll tell you this: he can sure pick a grim film to star in! Not only was he great in Devil Times Five (aka Peopletoys), he’s also good in this, as a kid out to get revenge on the low down scum who killed his parents! The leader of this gang? Lee Van Cleef, all bald and knife-brandishing.
Garrett fairly works his way through the evil gang, using snakes, scorpions, nooses, rocks and arrows in what amounts to almost a slasher-like Western. I didn’t even think he needed the help of Jim Brown, but when Big Jim starts throwing dynamite at everyone, you’re kind of signing up a winner right there! Big Jim also brings along his band of brothers he’s been fighting with, just to complicate things up a bit.
This is your typical dark late-era Spaghetti Western, violent and pretty unrelenting, with a fairly high body count. Made in Isreal so I guess the term ‘Spaghetti’ might not be appropriate." Written by Bezenby on IMDb.com.
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title): Kid Vengeance
Argentina: Vendetta
Australia: Kid Vengeance
Brazil: A Vingança
Brazil: Vendetta
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title): Невръстно отмъщение
Canada (French title): Vendetta
Finland: Elämän julma hinta
Finland: Kuoleman hymy
Greece: Προχώρα, αλλοιώς θα πεθάνης
Greece: Η εκδίκηση του μικρού Τομ
Italy: L’uomo di Santa Cruz
Poland: Maly msciciel
Portugal: Olho Por Olho… Dente Por Dente
Spain: Venganza sangrienta
Spain (alternative title): Vendetta (Venganza sangrienta)
Spain (alternative title): La venganza
Sweden: Hämnd till varje pris
Turkey (Turkish title): Korkunç Baskın
USA: Vengeance
USA (reissue title): Take Another Hard Ride
West Germany (video title): Tödliche Rache
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