
Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades
Seen it?2026 | Documentary
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A feature length cinema documentary on how THE FARMER (1977) became the most-requested cult film of the new millennium, and it's a crazy tale that involves an actor incarcerated for manslaughter, serious on-set injuries, banana-man costumes- as well as surprising links to Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese. The film also broadens its scope to explore the overlooked, eclectic and often ultra-violent sub-genre THE FARMER belongs to - The Returning Veteran film. A film type that hit its stride in the 1970's with hard hitting character studies such as WELCOME HOME, SOLDIERS BOYS (1971), THE NO MERCY MAN (1973) and ROLLING THUNDER (1977).
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eric Zaldivar
- Gary ConwayHimself
- Stratton LeopoldHimself
- Paul SchraderHimself
- David MorrellHimself
- Steve RailsbackHimself
- Elliott StreetHimself
- Haskell V. Anderson IIIHimself
- Steve CattaniHimself
- Michael DanteHimself
- Topo SwopeHerself