The Exterminator
Seen it?1980 | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 38% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 49% audience score, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone who likes watching someone settle a score and fans of mob stories. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. Shelve it next to Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair or Once Upon a Time in America. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
38% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 49%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$35 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 46K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Glickenhaus
- Robert GintyJohn Eastland
- Christopher GeorgeDetective James Dalton
- Samantha EggarDr. Megan Stewart
- Steve JamesMichael Jefferson
- Tony DiBenedettoChicken Pimp
- Dick BoccelliGino Pontivini
- Patrick FarrellyCIA Agent Shaw
- Michele HarrellMaria Jefferson
- David LipmanThe State Senator from New Jersey
- Tom EverettHotel Clerk