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Plot. The film opens with Philadelphia television reporters viewing and broadcasting a news story about violence in society since JFK's assassination in 1963. With the increase in crime, Philadelphia is becoming unsafe. Proud Italian-American, John D'Angelo, runs a deli in town.
May 21, 1982 · Fighting Back: Directed by Lewis Teague. With Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin, Yaphet Kotto. A Philadelphia shop owner forms a civilian patrol to stop neighborhood crime. The patrol's actions are seen as racially discriminatory, leading to escalating conflict.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Lewis Teague
- 1982-05-21
Fighting Back: Directed by Michael Caulfield. With Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Paul Smith, Kris McQuade, Caroline Gillmer. Fighting Back will bring you face-to-face with the unpleasant reality and disruptive consequences of a deeply disturbed young mind.
- (33)
- Drama
- Michael Caulfield
- 1988
John Embling (Lewis Fitz-Gerald, I Can Jump Puddles, Breaker Morant) is a dedicated teacher trying to make a difference in the world of education. Surrounded by...
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Fighting Back (1982) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Fighting Back. John Embling (Lewis Fitz-Gerald), a teacher in an industrial suburb, works with children who, despite barely being adolescents, already dabble in drugs and crime. One such child...
- Drama
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Fighting Back (UK title: Death Vengeance) is a 1982 action crime–drama film written by Thomas Hedley Jr & David Zelag Goodman and directed by Lewis Teague. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin, Yaphet Kotto, David Rasche, Lewis Van Bergen, Earle Hyman, and Ted Ross.