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Kill Crazy

1990 · 94 min

A grim, cheaply made hunt through the woods that trades plausibility for steady, brutal payback thrills.

Directed by
David Heavener
Genres
Action
Starring
David Heavener, Rachelle Carson-Begley, Steve DeVorkin
Tagline
When a man at war becomes a machine of revenge.
Overview
Five Vietnam vets, on release from a mental hospital, think they're headed for a weekend camping trip. Instead they become target practice for an army of killers playing violent war games. It's a massacre until one of the vets becomes a machine of revenge.

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Directed by
David Heavener
Genres
Action
Starring
David Heavener, Rachelle Carson-Begley, Steve DeVorkin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • violence
  • trauma
  • war
Places
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
David Heavener
Written by
David Heavener
Starring
David Heavener, Rachelle Carson-Begley, Steve DeVorkin, Danielle Brisebois, Bruce Glover, James Emery, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Burt Ward
Music
Michael Rapp, David Heavener
Cinematography
Bruce L. Finn
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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