Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder (1977)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 81% of users liked it
    (1,576 ratings)

William Devane plays a rare sympathetic role in Rolling Thunder, though his behavior is just as cold-blooded and sharkish as in any of his villainous assignments. Devane is cast as Maj. Charles Rane, a recently released Vietnam POW who is given a hero's welcome in his Texas hometown. Things sour… More

R, 1 hr. 39 min.
Directed By
John Flynn
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1977 Wide
American International Picture

Critic Reviews

  • Stan Hall, Oregonian

    A dark, gritty cult classic.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It's the best cold-blooded Death Wish type of revenge film I've seen.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bob S


    Original grindhouse grist.

  • Graham J


    This grindhouse classic rises above the level of a normal b-movie revenge flick and earns it's reputation as a low-budget American masterpiece. The scene of the gang stealing the coins from Major Rane is one of the most tense and terrifying scenes I've seen.

  • Tsubaki S


    Now this is real exploitation vigilante greatness, when it looks like it's going to be a drama then it switches gears. Fun times for everyone.

  • Steve K


    More 70's B-level cinema with William Devane. Another variation on the revenge flick, this one more somber than most. Keeps things realistic until the inevitable bloodbath begins.

  • Mister C


    Fo those who don't know who this actor is.....or if you ever watched actor William Devane during the countless reruns of the 1980's prime time soap opera "Knots Landing" on television,um....sort of during my youth....you know he is an actor who can elevate even… More

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