Kid Vengeance

Kid Vengeance

90 mins | Western | Jan. 1, 1977

One of Cannon Films' two 1976 Italian-Israeli co-productions starring Lee Van Cleef and Leif Garrett (Gianfranco Parolini's Pistola di Dio was the other), this spaghetti western was actually shot in the Middle East by American director Joseph Manduke. Pop star Garrett plays Tom, a teenager who teams with a black gunfighter named Isaac (Jim Brown) to avenge his family. The culprit was McClain (Van Cleef), a sadistic outlaw who carried out the brutal rape-massacre, but his role is minor, as most of the film deals with Tom's maturation and coming to terms with his feelings. Omnipresent 1970s character actors Glynnis O'Connor and John Marley co-star. If there is anything remarkable about Kid Vengeance, it is Francesco Masi's fine musical score, but the film is otherwise anemic.

Kid Vengeance

90 mins | Western | Jan. 1, 1977

Kid Vengeance
One of Cannon Films' two 1976 Italian-Israeli co-productions starring Lee Van Cleef and Leif Garrett (Gianfranco Parolini's Pistola di Dio was the other), this spaghetti western was actually shot in the Middle East by American director Joseph Manduke. Pop star Garrett plays Tom, a teenager who teams with a black gunfighter named Isaac (Jim Brown) to avenge his family. The culprit was McClain (Van Cleef), a sadistic outlaw who carried out the brutal rape-massacre, but his role is minor, as most of the film deals with Tom's maturation and coming to terms with his feelings. Omnipresent 1970s character actors Glynnis O'Connor and John Marley co-star. If there is anything remarkable about Kid Vengeance, it is Francesco Masi's fine musical score, but the film is otherwise anemic.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers The Irwin Yablans Company, Golan-Globus Productions
Original title Kid Vengeance
Directors Joseph Manduke
Writers Bud Robbins, Ken Globus, James Telfer

Cast

Lee Van Cleef

as McClain

Jim Brown

as Isaac

Leif Garrett

as Tom Thurston

Timothy Scott

as Ned

Glynnis O'Connor

as Lisa Thurston

John Marley

as Jesus

David Loden

as Mathew Thurston

Dalia Penn

as Beth Thurston

Matt Clark

as Grover

Richard Vanstone

as Dewey

Yosef Shiloach

as Lupe

David Menachem

as Ricardo

Yakar Semach

as Sheriff