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Terrence Stamp steals the show...


Just started watching this after not seeing it for years. Dated as an 80's movie that kinda works as a heart throb project with estevez sheen sutherland and phillips, but Terrence Stamp makes it happen in the scenes he is in. the interaction between him and jack palance actually reminds me of the old classic westerns.

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I loved his role in this movie as a good and elegant man trying to rescue and help young guys better their lives. After his villainous roles in Superman 2 and Wall Street it was nice seeing him play a firm and compassionate man.

And having Jack Palance and Brian Keith in cameos playing total bad guys was a special treat.

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Yes he did, too bad he didn't last long though.

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I was immediately hooked by his performance the moment he started speaking .

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It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing .

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Let's be honest, there is little acting talent in the movie. Stamp and Palance had more talent between them than the entire cast of this film and the sequel.

I'm just wondering how Charlie Sheen ever managed to get another role after how abysmal he was in this.

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Accurate, but Brian Keith brings a lot to his small role and Terry O'Quinn is usually good, but not so much here.

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September 25, 2020 Friday 10:55 p.m. ET

I myself was personally gravitated towards Terrence Stamp's characterization of "earl" Tunstall. I think everyone who watched him grace the screen saw him bring a sense of paternal love we can all identify with and cheer for, be like the kind of father we want to look up at as our own.

The way he died set the stage for the 'Regulators', his reformed 'boys' (referenced affectionately) to return to their meandering criminal life. His death seemed so jarring and disorienting due to the sporadic helplessness of his situation, the plight resulting in his blatant murder. What's evoked is a deeply felt innate tragedy demonstrating that he is perhaps the most important person in the whole film.

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