Johnny Firecloud (1975)
Directed by William Allen Castleman
Genres - Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama |
Release Date - Aug 1, 1975 (USA - Unknown), Aug 1, 1975 (USA) |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Paul Gaita
Puerto Rican actor Victor Mohica plays the title character, a Native American who has returned to his small California desert home town after service in Vietnam to face a new enemy -- a gang of ruthless racist thugs led by town boss Colby (Ralph Meeker). Pushed to his breaking point by a neverending string of brawls and harassment by town sheriff Jesse (well-played by David Canary, later on All My Children), who is kept under Colby's thumb by a hidden secret. Johnny finally snaps when Colby's goons lynch his alcoholic grandfather (Frank De Kova of F Troop) for kicks. Johnny escapes from prison and vanishes into the desert. There, he stalks and brutally murders each of the gang members responsible for his grandfather's death. A panicked Colby sends Jesse after Johnny, and soon, the two are facing each other down. Jesse must choose between obeying his cruel employer or freeing a man who has suffered the same sort of injustice as he.
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hometown, lynching, revenge, veteran [military]