DOUBLE REVENGE
US, 1990, 95 minutes, Colour.
Joe Dallesandro, Bobby di Cicco, Theresa Saldana.
Directed by Armand Mastroianni.
Double Revenge is a routine action police thriller directed by Armand Mastroianni (He Knows Your Alone). Leigh McCloskey? is the star and Joe Dallessandro (star of many of Andy Warhol/Paul Morrissey movies from the 60s and 70s) is the villain. The film focuses on the American way of justice, patriotism - while showing bank robbers and their brutality, the legal system breaking down when police do not go by the book, the emotional response of people who are wronged and possibilities of violent revenge.
1. Piece of Americana? Action thriller? Police, bank robbers, ordinary citizens anal revenge?
2. The small American town, homes, work places, restaurants? The streets? The bank? Action and stunt work? Musical score?
3. The title, the focus on Mike Taylor, the loss of his wife? Joe Hawsey and the loss of his brother?
4. The setting: Joe and Ray, relationship with Angie, the tip off for the bank robbery, the preparations? Travelling to town? The contrast with Mike and Susie, at home, her pregnancy, the restaurant, their work, discussions about the future, their clash?
5. The bank robbery, Joe's brutality in. killing the guard, the pregnant woman? The escape, Ray's death? Joe's anger, Susie as hostage, Mike attacking him, his shooting her? The pursuit, the police cars? The arresting officer and his vengeance because of his dead relative? The arrest, Joe not hearing his rights, the police brutality?
6. Mike, his injury, his grief at his wife's death? The support of his father-in= law? The visit to the cemetery?
7. The court case, Joe's defiance? The sheriff and his talking to Lewis, Lewis's anger, not following the book? His report? The lawyers, the judge, her decision that the law hadn't been fulfilled and the dismissal of the case?
8. Joe, his defiance towards Mike, taunting about his wife? Going back to Angie? Her grief about Ray? The ultimate brutality and his killing Angie? His going into town, taunting Mike? Going to his contact at the bar, getting the guns?
9. Mike, his assault on Joe, in jail, at the case? The reaction of the sheriff?
Talks with his father-in-law, training with the gun? The final taunts, the confrontation? The fight? The possibility of shooting Joe - the rope around his neck? Joe's fall and hanging himself?
10. The sheriff and his trying to run the town well, the insubordination of Lewis? The pressure from the politician? the case, the dismissal? His confrontation with Mike, not pressing charges?
11. The political background, the American flag and the credits, patriotism? Justice, the courts and peoples rights, violation of rights? The American way?
