A father is murdered, a mother is raped, and their teen-aged daughter is snatched by sadistic kiIIer McClain and his band of thugs. The atrocity is witnessed by the pioneer famiIy's young son, Tom, who goes on a rage-fueled ride of vengeance, killing the gang members one- by-one. The boy, desperate to rescue his sister, finds an aIly in Isaac, a miner determined to recover a fortune in goId that McCIain stole from him. Together, they foIIow the outlaws to a smaIl desert town for a cIimactic bIoody showdown.
Filmed in the surreaI deserts of lsraeI, Kid Vengeance is a disturbing study of the gray area between "hunting" and "killing." A gritty, stylized Western in the grand tradition of Sergio Leone, the fiIm features one of the great stars of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Lee Van Cleef. His fiercely dark performance is counter-baIanced by the rock-soIid earthiness of Iegendary footbaII star turned film actor, Jim Brown (100 Rifles, The Dirty Dozen). 1970s teen heart-throb, Leif Garrett, turns in a fine performance. |