Fighting Back (1982) coming from Arrow on July 4

[whiteberry]

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

The streets of Philadelphia are unsafe, but John D'Angelo has a solution. Thieves, pimps, and pushers beware: he's declaring a personal war on crime. From the director of Alligator and the producer of Death Wish comes Fighting Back!

Tom Skerritt (M*A*S*H, Alien) stars as John D'Angelo, a proud husband and father fed up with the crime and fear his family endures everyday. When his wife, Lisa (Patti LuPone) and elderly mother are both victims of violent attacks, he organizes a team of locals to operate as a neighborhood patrol group. But when the patrol resorts to vigilante tactics, the lines between protection and personal vendetta become blurred, resulting in violence and corruption.

Directed by Lewis Teague from a script by Thomas Hedley Jr. (Flashdance) and David Z. Goodman (Straw Dogs), featuring a supporting cast that includes Michael Sarrazin (Frankenstein: The True Story) and Yaphet Kotto (Live and Let Die) and with a score by celebrated Italian composer Piero Piccioni (Christ Stopped at Eboli), Fighting Back (released overseas as Death Vengeance) finally makes its blistering Blu-ray debut!

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original lossless mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Enough is Enough!, a new interview with director Lewis Teague
- Danny-Cam, a new interview with camera operator Daniele Nannuzzi
- Trailer
- TV Spot
- Image gallery
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Insect
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Insect
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critics Rob Skvarla and Walter Chaw, and a career-spanning interview with director Lewis Teague

https://www.arrowvideo.com/blu-ray/f.../14616365.html

Trailer:

Death Vengeance aka Fighting Back (1982) Trailer - YouTube

TV Spots:

Fighting Back 1982 TV trailer - YouTube

Fighting Back (1982) (TV Spot) - YouTube

[DR Herbert West]

Day one.

[MikeK84]

Oh God it’s about time this one got a blu ray release… never even been on DVD!

[wnicholas76]

Looking forward to this one.

[Toddarino]

I can finally toss my unofficial dvd in the garbage.

[JRcanReid]

How have I never heard of this? This seems like my cup of tea.

[whiteberry]

Originally Posted by JRcanReid

How have I never heard of this?

It's another Paramount title that never got a disc release because of music clearance issues and was only recently cleared:

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

FIGHTING BACK is a much, much better movie, but yes, it also has music clearance issues.

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

It has been cleared, but unfortunately for us, it's either with another label or coming from the studio.

Arrow's latest Paramount announcement, Unman, Wittering And Zigo (1971), didn't even get a VHS release.

With Arrow releasing all these Paramount titles that were never released on disc, it would seem they are most likely the ones that will be releasing Little Darlings later this year:

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Good news, the music has been cleared and it will be coming from another label in 2023.

[VHSstilllives]

This is also a day one purchase for me. I've been waiting for it for years.

[BoiD44]

Finally!

[whiteberry]

This site's review:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fight...337321/#Review

[ronnie21]

use to watch this all the time on cable in june of 83,, it was always on....

[Markgway]

I don't mind Tom Skerritt, but all throughout I kept thinking 'this would've been better with Al Pacino'.

[OceanBlue]

Had a look at the Mondo Digital review for the Arrow US Blu-ray release of Fighting Back recently, which mentioned a 2-CD music score album from seven years ago. Have since checked for the availability of this release on Quartet Records's website and found it's sold out. I don't recall if I found out about this CD release before looking at the Mondo Digital review.

[darkness2918]

Never seen this but considering blind buying.

[Marv Inc.]

Fun movie was worth the blind buy.