[…] Trivia: In the book “Schrader On Schrader” Paul Schrader who co-wrote the movie complains how the studio completely twisted his original version of the story. He wrote it as a critique of US involvement in Vietnam War and fascistic and racist attitudes in America. Rane was originally written as white trash racist with many similarities to Schrader’s more famous character Travis Bickle (the main character of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver). In this version, Rane becomes …read more […]

In memory of Tony Scott, Revenge is a great film. The latest DVD release is different from what I watched in theaters years ago.