Gun Fighter (1978)

Gun Fighter: Directed by Ricou Browning. With Richard Jaeckel, Ron Slinker, Lloyd Bochner, Joie Chitwood. Heads roll as two cops, Chuck and Andy, go against Mr. D’Angelo, the biggest drug dealer in Florida, and his ruthless enforcer Fred, who has no legs but does have two mean double barrel shotguns built into his wheelchair.

“This is not the hilarious, silly exploitation freak-show that the distributor of this decent crime thriller would have you believe. The actual title of the film is u0026quot;Gun Fighter,u0026quot; and not the silly u0026quot;Mr. No Legs.u0026quot; The story involves a drug smuggling ring down in Florida, where corruption and disloyalty runs rampant. There is a guy they call u0026#39;No Legs,u0026#39; who is anything but a clown being played for laughs. He is actually a sadistic assassin, who seems to derive great pleasure out of torturing and killing whoever gets in his way. He has these automatic machine guns built into the arms of his wheelchair, and the whole thing is quite surreal and over-the-top. The guy reminded me of Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth from u0026quot;Blue Velvet;u0026quot; yes, he was that ruthless and deranged. In fact he is kind of a sick bastard. I notice a lot of people search out this oddball film, hoping for some laughs, but it isnu0026#39;t nearly as silly as the packaging suggests. What you will get instead, is a mildly interesting crime thriller about a drug smuggling deal that goes wrong. Most of the acting was pretty decent, and it was nice to see the familiar faces of Lloyd Bochner and Beau Hopkins in such an obscure production. I do think itu0026#39;s a shame that the distributor felt the need to re-name it with such a silly title. If they used the real title, u0026quot;Gun Fighter,u0026quot; it might have reached a larger audience. Recommended for fans of 70u0026#39;s crime films and oddball Grindhouse productions..”