Defiance
United States
1980
103 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
Synopsis
Tommy Gamble is a merchant seaman without a ship. While waiting for an assignment, he takes up residence on New York City’s Lower East Side. Tommy hates the city, hates his low-rent apartment (which would be renting for something like $4,000 a month these days), and has no interest in socializing. As he gets to know his colorful and endearing neighbors — particularly the pretty Marsha — he finds himself acclimating to landlock.
Unfortunately, this not-yet-fashionable slum is plagued by an obnoxious and occasionally violent street gang, the Souls. Led by a sneering mini-thug named Angel, the Souls spend their days harassing the good people of the LES and their nights clubbing, robbing, beating, and other assorted mayhem. Naturally, though inexplicably, the police are powerless to stop them.
While most of the locals have resigned themselves to living in fear, Tommy is not one to be messed with. After putting a few gang members in their place, Tommy finds he’s made some powerful enemies — and until he can get the next freighter out of town, he might have to stand alone. —DVDverdict.com
Director
John Flynn
John Flynn (March 14, 1932 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making efficient, no-nonsense crime-thrillers The Outfit and Rolling Thunder.
Flynn was raised in Hermosa Beach, California and served in the Coast Guard, It was during this stint that he studied journalism with Roots author Alex Haley. Flynn received a degree in journalism from UCLA.
He began his cinematic career as an apprentice to director Robert Wise on Odds Against Tomorrow and worked as the script supervisor on West Side Story. From there, Flynn worked as a second unit director on Kid Galahad and The Great Escape. He made his debut as a director with The Sergeant starring Rod Steiger.
Flynn’s substantial commercial success was with The Outfit starring Robert Duvall. The filmmaker achieved a dedicated cult following with the gritty revenge thriller, Rolling Thunder starring William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones.
In 1994, he directed the cult classic Brainscan… read more
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