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The Vindicator

The Vindicator

They thought they took his life...now he wants theirs. Invincible. Unstoppable. Indestructible. He's out on the street and out of control!

19864.51h 33m

Overview

An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.

Directed by Jean-Claude Lord
Written by David Preston, Edith Rey
Produced by John Dunning, Don Carmody
Box OfficeBudget: $4.2M0

Top Cast

David McIlwraith

David McIlwraith

Carl Lehman alias Frankenstein

Teri Austin

Teri Austin

Lauren Lehman

Richard Cox

Richard Cox

Alex Whyte

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Hunter

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Burt Arthus

Catherine Disher

Catherine Disher

Catherine Collins

Stephen Mendel

Stephen Mendel

Ian Massey

Micki Moore

Micki Moore

Jan Scott

L

Larry Aubrey

Kurt Kessler

Lynda Mason Green

Lynda Mason Green

Gail Vernon

Themes & Keywords

robotexplosiondrugsmachine

About The Vindicator

The Vindicator is a action, horror, science fiction film released in 1986 exploring themes of robot, explosion, drugs, machine. Directed by Jean-Claude Lord, it stars David McIlwraith, Teri Austin, Richard Cox. An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.

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