When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

1979

1h 53m

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5.7/10

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A drug dealer's car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town's people become victim to his unique brand of physical and mental torture.

Directors

Milton Katselas

Writers

Mark Medoff(screenplay by)

Mark Medoff(theatre play by)

Stars

Candy Clark

Marjoe Gortner

Stephanie Faracy

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Cheryl

Teddy

Angel Childress

Grandma Childress

Rhea Childress

Clarisse Ethridge

Richard Ethridge

Stephen Ryder

Lyle Striker

Radio Preacher

Ceil Ryder

Tommy Clark

Younger Mexican Man

Older Mexican Man

Bar Floozy

Junior Ferguson

Mexican Waitress

Walter

Directors

Milton Katselas

Writers

Mark Medoff(screenplay by)

Mark Medoff(theatre play by)

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Having left his past as a fraudulent child evangelist behind, Marjoe Gortner decided that his talents would be put to better use as an actor. After years of television work and roles in mostly second-tier (or worse) theatrical releases, he went for broke with a self-produced adaptation of playwright Mark Medoff's WHEN YOU COMIN' BACK, RED RYDER (1979). Backed by a solid cast and with major studio distribution, Gortner set out to launch himself into A-lister territory. He does display a filthy charisma while verbally and mentally torturing his roadside captives, but that wasn't enough to keep his vanity project from sinking like the Titanic when it hit theaters. And that's a shame, since its cast makes it more than watchable, even if its tone is bleak and unpleasant from start to finish. Only readily available for viewing via uploads of truly risible quality, as it has never been (legally) released on any home video format in the U.S.A. Sadly, there is no indication that this situation will end anytime soon.

adorablepanic02 Apr, 2020