Defiance

Defiance (1980)

There comes a time when we have to stand up and be counted. This is the story of one man who did.

Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.

Date of release
1980-03-14
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (32)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director
John Flynn

Casting

Interesting facts

Defiance is a 1980 American action neo noir crime film directed by John Flynn and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Art Carney, and Theresa Saldana. The film was an early Jerry Bruckheimer production.

Production

John Flynn later said working with Jan Michael Vincent was difficult:

Jan was a drinker even then. He had Heinekens for breakfast. There was a night scene where we literally had to prop him up. Poor Jan. He latched onto Danny Aiello. Jan loved Danny and tried to give him more of his own lines in the picture. I told Jan he couldn’t mess with the script like that. But Jan was a sweet guy. He never believed that he was an actor, though. He was embarrassed to be an actor.

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