The Evil That Men Do (1984)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

R. Lance Hill (novel)
David Lee Henry (writer) ...

Release Date:

14 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

In the execution of justice there is no executioner like BRONSON

Plot:

A professional killer comes out ot retirement to investigate and avenge the brutal murder of an old friend. |

Plot Keywords:

South America | Bounty Hunter | Death | Torture | Assassination

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Holland / Bart Smith
Theresa Saldana	...	Rhiana Hidalgo / Nancy
Joseph Maher	...	Dr. Clement Molloch
José Ferrer	...	Dr. Hector Lomelin
René Enríquez	...	Max Ortiz, Holland's contact in Nicaragua
John Glover	...	Paul Briggs, U.S. Embassy
Raymond St. Jacques	...	Randolph, Molloch's Bodyguard
Antoinette Bower	...	Claire, Molloch's Sister
Enrique Lucero	...	Colonel Victor Aristos
Jorge Luke	...	Cillero, Molloch's Chauffeur
Mischa Hausserman	...	Karl Haussman
Roger Cudney	...	Cannell, Hitman Hired by Briggs
Constanza Hool	...	Isabel Lomelin, Dr. Lomelin's Wife
Joe Seneca	...	Santiago
Jorge Zepeda	...	Victim

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Mexico | USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1984) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2002) | West Germany:16 (nf) (cut version) | West Germany:18 (nf) (original rating) | France:-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1984-2003) (cinema release) | Norway:16 (video premiere) (1985) (cut)

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Capricorn

Trivia:

This is the only film that Charles Bronson didn't do for the Cannon Group since he begin there.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the opal mine, Holland/Smith cocks his gun twice without firing a round in between.

Quotes:

Dr. Hector Lomelin: Changed your mind, eh?
Holland: Yeah, let's do it.
Dr. Hector Lomelin: We haven't discussed your fee.
Holland: Oh well, don't worry about it. I don't want the money.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994)

The world's most savage executioner must answer to Bronson.....

Charles Bronson plays Holland, a man who has retired from his 'professional killer' days and lives at a beautiful island home. Suddenly, Bronson's character is coerced into un-retiring upon hearing about various crimes committed by a sadistic Josef Mengele copycat-killer/torturer named Mulloch (J. Maher). By plotting his vengeance step-by-step, Bronson eliminates Mullochs inner circle in a cold, calculated fashion leading up to the inevitable confrontation at the end of the film. This film to me seems to follow the vigilante-Bronson thread pretty well, his character in this movie seems to reflect previous characters he portrayed in earlier efforts in his career (i.e. The Mechanic and Death Wish). Director J. Lee Thompson's pace throughout the film was enough to keep me interested, Maher's portrayal of the sadistic Mulloch was very eerie and uncomfortable at times, his methods/beliefs of and about torture are pretty gruesome, which greatly impacts how we as the viewer look at him during the film. This is definitely a good installment to the collaborations that J. Lee Thompson and Charles Bronson have had together in film, it isn't the best they've done together but it is well worth a watch if you are a fan of either Thompson's or Bronson's works.