The Stranger (1995)

User Rating:

1.9/10   

Director:

Fritz Kiersch

Writer:

Gregory Poirier (writer)

Release Date:

March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Revenge Has Never Looked So Good.

Plot:

A female biker rides into a dessert town to seek revenge on "Angel" and his ruthless gang of violent bikers.

Plot Keywords:

Stranger | Biker | Martial Arts | Revenge | Desert

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kathy Long	...	The Stranger
Andrew Divoff	...	Angel
Eric Pierpoint	...	Sheriff Gordon Cole
Robin Lynn Heath	...	Cordet
Ash Adams	...	Deputy Steve Stowe (as Jason Adams)
Ginger Lynn Allen	...	Sally Womack
David Anthony Marshall	...	Harvard
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Jonesy
Danny Trejo	...	Hawk
Faith Minton	...	Kyra
Jeff Cadiente	...	Yeardley
Randy Vasquez	...	Marcus
Billy Maddox	...	Eliot Katz
Robert Winley	...	Garrett Katz
Chris Pedersen	...	Juniot Katz

MPAA:

Rated R for action violence, a strong sex scene and some language.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Nevada, USA

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Quotes:

Jonesy: HEY! Lawman says you can tell me what happened to my friends.
The Stranger: They're all dead.
Jonesy: What killed them?
The Stranger: Bad manners.

Movie Connections:

Remake of High Plains Drifter (1973)

Soundtrack:

RIDE-RIDE-RIDE

dirty harry's love child

I hope the next time Kathy Long makes a film she can unclench that jaw - maybe it's from watching just a little too many Clint Eastwood movies. Visually she's cute, perky, toned and buff and, pugilistically speaking, even a bit more impressive than Cynthia Rothrock. She's got a lot of raw talent, and might have been more believable in a movie like "G. I. Jane" - you know, female overcoming the system, kicking male butt as well as the next guy, nitro-in-a- perfume-bottle-kind-of-thing.

This is not a bad film at all, and features a very surprising turn by Ginger Lynn in a dramatic role as a town local. Serious kudos to director Fritz Kiersch for coaxing a terrifically drawn performance ... from skin queen Ginger Lynn? Wow, way to go Ginger!

We've seen the storyline a million times, but the action is solid and the production value is terrific, which is a testament to the director and the producers. The "High Plains Drifter" impersonation must've driven the sound guys crazy, but overall this movie is pretty good thanks largely to Fritz Kiersch and the guys behind the camera.