''Skinheads'' is a 1989 American

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, directed, written and produced by

Greydon Clark Greydon Clark (born February 7, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. His career spans several decades and genres, although the majority of his work has been low-budget productions in the action/horror genres. His m ...

. It is Clark's third film to deal with racial themes, after '' The Bad Bunch'' (1973) and ''

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'' (1976).

Plot

A group of neo-Nazi skinheads violently rob a Jewish grocery. After they flee the scene of the crime, they stop at a roadside diner where they encounter some traveling students. The neo-Nazis terrorize the students and the owner of the diner, leaving two survivors who escape to the nearby Colorado mountains. The neo-Nazis give chase but are met with opposition when a

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veteran living in the woods comes to the aid of the students.

Cast

Barbara Bain Barbara Bain (born Mildred Fogel; September 13, 1931) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Cinnamon Carter on the action television series '' Mission: Impossible'' (1966–1969), which earned her three Primetime Emmy Awar ...

as Martha *Jason Culp as Jeff * Elizabeth Sagal as Amy *

Chuck Connors Kevin Joseph Aloysius "Chuck" Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have p ...

as Mr. Huston *

Frank Noon Frank Noon (born 25 December 1959 in London) is a British drummer who played with the bands Def Leppard and Roadhouse. Career Frank Noon was a member of the trio The Next Band before, during, and after the time he was in Def Leppard, and pl ...

as Walt

References

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* * 1989 films Films directed by Greydon Clark 1989 thriller films Skinhead films 1980s gang films American thriller films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-thriller-film-stub