''The Retaliators'' is a 2022 American thriller / action horror film released by Better Noise Films starring Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca, and

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which debuted at Arrow FrightFest London. The film also features appearances by musicians

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, and

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. The Retaliators was released on digital video-on-demand (VOD) In USA and Canada on October 21, 2022, after the film debuted in theaters on September 14, 2022.

Premise

The film follows John Bishop ( Michael Lombardi) whose daughter is brutally murdered and he seeks vengeance for her death, at the point to have the chance being face to face with his daughter's murderer. Will he be able to keep on with this veangeance and make the murderer pay ? .

Cast

* Michael Lombardi as John Bishop * Marc Menchaca as Detective Jed Sawyer *

as Ramon "Ram" Kady * Katie Kelly as Sarah Bishop * Abbey Hafer as Rebecca Bishop *

as Quinn Brady *

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as Victor "Vic" Kady *

as Fang * Chris Kael as Decker *

as Strip Club DJ *

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as Mutant *

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as Captain Briggs *

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as Intimidating Man * Gigi Gustin as Cynthia * Spencer Charnas as Max * Gemma McIlhenny as Sharon American rock band

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, also makes a cameo appearance as "Church Band" in Bishop's church.

Production

With director, Bridget Smith of 'Sno Babies' and Samuel Gonzalez Jr., ''The Retaliators'' started shooting in 2020, production then continued as the

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were lifted. The finished post production with Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein to score the sound track.

Music

The theme song for the movie "The Retaliators 21 Bullets" was written by

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and

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and was released on August 5, 2022 as a lead track of the movie with the track featuring Mötley Crüe,

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and

ahead of the soundtrack release on September 16, 2022.

of Papa Roach, who stars as Quinn Brady in the film, announced to Allison Haggendorf of

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that their song 'The Ending' will feature in the soundtrack. "When I heard about this film last year, I spoke to the creative team and I felt I had a vehicle to see if I could expand my range as an artist. Truly, I couldn't have imagined how much I enjoyed this experience and can't wait to find another film in the future"

Release

''The Retaliators'' had its world premier on August 30, 2021 at the covid reduced audience FrightFest film festival in

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, UK. The film made its American debut with a small screening due to covid on October 12, 2021 at Screamfest film festival held in Los Angeles, California and the film release was moved to 2022. The film was released on video on demand in US & Canada on Oct 21, 2022, after its world wide theatrical release on September 14, 2022.

Reception

On the

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website

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, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 42 reviews and a

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rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "It may not offer much they haven't seen before, but strong-stomached exploitation enthusiasts will savor ''The Retaliators''." On

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, it was given a score of 48 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".

Music videos

Extracts of The Retaliators film footage have already appeared in music videos that have been pre-announcing the film.

References

External links

*
Official Better Noise Films Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Retaliators, The 2022 horror thriller films 2020s English-language films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films set in 2022 American horror thriller films 2020s American films