Fight For Your Life
Encyclopedia
Fight for Your Life is a 1977 action film starring William Sanderson
(of Blade Runner
fame).
n and a Mexican
). They hole up in the secluded house of a black
minister and his family, where harsh epithets are exchanged and the minister is forced to take action to defend his family.
theatrical release in 1981, but a video release the following year allowed the public brief access to the film before it wound up on the video nasties list and was outlawed. It is notable for being the only 'video nasty' to appear on the list due to language, specifically the racism displayed by Sanderson's character.
on the independent video label Vision On, released circa 1982, but outlawed with the advent of the Video Recordings Act (1984)
, Fight For Your Life was denied a British cinema release when it was rejected by the BBFC in October 1981. Fight For Your Life remains unavailable in the UK, in any form, but in the United States it was recently reissued by Blue Underground
in a fully remastered DVD
treatment.
William Sanderson
William Sanderson is an American character actor.-Early life:Sanderson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to an elementary school teacher mother and a landscape designer father...
(of Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K...
fame).
Synopsis
Sanderson plays Kane, a hate-fuelled redneck who absconds from jail with his sidekicks (an AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n and a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
). They hole up in the secluded house of a black
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
minister and his family, where harsh epithets are exchanged and the minister is forced to take action to defend his family.
Censorship
Fight For Your Life was denied a BritishGreat Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
theatrical release in 1981, but a video release the following year allowed the public brief access to the film before it wound up on the video nasties list and was outlawed. It is notable for being the only 'video nasty' to appear on the list due to language, specifically the racism displayed by Sanderson's character.
Availability
Briefly available in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on the independent video label Vision On, released circa 1982, but outlawed with the advent of the Video Recordings Act (1984)
Video Recordings Act 1984
The Video Recordings Act 1984 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was passed in 1984. It states that commercial video recordings offered for sale or for hire within the UK must carry a classification that has been agreed upon by an authority designated by the Home Office...
, Fight For Your Life was denied a British cinema release when it was rejected by the BBFC in October 1981. Fight For Your Life remains unavailable in the UK, in any form, but in the United States it was recently reissued by Blue Underground
Blue Underground
Blue Underground is an American company specializing in releasing authoritative editions of cult and exploitation movies on Blu-ray Disc and DVD....
in a fully remastered DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
treatment.
Cast
- Robert JuddRobert JuddRobert Judd currently serves as the executive director of the American Musicological Society, a position he took up in September 1996.He received his musicology doctorate in 1989, with the thesis The Use of Notational Formats at the Keyboard .-External links:...
- player as Ted Turner - Catherine Peppers - as Mrs. Turner
- Lela Small - as Grandma Turner
- Yvonne RossYvonne RossYvonne Ross is an American actress. She played the character of Corrie Turner in the film Fight for Your Life-Filmography:*Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family*Fight for Your Life -References:...
- as Corrie Turner - Reggie Rock BythewoodReggie Rock BythewoodReggie Rock Bythewood in The Bronx, New York City, New York, is a film director, writer, actor and producer. His credits include serving as the writer for Spike Lee's Get on the Bus, the writer/director for Biker Boyz starring Derek Luke and Laurence Fishburne, and the writer/director/producer for...
- as Floyd Turner (as Reginald Bythewood) - Ramon Saunders - as Val Turner
- Queenie Endelson - as Dog
- William SandersonWilliam SandersonWilliam Sanderson is an American character actor.-Early life:Sanderson was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to an elementary school teacher mother and a landscape designer father...
- as Jessie Lee Kane - Daniel Faraldo - Chino
- Peter Yoshida - Ling
- Bonnie Martin - Karen
- David CargillDavid CargillDavid Cargill is a Scottish former professional association football player who played as a left winger.-External links:* at the Post-War Player Database...
- Lt. Reilly - Richard A. Rubin - Captain Hamilton
- David Dewlow - Joey
- Nick Hardin - Tony (as Nick Mariano)