Vendetta (1986 film)
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Vendetta is a 1986 prison action movie starring Karen Chase and Sandy Martin
. It was released in September 1986.
Bonnie readily agrees, and during a night of partying, she's picked up by a man in a bar who then tries to rape her at gunpoint. Having been taught some self-defense moves by her sister, Bonnie manages to overpower her attacker and kills him with his own gun.
Though the case seems like a sure open-to-shut one of self-defense, Bonnie is shocked when she's charged with murder, as she learns that her attacker was the son of an influential local politician. Because Bonnie is from out of town, she's seen as the troublemaker and convicted on her charges. The judge sentencing her states that while she may have seemed justified by her actions, she cannot take the law into her own hands, and is sentenced to a term in the state prison.
Bonnie learns the realities of prison life when she draws the sexual interest of Kay (Martin), an influential trustee inmate who soon shows herself to be capable of making life miserable for the youngster. One night Bonnie is touched inappropriately by Kay, and fights back. Bonnie's victory is short-lived, however, as Kay and her gang assault her and inject her with heroin before dumping her over a railing several floors up and to the floor below, resulting in her death.
The next day, Laurie is called to claim and identify her sister's body. She sees on the report that her sister had died of a drug overdose, but when she sees her sister's dead and visibly bruised body in the morgue, Laurie concludes that a cover-up is being engineered by the authorities, and is determined to find out the truth.
Laurie decides to get arrested and inside the prison herself by intentionally driving drunk. Her efforts succeed, and she gets the same sentencing judge her sister had. However, she is shocked when the judge gives her a suspended sentence because she is a first-time offender. Outraged, Laurie proceeds to insult the judge and attempts to attack him. She is dragged off to jail as the judge revokes her suspension.
It doesn't take long for Laurie to realize who's behind her sister's death once on the inside. However, Kay doesn't make the same sexual advances on her as she had her sister. Laurie finally gets Kay's attention by killing the first inmate who's part of Kay's gang.
Throughout all of this is a subplot involving Miss Dice (Roberta Collins
), a firm but benevolent guard at the prison who is aware of the corrupt circumstances at the prison and in the judicial system, but has little power to do anything about it. When another one of Kay's henchwomen is killed after Laurie cracks her head open in a prison shower, Dice takes an interest in the pattern and asks Kay what's going on. An anguished Kay, who is unaware of Laurie's relationship to Bonnie, claims not to know. More and more of her people die, ultimately leaving Kay to face Laurie in a showdown of hand-to-hand combat.
While Laurie is strong, the older and heavier Kay is stronger and has considerable endurance for her age. She manages to overpower Laurie to the point where she puts her in a vulnerable position. As it appears Kay is going to kill Laurie, she's killed by a bullet to the chest out of nowhere.
The bullet has come from a smoking pump-action shotgun held by Miss Dice, who reveals her knowledge of the relationship between the sisters to Laurie.
"Did it bring Bonnie back?" Miss Dice asks Laurie rhetorically. "You have the rest of your life to think about that now." The scene then cuts to the movie's final shot, showing Laurie now living life as a free woman.
Sandy Martin
Sandy Martin is an actress who has over 60 film credits and has been an actress, producer, director and writer in professional theater productions....
. It was released in September 1986.
Plot
Laurie Collins (Chase) is an attractive and highly-successful stuntwoman in the motion picture industry. Her job on one film takes her to a small town not far from where her younger sister Bonnie Cusack (Michelle Newkirk) lives. Because of the close proximity, Laurie invites Bonnie to come visit her on the set, as she likely won't have time to visit her on her own.Bonnie readily agrees, and during a night of partying, she's picked up by a man in a bar who then tries to rape her at gunpoint. Having been taught some self-defense moves by her sister, Bonnie manages to overpower her attacker and kills him with his own gun.
Though the case seems like a sure open-to-shut one of self-defense, Bonnie is shocked when she's charged with murder, as she learns that her attacker was the son of an influential local politician. Because Bonnie is from out of town, she's seen as the troublemaker and convicted on her charges. The judge sentencing her states that while she may have seemed justified by her actions, she cannot take the law into her own hands, and is sentenced to a term in the state prison.
Bonnie learns the realities of prison life when she draws the sexual interest of Kay (Martin), an influential trustee inmate who soon shows herself to be capable of making life miserable for the youngster. One night Bonnie is touched inappropriately by Kay, and fights back. Bonnie's victory is short-lived, however, as Kay and her gang assault her and inject her with heroin before dumping her over a railing several floors up and to the floor below, resulting in her death.
The next day, Laurie is called to claim and identify her sister's body. She sees on the report that her sister had died of a drug overdose, but when she sees her sister's dead and visibly bruised body in the morgue, Laurie concludes that a cover-up is being engineered by the authorities, and is determined to find out the truth.
Laurie decides to get arrested and inside the prison herself by intentionally driving drunk. Her efforts succeed, and she gets the same sentencing judge her sister had. However, she is shocked when the judge gives her a suspended sentence because she is a first-time offender. Outraged, Laurie proceeds to insult the judge and attempts to attack him. She is dragged off to jail as the judge revokes her suspension.
It doesn't take long for Laurie to realize who's behind her sister's death once on the inside. However, Kay doesn't make the same sexual advances on her as she had her sister. Laurie finally gets Kay's attention by killing the first inmate who's part of Kay's gang.
Throughout all of this is a subplot involving Miss Dice (Roberta Collins
Roberta Collins
Roberta Collins was a film and television actress who was known for her attractive physique, blonde, curly hair, and Marilyn Monroe appearance...
), a firm but benevolent guard at the prison who is aware of the corrupt circumstances at the prison and in the judicial system, but has little power to do anything about it. When another one of Kay's henchwomen is killed after Laurie cracks her head open in a prison shower, Dice takes an interest in the pattern and asks Kay what's going on. An anguished Kay, who is unaware of Laurie's relationship to Bonnie, claims not to know. More and more of her people die, ultimately leaving Kay to face Laurie in a showdown of hand-to-hand combat.
While Laurie is strong, the older and heavier Kay is stronger and has considerable endurance for her age. She manages to overpower Laurie to the point where she puts her in a vulnerable position. As it appears Kay is going to kill Laurie, she's killed by a bullet to the chest out of nowhere.
The bullet has come from a smoking pump-action shotgun held by Miss Dice, who reveals her knowledge of the relationship between the sisters to Laurie.
"Did it bring Bonnie back?" Miss Dice asks Laurie rhetorically. "You have the rest of your life to think about that now." The scene then cuts to the movie's final shot, showing Laurie now living life as a free woman.