Deadly Force (1983) File

Released in the summer of 1983, is a quintessential piece of "dirty" 80s exploitation cinema that attempted to turn Wings Hauser into a major action star. While it didn't quite hit the legendary status of Hauser's previous hit Vice Squad , it remains a fascinating, grimy time capsule of Los Angeles-set vigilante justice. The Setup: An Ex-Cop with Nothing to Lose

Beyond catching the killer, Cooper is also on a mission to win back his estranged wife, Eddie (Joyce Ingalls), a local TV news reporter. Why It's an Interesting Watch Deadly Force (1983)

Cooper is the textbook "loose cannon" cop: anti-authority, rebellious, and frequently at odds with his old superior, Captain Hoxley. Released in the summer of 1983, is a

The film follows (Hauser), a former LAPD detective currently working as a freelance investigator in New York. When a serial killer known as the "X Killer" —who carves an "X" into the foreheads of his victims—murders the daughter of a close friend, Cooper returns to his old stomping grounds in LA. Why It's an Interesting Watch Cooper is the