MonsoonVision is a curated movie experience where discovering new gems you’ve never heard of and celebrating the best of VHS cheese ‘n sleaze is the goal. It’s a nostalgic recreation of the good ol’ days where horror hosts would introduce you to the craziest shit you had ever seen. So grab some popcorn, pop in your (non-existent) tape, and settle in for MonsoonVision.
—TONIGHT’S FILM—
Film: Rolling Thunder
Year of release: 1977
Directed by: John Flynn
Plot: A Vietnam veteran who returns home after years in a POW camp, Maj. Charles Rane (William Devane) is treated as a hero, but his family proves to be distant. When thugs invade his home to steal silver coins that Rane received for his service, they mangle his hand and leave him, his wife and son for dead. Rane survives and becomes obsessed with getting revenge. Aided by his loyal friend Johnny Vohden (Tommy Lee Jones), Rane, now wielding a hook for a hand, sets out on his mission of vengeance.
Sex and Violence: violence!
How To Watch This Film:
- DVD or Blu-ray
- Netflix, HBO Go, iTunes, Amazon, YouTube
- However you can muster it.
