Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)

6.9	Rating (21 ratings)
7.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jim Van Bebber

Starring

Jim Van Bebber
Goose

Megan Murphy
Christy

Marc Pitman
Bone Crusher

Maureen Allisse
Iris

Mark Gillespie

Steven Bognar

Leslie Orr

Julia Reichert
Waitress

Written by

Jim Van Bebber
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Deadbeat at Dawn Review

15 years, 10 months ago at Jun 7 0:27

Hexenkult

1 vote

DEADBEAT AT DAWN is gritty ultra-low budget filmmaking at its finest; and it should be recognized along side other influential '80s exploitation classics like EVIL DEAD, BASKET CASE, and RE-ANIMATOR because it's just as important. It was released in 1988 and written, directed by and starring Dayton, Ohio's Jim Van Bebber. DEADBEAT AT DAWN melds together action, martial arts, crime drama, horror, g... read more

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One last job separates the leader of the Ravens gang from an early retirement. When he finds his girlfriend beaten to death by members of a rival gang, he seeks revenge, knowing that he may be dead by dawn. Will more blood bring her back?

Release date: 14 May 1999
UPC: 654930300497

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: September 3rd Via: iTunes Store Plot: One last job separates the leader of the Ravens gang from an early retirement. When he finds his girlfriend beaten to death by members of a rival gang, he seeks revenge, knowing that he may be dead by dawn. Rating: 5.3/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's a cult '80s action movie."

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" Date: 10/24/2020 Viewed: Blu-ray Re-watch Note: This movie has been on my mind lately and I recently bought the Arrow Video Blu-ray. I remember seeing this movie when I was in middle school on VHS back in the early 2000s and it did leave an impact on me. I find myself always thinking about this movie from time to time growing up. Deadbeat at Dawn still holds up and it is a great example of underground film making in my opinion. To me, this movie came out during the end of the era of grindhous"