This incredibly bad "shoot 'em up" film is notable only as the debut of Sandra Bullock, and for the presence of a 1961 Imperial 4-dr. Southampton.
Below are several still pictures from the movie. In order to play, just click any of the pictures below--click on a small picture for a small (2.9 Meg) movie, or a large picture to view a larger, high quality clip suitable for viewing in "full-screen" mode; file size is 17 Meg. Left click to view the movie directly, or save to your hard drive by right-clicking and selecting "Save Target As". If you need help viewing, go to our "How To Play Imperial Movies" page. Enjoy!
| "Dog" Thomas drives his 1961 Imperial through a junkyard. | |
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| Rear view of the '61 Imperial Southampton. | |
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| Later, the Imperial is seen cruising towards the camera on a cobblestone street.... | |
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| ....and cruising around a corner. | |
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Review from Internet Movie Database: Notable only as the acting debut
of future big-time Hollywood starlet, Sandra Bullock, this ludicrous action
flick is so full of holes that one might easily suspect termite infestation. The
storyline is incomprehensible and very poorly thought out. The production values
stink of cheese. In fact, a total LACK of production values would have been
better...at least the film might have seemed grittier that way. The ADR is
laughably bad and omni-present in the film. It's debatable as to whether or not
ANY of the dialogue tracks from the actual shoot were used.
The performances are, for the most part, horrible, though there are a few
exceptions. In those exceptions, however, the performances are undermined by the
fact that the director was obviously giving the actors poor direction and making
them act completely out of character at times. (i.e. characters going from
passive to panicked in the blink of an eye. Bad Direction.) Also, the constant
"weapon sound effects" (magazines being loaded, slides being cocked,
etc.) are completely overused and, more often than not, totally out of sync with
the on-screen actions. Add to this cheesy "Bad Guy" vocal distortion
for the lead villain (mainly so that you KNOW he's the villain in this
incomprehensible mess of a film), and you have a recipe for disaster.
The situations in the film go well beyond standard "suspension of
disbelief" and become downright laughable. One lead character spends a good
portion of the film tied to a chair before he DECIDES to use the butterfly knife
tucked in his sock in order to free himself. So, my questions are...why didn't
he do this sooner, and why does he even HAVE the butterfly knife. He wasn't
searched? RIGHT. This is one of a hundred examples of completely ludicrous
situations which have somehow been crammed into this 90-minute package.
In whole, "The Hangmen" plays like an unbearably bad R-rated TV movie
from the '80s. If not for the subsequent success of Sandra Bullock, this would
have NEVER found its way to DVD. But it has, so my only advice is to steer
clear. Watching this film may actually impair your IQ.
