History Film / TheExterminator

* FireBreathingWeapon

* PayEvilUntoEvil

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge

* VigilanteMan

* ReCut: The movie had to be cut heavily in order to be rated "R", and was then cut even more for international releases. The fully unrated version was never released.

** This is literally how one of the edited version of the movie ends. X, while fleeing Eastland through a factory, comes across a bag and decides [[SchmuckBait absolutely has to open it]]. It explodes in his face. Freeze frame. Roll credits.

* ReCut: The movie had to be cut heavily in order to be rated "R". The fully unrated version was never released.

** This is literally how the edited version of the movie ends. X, while fleeing Eastland through a factory, comes across a bag and decides [[SchmuckBait absolutely has to open it]]. It explodes in his face. Freeze frame. Roll credits.

* MissingTrailerScene: From what one can suppose was Buntzman original cut. An explosion at the bar where Caroline dances; John, Caroline and Be Gee's reaction to this, and their tending to victims in the aftermath; people fleeing past the burning helicopter pilot with John looking on helplessly; and a street confrontation between John and X, where X seemingly recognizes and attempts to intimidate him.

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2''. It was directed by the producer of the first film, Mark Buntzman. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, who killed his girlfriend in retaliation for Eastland killing members of his gang and X's younger brother for robbing a store and killing it's owners in cold blood.

* ReCut: The movie had to be cut heavily in order to be rated "R".

* ReCut: There's a version with the violence toned down for TV showings. It was never released in any format, so it was actually a much harder find than the uncut VHS.

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2''. It was directed by the producer of the first film, Mark Buntzman. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, who killed his girlfriend in retaliation for Eastland killing members of his gang and X's younger brother for robbing a store and killing it's owners.

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2''. It was directed by the producer of the first film, Mark Buntzman. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, who killed his girlfriend.

** This is literally how the movie ends. X, while fleeing Eastland through a factory, comes across a bag and decides [[SchmuckBait absolutely has to open it]]. It explodes in his face. Freeze frame. Roll credits.

** This is literally how the movie ends. X, while fleeing Eastland through a factory, comes across a bag and decides [[SchmuckBait absolutely has to open it]]. It explodes in his face. Freeze frame. Roll credits.
* Stand

* MissingTrailerScene: From what one can suppose was Buntzman original cut. An explosion at the bar where Caroline dances; John, Caroline and Be Gee's reaction to this, and their tending to victims in the aftermath; people fleeing past the burning helicopter pilot with John looking on helplessly; a street confrontation between John and X, where X seemingly recognizes and attempts to intimidate him.

* FakeShemp: All the scenes with Eastland wearing a welding mask were done with an unknown stand-in.

* MissingTrailerScene: Way too many to count, including scenes of X meeting Eastland shortly after the robbery of the armed car, the bar exploding, Eastland witnessing an helicopter blowing up, and a chase scene in the garbage truck.

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2''. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, who killed his girlfriend.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Early in the movie, one of the interrorgators decapitates a soldier with one. He barely even swings it.

* ReCut: There's a version with the violence toned down for TV showings. It was never released in any format, so its actually a harder find than the uncut VHS.

** This is literally how the movie ends. X, while fleeing Eastland through a factory, comes across a bag and decides [[SchmuckBait absolutely has to open it]]. It explodes in his face. Freeze frame. Roll credits.

* ReCut: There's a version with the violence toned down for TV viewings. It was never released in any format, so its actually a harder find than the uncut VHS.

* ReCut: Some scenes seem to be re-shots with double doubles.

* ReCut: Some scenes seem to be re-shots with double doubles. The fact there's a vague ''Additional scenes directed by'' credit on the ending credits seems to indicate this might be the case.

* MissingTrailerScene: Way too many to count, including scenes of X meeting Eastland shortly after the robbery of the armed car, the bar exploding, Eastland witnessing an helicopter blowing up, and a chase scene in the garbage truck.

* SomebodySetUsUpTheBomb: Eastland dupes X into opening a package that the latter thinks contains cocaine. It does not.

* SequelEscalation: In the original, Eastland only uses his [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]] once. In the sequel, the order of the day seems to be "burn everything".

Some time after a traumatic tour of duty in Vietnam, John Eastland is working with his war buddy Michael Jefferson at a New York City meat packing plant, and life is good...until a group of thugs(the Ghetto Ghouls) cripple Jefferson. Eastland takes his revenge on the thugs, but doesn't stop there, taking on every lowlife possible. He gives the press his moniker of "The Exterminator" and draws public support, but drawn into conflict with various law enforcement agencies, including the CIA who misunderstands his motives.

Some time after a traumatic tour of duty in Vietnam, John Eastland is working with his war buddy Michael Jefferson at a New York City meat packing plant, and life is good...until a group of thugs(the Ghetto Ghouls) cripple Jefferson. Eastland takes his revenge on the thugs, but doesn't stop there, taking on every lowlife he . He gives the press his moniker of "The Exterminator" and draws public support, but drawn into conflict with various law enforcement agencies, including the CIA who misunderstands his motives.

* SequelEscalation: In the original, Eastland only uses his FireBreathingWeapon once. In the sequel, the order of the day seems to be "burn everything".

'''''The Exterminator''''' is a 1980 action film directed by James Glickenhaus, the producer of ''Film/Maniac Cop'' and the ''Film/BasketCase'' sequels.