History Film / TheExterminator

* BigBad: X

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: The only character to survive both films is Eastland himself.]]

* MissingTrailerScene: From what one can suppose was Buntzman's 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.

* ThrowItIn: Mario Van Peebles came up with X's character and attire shortly after being cast.

Has nothing to do with [[Franchise/Terminator time-traveling cyborg assassins]].

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2'', starring Robert Ginty back on the titular role, Mario Van Peebles as [[BigBad X]], and Deborah Geffner. It was directed by the producer of the first film, Mark Buntzman. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, [[spoiler: who killed his girlfriend]] in retaliation for Eastland killing members of his gang and X's younger brother for robbing a store and killing its owners in cold blood.

%%* BlackBestFriend

* OneManArmy: Less so in the second movie where he's briefly helped by a [[BlackBestFriend friend]], but [[spoiler: he doesn't last very long]].

[[caption-width-right:300:''[-If you’re lying... he’ll be back...-]'']]

* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Irwin Keyes appears and dies in both films. To this day he insists he was playing the same character.

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 is drawn into conflict with various law enforcement agencies, including the CIA who misunderstands his motives.

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2'', starring Robert Ginty back on the titular role, Mario Van Peebles as [[BigBad X]], and Deborah Geffner. It was directed by the producer of the first film, Mark Buntzman. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, [[spoiler: 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.

* TheCameo: Arye Gross in his debut role, and John Turturro in his second role.

'''''The Exterminator''''' is a 1980 action film starring Robert Ginty as John Eastland and Steve James, then a stuntman, on his first speaking role. It was directed by James Glickenhaus, the producer of ''Film/ManiacCop'' and the ''Film/BasketCase'' sequels.

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* BlackBestFriend

* ItsPersonal

* [[spoiler: PyrrhicVictory: Let's just say Eastland always finds a way to end up much worse than when he began, and completely alone.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge

* ViceCity
* VigilanteMan

* BigApplesauce
* CruelAndUnusualDeath
* GroinAttack
* HeroStoleMyBike
* OffWithHisHead

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain

* ShellShockedVeteran

* ActionizedSequel

* DisposableWoman

* SinisterSubway

* ThrowItIn: Mario Van Peebles came up with X's character and attire shortly after being cast.

* TitleDrop: In both movies, it is the press that calls Eastland '''The Exterminator'''.

* OneManArmy: Less so in the second movie where he's briefly helped by a [[BlackBestFriend friend]], but [[spoiler: he doesn't last very long.]]

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

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

* ThrowItIn: Mario Van Peebles came up with X's character and attire.

* TitleDrop: In both movies, it is the press that calls him '''The Exterminator'''.

'''''The Exterminator''''' is a 1980 action film starring Robert Ginty as John Eastland and Steve James, a stuntman, on his first speaking role. It was directed by James Glickenhaus, the producer of ''Film/ManiacCop'' and the ''Film/BasketCase'' sequels.

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2'', starring Mario Van Peebles as [[BigBad X]] and Robert Ginty back on the titular role. It was directed by the producer of the first film, Mark Buntzman. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, [[spoiler: 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.

** 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.

'''''The Exterminator''''' is a 1980 action film starring Robert Ginty as John Eastland and directed by James Glickenhaus, the producer of ''Film/ManiacCop'' and the ''Film/BasketCase'' sequels.

* CoversAlwaysLie: Eastland never wears the attires shown in both posters.

'''''The Exterminator''''' is a 1980 action film starring Robert Ginty directed by James Glickenhaus, the producer of ''Film/ManiacCop'' and the ''Film/BasketCase'' sequels.

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2'', starring Mario Van Peebles as [[BigBad X]] and Robert Ginty on the titular role. It was directed by the producer of the first film, Mark Buntzman. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, [[spoiler: 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.

* BigBad

* RapeAsDrama: Heavily implied.

''The Exterminator'' was followed by a 1984 sequel, ''Exterminator 2'', with Robert Ginty returning on the titular role. It was directed by the producer of the first film, Mark Buntzman. Eastland returns to take on the gang leader X, [[spoiler: 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.

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

''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, [[spoiler: 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.

* [[spoiler: PyrrhicVictory: Let's just say Eastland always finds a way to end up much worse than when he began, and usually completely alone.]]

* [[spoiler: PyrricVictory: Let's just say Eastland always finds a way to end up much worse than when he began, and usually completely alone.]]