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Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1987)

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except poster
Directed by
Josh Becker
Genre
action film, horror film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends must fight for survival when a violent cult leader and his followers terrorize their small town. The film follows their desperate attempts to stop the killers in a bloody confrontation.

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What happens

Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except, also known as Stryker's War, is a 1985 American action horror film directed by Josh Becker and starring Robert Rickman, John Manfredi, Tim Quill, Cheryl Hausen, Perry Mallette and Sam Raimi. It was written by Becker and Scott Spiegel from a story by Becker, actor Bruce Campbell, and Sheldon Lettich. The film held its premiere in Warren, Michigan on October 13, 1985, and was later released to video in West Germany and Japan on 21 May 1987, followed by Canada on March 31, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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