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Thunder Warrior
Thunder Warrior
	Theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti.
Directed by	Fabrizio De Angelis
Written by	Dardano Sacchetti; Fabrizio De Angelis;
Produced by	Fabrizio De Angelis
Starring	Mark Gregory; Valeria Cavalli;
Cinematography	Sergio Salvati
Music by	Francesco De Masi
Release date	1983;
Country	Italy
Language	English

Thunder Warrior (Italian: Thunder, also known as Drug Traffikers) is a 1983 Italian action film written and directed by Fabrizio De Angelis (credited as Larry Ludman). It had two sequels, one released in 1987 and the other in 1988.^[1]^[2]^[3] The premise borrows heavily from First Blood.

Premise

A Native American named Thunder returns home following a long absence and discovers a construction company that is destroying a native burial ground, which is a breach of the treaty signed a century ago between his grandfather with the US Government. His attempt to alert the local authorities results in him being escorted out of the county by one of the sheriff's deputies, who order him to stay out of town. Having done no wrong and after being assaulted by the construction workers, Thunder returns and the situation continues to escalate. Leading into a war between the lone native warrior and the entire sheriff department.

Cast

Mark Gregory as Thunder
Valeria Cavalli as Sheela
Raimund Harmstorf as Rusty
Bo Svenson as The Sheriff
Antonio Sabàto as Thomas
Paolo Malco as Brian Sherman
Bruno Corazzari as Frank
Nazzareno Zamperla as Thomas's Friend
Slim Smith as Grandfather to Thunder

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley, Utah.^[4]

Sequels

Thunder Warrior II (1987)
Thunder Warrior III (1988)

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
^ AA.VV. Variety Film Reviews, Volume 19. Garland Pub., 1988.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.