Inspired by COLORS and descended from 1970s revenge fantasies like DEATH WISH and VIGILANTE FORCE, GHETTOBLASTER is a totally unnecessary action flick about one man's battle to redeem his neighborhood. Accompanied by his daughter (Courtney Gebhart), Travis (Richard Hatch) visits his
parents in the neighborhood where he grew up and discovers it has become a war zone. He decides to help out in the family grocery store, but his father is shot and killed by the Hammer gang. Naturally, Vietnam vet Travis becomes a one-man vigilante force. Watchable on a mindless level, this
passable avenger film never rises above limited aspirations. Exploiting all-too-real inner-city c...
Released:
1989
Rated:
R
Length:
86 mins