The plot of this one is kinda similar to the classic HARDCORE with George C. Scott which came out only a year before with a dad trying to find his daughter. The daughter here is kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity, which reminded me of that Italian crime caper THE KIDNAP SYNDICATE, and it's up to her pop, a former cop, to get her back. There's some really well done chase sequences through gritty New York streets, some sleazy 42nd Street scenes(featuring porn star Sharon Mitchell showing that she had the acting skills to be legit), latino gangs running wild and James Brolin as the ass-kicking father. This doesn't seem to have ever been released on DVD which seems pretty bizarre to me but I guess it hasn't retained it's popularity over the years for some reason. A great slice of badass 70s cinema that just happened to be released in 1980.
I guess if you wanted to see the movie minus the super racist diatribes of our bad guy and some of the sleazier elements removed channel 11 had you covered!:
Known in Italy as FORT BRONX(not to be confused with FORT APACHE THE BRONX):
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