True Blood (film)

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True Blood
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Directed byFrank Kerr
Written byFrank Kerr
Produced by Peter Maris
Starring Jeff Fahey
Chad Lowe
Sherilyn Fenn
CinematographyMark Morris
Edited byMichael Haight
Music byScott Roewe
Production
companies
Distributed by Fries Entertainment
Release date
April 28, 1989
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

True Blood is a 1989 American action-drama film written and directed by Frank Kerr and starring Jeff Fahey, Chad Lowe and Sherilyn Fenn. [1] [2]

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Plot

Teenager Ray Trueblood (Fahey) is wrongfully accused of murdering a police officer after his fellow gang member Billy Masters (Drago) does the deed. Hoping to elude the police, he flees Brooklyn, NY and joins the U.S. Marines. Returning 10 years later, Trueblood is dismayed to learn that his younger brother Donny (Lowe) is now running with a gang led by Masters. Trueblood soon finds himself depending on his military training & experience to protect his friends and family from the ruthless Masters.

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References

  1. Michael Wilmington (May 25, 1989). "Movie Reviews : 'True Blood': A Shoot-'Em-Up That Drags It Out". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. VV.AA. Variety Film Reviews, Volume 21. Garland Pub., 1991.