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1.	http://movies.nytimes.com   	http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B04E0DB103BF931A15756C0A964948260

2.	http://www.imdb.com       http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083936/

3.	http://movies.yahoo.com/     http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/fighting-back/

Plot:

John D’Angelo (Tom Skerritt) runs an Italian deli in Philadelphia. John D’Angelo takes pride in his neighborhood, which is predominantly Italian. With the increase in pimps, drug dealers, muggers, thieves and gangs the town is starting to fall apart. While driving with his wife Lisa D’Angelo (Patti LuPone), they come across a pimp known as Eldorado (Pete Richardson) laying his hands on one of his prostitutes. John D’Angelo’s wife confronts the pimp angering him even more. Things turn violent when the pimp drives after the D’Angelos. During the car chase Eldorado rams into the back of the D’Angelos vehicle injuring his wife and killing their unborn baby. The violence doesn’t stop here. John D’Angelos mother Vera D’Angelo (Gina DeAngles) is assaulted inside Janelli's drugstore across from John D’Angelos deli. Two masked robbers enter the drugstore shoot the store owner and remove Vera D’Angelos ring finder with pliers as her grandson Danny (Jonathan Adam Sherman) looks on in horror.

After these personal attacks on his family, and the growing crime in the city John D’Angelo makes a stand. John D’Angelo organizes a neighborhood patrol composed of regular citizens who are also fed up with the crime in their neighborhood. They call themselves The Peoples Neighborhood Patrol “PNP” for short. The PNP has their own uniforms consisting of blue hats and vests that have a PNP logo on them. The PNP also has a headquarters to take phone calls, along with vehicles all containing their PNP logo. The PNP is lead by John D’Angelo and his best friend Vince Morelli (Michael Sarrazin). Vince Morelli is a police officer, and with his help the police allow the PNP to patrol the neighborhood. However, the PNP seem to operate with no regard for the law and do as they please. To make their first stand and to introduce themselves to the neighborhood the group goes to a dirty bar in town known for being a hot spot for scum. Eldorado and his men are known patrons of the bar. John D’Angelo casually walks into the bar with the rest of the PNP behind him. John D’Angelo confronts the bartender (Allan Graf) trying to get answers as to who is responsible for mugging his mother. Things turn violent when the bar tender laughs in John’s face triggering an all-out brawl. The PNP come out on top.

John D’Angelo and the PNP start gaining media attention, and the neighborhood starts to rally behind the PNP. John D’Angelo and the PNP start taking out pimps, drug dealers, muggers, and thieves. The PNP operates above the law. John D’Angelo does what he wants, and his actions are seen as racial discrimination by a small portion of the African American community. John D’Angelo meets with Ivanhoe Washington (Yaphet Kotto), a black leader of a similar vigilante movement. Ivanhoe Washington presents John with the two men who mugged his mother. One of the men is white while the other is black. John D’Angelo beats up the black man, proving Ivanhoe Washington’s point that John is guilty of discrimination.

With widespread media attention John D’Angelo decides to run for mayor in the upcoming election. Just when things are looking good for the city tragedy strikes when Vince Morelli is gun down and killed. Eldorado and his men are responsible for the attack. In retaliation John D’Anglo organizes a large scale attack on the park where Vince Morelli was killed. All members of the PNP head to the park, where they demand that everyone in the park clear out. When their demands are ignored the PNP takes action, and starts clearing out the park by way of brute force. A large brawl takes place. Police shortly arrive on the scene. John D’Angelo spots Eldorado and chases after him; during the chase John is tackled and arrested by police. Eldorado manages to get away. While meeting with Police Commissioner(Ted Ross) John is given permission to take out Eldorado. John D’Angelo waits patiently on the roof above Eldorado vehicle. When Eldorado and his men enter the car John D’Angelo drops a grenade though the roof of the car. The grenade explodes killing everyone inside the car.

John D’Angelo ends up winning the election. A large celebration with family and friends takes place inside his Deli. The PNP have cleaned up the neighborhood, and crime is no more. The final scene shows children playing in the very same park that was once occupied by criminals.

Cast Gina DeAngelis Vera D’Angerlo Allan Graf Carl-The Bartender Donna DeVorano Sara Rogers Jonathan Adam Sherman Danny D’Angelo Pat Cooper Harry Janelli James Lovelett Tom Cassidy Pete Richardson Eldorado Joesph Rangno Mike Pelyk Sal Richards Bill Gallo Frank Sivero Frank Russo Jim Moody Lester Boldwin Peter Broccco Donato Patch Mackenzie Lilly Morelli Jean Ehrlin Snowflake Lewis Van Bergen Laz Burkofsky Earle Hyman Police Officer Ted Ross Police Commissioner

Box office: Opening weekend May 23, 1982 the movie brought in $1,624,381 USD

Production Fighting back was filmed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and Camden New jersey