During a firefight in Vietnam, U.S. soldiers John Eastland and his best friend, Michael Jefferson, are captured by the Viet Cong. They are tied to wooden stakes with several other men, and tortured for … See more

• Robert Ginty as John "The Exterminator" Eastland
• Christopher George as Detective James Dalton See more

For the scene of beheading, a dummy was used that was made by Stan Winston. Director James Glickenhaus believes the dummy was used in all shots, because it was so realistic. See more

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 38%, based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. The websites See more

Owing to its graphic violence, The Exterminator has been a controversial subject since its release. Dr. Sharon Packer and Jody Pennington spoke of this controversy and the film's "extreme justice" in their book A History of Evil in Popular Culture. … See more

A sequel, Exterminator 2, was released in 1984. Ginty and producer Mark Buntzman returned, with Buntzman serving as director as well. Glickenhaus explained his reasons for not … See more

• Packer, Sharon & Pennington, Jody (2014). A History of Evil In Popular Culture. United States: Praeger Publishing. ISBN 978-0-313-39770-7.
• Scullion, Chris (2013). That Was A … See more