Homicidal Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo is tasked with escorting a mobster to Malta; when the prisoner escapes, Geronimo goes rogue to catch him.
Film stars Whoopi Goldberg, Liev Schreiber, Quincy Jones, and more spoke with IMDb on the 2016 Oscars red carpet about their early IMDb credits and the movies that inspired them.
Related News
'South Park' Takes on Gun Control in Season Finale
7 December 2015 4:04 PM, -08:00 | The Hollywood Reporter
7 December 2015 4:04 PM, -08:00 | The Hollywood Reporter
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Connect with IMDb
Share this Rating
Title: Final Justice (1985)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Bottom Rated Movies #44
|
See
the Bottom Rated Movies
as rated by our users.
Photos
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Space Mutiny
(1988)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Romance
Directors:
David Winters,
Neal Sundstrom
Stars:
Reb Brown,
John Phillip Law,
James Ryan
Invasion of the Neptune Men
(1961)
Sci-Fi
Director:
Kôji Ohta
Stars:
Shin'ichi Chiba,
Ryûko Minakami,
Mitsue Komiya
Drama
|
Horror
|
Mystery
Director:
Charles B. Pierce
Stars:
Charles B. Pierce,
Cindy Butler,
Chuck Pierce Jr.
Track of the Moon Beast
(1976)
Horror
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Richard Ashe
Stars:
Chase Cordell,
Leigh Drake,
Gregorio Sala
Manos: The Hands of Fate
(1966)
Horror
Director:
Harold P. Warren
Stars:
Tom Neyman,
John Reynolds,
Diane Adelson
Going Overboard
(1989)
Comedy
Director:
Valerie Breiman
Stars:
Adam Sandler,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Billy Zane
Girl in Gold Boots
(1968)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Music
Director:
Ted V. Mikels
Stars:
Jody Daniels,
Leslie McRay,
Tom Pace
The Pumaman
(1980)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Fantasy
Director:
Alberto De Martino
Stars:
Walter George Alton,
Donald Pleasence,
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Daniel the Wizard
(2004)
Comedy
|
Crime
|
Fantasy
Director:
Ulli Lommel
Stars:
Daniel Küblböck,
Ulli Lommel,
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
The Wild World of Batwoman
(1966)
Action
|
Comedy
|
Adventure
Director:
Jerry Warren
Stars:
Katherine Victor,
George Mitchell,
Steve Brodie
Eegah
(1962)
Comedy
Director:
Arch Hall Sr.
Stars:
Arch Hall Jr.,
Marilyn Manning,
Richard Kiel
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Joe Don Baker | ... | ||
| Rossano Brazzi | ... | ||
|
|
Venantino Venantini | ... | |
|
|
Patrizia Pellegrino | ... | |
| Bill McKinney | ... | ||
|
|
Helena Abella | ... | |
|
|
Lino Grech | ... | |
|
|
Tony Ellul | ... |
Young Officer
|
|
|
Joe Theuma | ... | |
|
|
Bettina Amato-Gauci | ... | |
|
|
Joe Quattromani | ... |
Bartender
|
|
|
Odetta Balzan | ... |
Stewardess
|
|
|
Josie Coppini | ... |
Taxi Driver
|
|
|
John Suda | ... |
Man Who Pours Beer
|
|
|
Elvisio Cannori | ... |
Tony Palermo
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Geronimo is the Sheriff of a little Texas town. One night two brothers from Palermo kills the sheriffs coworker and pal so he chases them. The chase takes him across the border down to Mexico where he kills one of the brothers and takes the other one back to USA to stand trial. The surviving brother vows revenge on the sheriff. But the criminal is handed over to the Italian police and the sheriff is sent over to Europe with the prisoner. Written by Mikael Ahkoila <mjahkoila@hotmail.com>
Taglines:
A one-man war on crime! See more »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
May 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ajojahti Maltalla See more »Filming Locations:
MaltaCompany Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III: You have the right to remain silent...
[kicks him in the head]
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III: ...and all that other shit.
See more »
Words and Music by Bill Scott
Performed by Bill Scott and Neal Ferraro
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
This movie grew in popularity when Mystery Science Theater 3000 made fun of it. See more »Quotes
[after capturing Palermo in Texas]Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III: You have the right to remain silent...
[kicks him in the head]
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III: ...and all that other shit.
See more »
Connections
Featured in Remo, Rambo, Reagan and Reds: The Eighties Action Movie Explosion (2014) See more »Soundtracks
You Better RunWords and Music by Bill Scott
Performed by Bill Scott and Neal Ferraro
See more »
I notice from the comments that most of the people discussing this movie are basing their remarks on the MST3K airing. That's fair enough (that is, after all, how it got its widest exposure), but, having had the misfortune of seeing "Final Justice" in its original form, I'd just like to share a few thoughts and comments on the uncut version.
First off, it must be admitted that the original version is slightly more coherent than the MST3K broadcast, owing primarily to an expository scene between Rossano Brazzi and Venantino Venantini (I COULD use the characters' names instead of the actors', but I just love typing the words "Venantino Venantini"), explaining why Venantini's fugitive character can't just leave Malta right away. (It's not a very CONVINCING plot point, but at least the filmmakers tried to cover it.) Whether this scene was cut just for time or because it didn't provide much fodder for riffs, I don't know.
Another plot point missing in the original: The stripper's betrayal of Venantino Venantini to Joe Don Baker, seemingly unmotivated in the MST3K version, is explained by an earlier, extremely unpleasant scene in which Venantini rapes her in the shower. While this does give her a motive for turning against him, the whole scenario is just really...icky. (There's no other word for it.)
Some of the MST-worthy moments (the perpetual truncated shouts of "Son of a--" and the "deja vu" shooting of the sheriff) were purely the result of the edited-for-TV print they worked with, and were absent from the original movie.
One scene I wish had made it into the MST3K version: Before entering the bar to question some people, Joe Don asks the Maltese policewoman accompanying him to stay outside, because "they see that uniform, they won't cooperate." However, Joe Don himself is wearing his ridiculous cowboy-slash-sheriff outfit, complete with shiny badge! I can't imagine why they passed on that great opportunity to make fun of him...
One final observation on the original, uncut version of "Final Justice": Why, oh why, did they feel the need to put Venantino Venantini's naked butt up on the screen?