Acting
Bronson's minimalist rage is art.
Practical Effects
Real melon destruction, no CGI nonsense.
Writing
Elmore Leonard's lean, snappy dialogue.
Director
Richard Fleischer
Charles Bronson
Vince Majestyk
Al Lettieri
Frank Renda
Linda Cristal
Nancy Chavez
Lee Purcell
Wiley
Paul Koslo
Bobby Kopas
Taylor Lacher
Gene Lundy
Frank Maxwell
Det. Lt. McAllen
Alejandro Rey
Larry Mendoza
Jordan Rhodes
Deputy Harold Richie
Richard Erdman
Dick Richard
James Reynolds
Prisoner
Richard Erdman
Dick Richard (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elmore Leonard wrote the screenplay himself, one of his rare direct adaptations. He later called it 'the only screenplay I ever wrote that was shot exactly as written.'
The film became unintentionally hilarious meme material for its melon-centric premise, with modern audiences discovering Bronson's dead-serious produce protection.
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