Robert Forster plays an honest family man until some hoodlums molest his wife and blow his son's head off with a shotgun. Yikes!

What's even worse is that Forster is sent to prison for contempt in court after venting his frustrations to the judge who clearly doesn't give a shit so long as he's paid off. Obviously, something has to be done, and if not by the law, then it must be some good ol' fashioned street justice!

With the help of his buddy played by Fred Williamson, we're taken on a field trip through the grimy places of New York City, since director William Lustig wouldn't have it any other way.

Pretty decent stuff with a few surprise moments. You even have Joe Spinell in a minor role as yet another sleazeball. This was made in the era of Death Wish II and various other gang movies, so if you like any of those, you can't go wrong here.