Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: January 2, 1991
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303562191
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,927 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Raw Emotions, April 1, 2004

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This review is from: Raw Courage [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A decent and plausible adventure film from star/screen-writer/producer Ronny Cox (DELIVERANCE, TOTAL RECALL, ROBOCOP, BEVERLY HILLS COP). Three cross-country marathon runners (Cox, Art Hindle-PORKY'S, and Tim Maier)embark on a trek across the desert wilderness and run into a group of weekend survivalists. Things get out of hand as the group (led by M. Emmett Walsh as Col.Crouse) start harrassing the runners. Their simple yet arduous desert run turns into a game of survival againts the elements and againts "gun-toting crazies". The film is sort of a cross between DELIVERANCE, THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME,and LORD OF THE FLIES. The film starts out slow as each of the runners are introduced in indiviual scenes. They are shown getting up to start the day and are preparing for their long run. Each has their own minor peeves or problems to worry about in their daily lives. At first the problems seem contrived and mundane. However, as they run into the survivalist group, they realise how trivial their problems are compared to what they are about to encounter. Their run goes off smoothly and peacefully and then out of nowhere, they run into the survival group. It then begins to be a battle of wits and survival between heavily armed and equiped survivalist and the superior "in-shape" cross-country runners Characters to care about,some great desert locations,a plausible script, and a very emotional gut-wretching ending, makes this a good adventure film and raises the question about how far should one go and to what extremes to defend oneself in a life-threatening situation.

1.0 out of 5 stars Raw Crap, August 31, 2011

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Johnny O - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raw Courage [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I gave this movie one star because there is nothing lower. The movie is standing joke in my family as the worst movie ever made. It ranks down there with Carnisaur, but worse. I would buy a copy if in DVD just as a joke to play on my kids. You owe it to yourself to see the worst movie ever made. Laughably bad!

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable thriller, March 31, 2011

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John Davis "Treehugger" (Reno, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raw Courage [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a good movie, if not a great one. I give it four stars because the movie means something to me personally. I worked on this film, as an uncredited production assistant (a/k/a "go-fer") during filming in the summer of 1983. Most of the filming took place west of Las Cruces, NM, near Picacho Peak, but the death scene of one of the runners (Art Hindle) was filmed at White Sands National Monument.
The story line is this: Three long distance runners team up to run 70 miles across the New Mexico desert, finishing their run at the town of Glory, New Mexico, as part of the town's Pioneer Days celebration. On the first day of their run, they are ambushed and captured by a band of militaristic survivalists ("the Citizen's Brigade, out of Denver," as Col. Crouse informs the runners). The runners are stunned and relieved to find out that it was all just an exercise, and the Colonel says "Now, let me buy you a beer!" There's a couple of minutes of good natured banter, before things turn ugly when one of the runners ridicules them for hazing a female member of their group.
The runners are released, and go on their way, but are soon attacked by some of the survivalists, led by Col. Crouse's screw-up son, Sonny. Swinging a pair of binoculars like a mace and chain, Sonny connects with the temple of one of the runners, killing him. Stunned by this turn of events, the survivalist band rides off on motorcycles.
It gets pretty predictable from there. The survivalist band decides they have to kill the other two runners, before they can report to the authorities, and the chase is on.
I think it is important to note that the survivalists did NOT have firearms in this movie. They were on a training mission, and didn't bring firearms, which is fortunate for our heroes.
This movie is well worth watching, at least once. For me, it brought back memories of working in the desert, in 110 degree heat, but it was a lot of fun.