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Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades (2026)
Documentary2026
How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades
A feature length cinema documentary on how THE FARMER (1977) became the most-requested cult film of the new millennium, and it's a crazy tale that involves an actor incarcerated for manslaughter, serious on-set injuries, banana-man costumes- as well as surprising links to Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese. The film also broadens its scope to explore the overlooked, eclectic and often ultra-violent sub-genre THE FARMER belongs to - The Returning Veteran film. A film type that hit its stride in the 1970's with hard hitting character studies such as WELCOME HOME, SOLDIERS BOYS (1971), THE NO MERCY MAN (1973) and ROLLING THUNDER (1977).
- Director
- Eric Zaldivar
- Writers
- Eric Zaldivar
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- August 15, 2026
Best Served Cold: How a Revenge Film was Buried for Decades cast
Gary ConwayHimself- Stratton LeopoldHimself
Paul SchraderHimself
David MorrellHimself
Steve RailsbackHimself
Elliott StreetHimself
Haskell V. Anderson IIIHimself- Steve CattaniHimself
Michael DanteHimself
Topo SwopeHerself- Johnny PopwellHimself
- Paul TalbotHimself
Angel TompkinsHerself- Damon PackardHimself
Mike MalloyHimself- Chris PoggialiHimself
