Self Defense (1983 film)

Self Defense
Directed by	Paul Donovan Maura O'Connell
Written by	Paul Donovan
Produced by	Paul Donovan
Starring	Tom Nardini Brenda Bazinet
Cinematography	Les Krizsan
Edited by	Ian McBride
Music by	Peter Jermyn Drew King
Production company	Salter Street Films International
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	1983
Country	Canada
Language	English

Self Defense (also known as Siege) is a 1983 Canadian action-thriller-film directed by Paul Donovan and starring Tom Nardini, Brenda Bazinet, Darel Haeny and Terry-David Després.

Plot

A fascist group who call themselves New Order want to set some "new rules" in town while the police in Halifax, Nova Scotia are on strike. They try to scare the patrons of a gay bar, but by accident the owner of the establishment is killed, and the leader of the bullies then decides to execute all witnesses. One man escapes and takes refuge in an isolated block of flats. The young tenants in the house refuse to hand over the survivor, and the bullies then decide to kill all the residents in the house. This turns out to be not so easy when the young people in the house barricade their apartments and set up traps and arm themselves in order to fight back.

Cast

• Tom Nardini ... Horatio
• Brenda Bazinet ... Barbara
• Darel Haeny ... Chester
• Terry-David Després ... Daniel
• Jack Blum ... Patrick
• Keith Knight ... Steve
• Doug Lennox ... Cabe
• Jeff Pustil ... Goose
• Fred Wadden ... Ian
• Gary Dempster ... Lloyd
• Dennis O'Connor ... Clark
• Richard Collins ... Rosie

Reception

TV Guide said "the film is reminiscent of Assault on Precinct 13, though it is not quite as effective." Canuxploitation called it “an unheralded landmark of Canadian B-film.”

External links

• Self Defense at IMDb