罗根（艾迪·斯比安 Eddie Cibrian 饰）的父亲是一名检察官，在阿尔伯特家族的三兄弟之案开庭的前一夜，三名歹徒闯进了罗根家中，残忍的杀害了他的父亲和母亲，年幼的罗根幸运的逃离了死神的魔抓，却悲惨的沦为了孤儿。 之后，罗根被叔叔杰克（查克·诺瑞斯 Chuck Norris 饰）收养了，来到了杰克经营的农场生活。杰克表面看只是一名平平无奇的农场主，实际上，他曾是军队里的拳击和跆拳道冠军。在罗根的身上，杰克发现了杰出的习武天赋，不仅如此，罗根还拥有着神秘的第六感，于是，杰克决定将自己的毕生所学都交给罗根，帮助他进行他的复仇计划，一晃眼，就是十五年过去。
《拐杖糖巷》讲述了一位名叫克里斯（墨菲饰）的男子决心赢得他的社区装饰比赛。为了赢得社区装饰比赛，克里斯愿意采取极端措施，包括与一个狡猾的精灵佩珀达成协议。作为交换，佩珀决定对这个小镇施放一个让“圣诞的十二天”栩栩如生的咒语，引发社区的混乱。现在，克里斯面临比地方比赛更大的问题，因为他必须打破佩珀的咒语，拯救他的家庭和这个小镇。
Fernando Di Leo's "Milano Calibro 9" is an out-and-out masterpiece of Italian Crime cinema and, in my opinion, one of the most astonishing crime stories ever told. The first film in Di Leo's excellent 'Milieu' trilogy, "Milano Calibro 9" was followed by "La Mala Ordina" (aka. "Manhunt", also 1972) and the brilliant "Il Boss" (1973). The three films are not connected story-wise, but all three are excellent, and highly realistic portrayals of organized crime. As far as I am concerned "Manhunt" is (allthough excellent) slightly inferior to this one and "Il Boss" which both stand out as absolute all-time highlights of crime cinema. "Milano Calibro 9" is the best of them all, a film that is astonishing in all aspects, be it the ingenious plot that, apart from a compelling story and clever twists, includes social criticism, the performances, the gritty atmosphere and suspense or the brilliant score. I can hardly find the right words to express my admiration for this masterpiece which easily ranks among the greatest Gangster flicks ever brought to screen. Gastone Moschin stars as Ugo Piazza, a tough and elliptical ex-convict who has just been released from prison. Immediately after his release, Ugo is approached by members of the Milan mob lead by the irascible gangster Rocco (Mario Adorf), as they suspect him to be responsible for the disappearance of a large sum of money belonging to their boss, an American (Lionel Stander) who controls the organized crime in Milan... "Milano Calibro 9" is a film that delivers an astonishingly realistic mood of the underworld like hardly another. The intriguing storyline goes in hand with interesting characters, raw atmosphere, suspense and breathtaking action, social criticism and brutal violence. The film is simply stunning from the beginning to the end, which is even intensified by the brilliant score, a collaboration of the famous composer Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian Progressive Rock band Osanna. Ugo Piazza must be one of the most charismatic gangster characters ever in cinema, and Gastone Moschin was the prefect choice for the role. Moschin delivers a brilliant performance, and the rest of the cast is also great. Mario Adorf is irascible like a rabid dog as the ferocious gangster Rocco, a role that fits him like a glove. The great Lionel Stander fits perfectly in his role of the American Mafia Don. The two cop characters in the film are played by two of the greatest regulars of Italian genre-cinema, Luigi Pistilli and Frank Wolff (who committed suicide before the film was released). The ravishing Barbara Bouchet is astonishing and incredibly sexy in the role of Ugo Piazza's stripper girlfriend. Bouchet is both a stunning beauty and an excellent actress and this is doubtlessly one of her most memorable roles. This is also a political film and director Di Leo embedded a lot of social criticism about topics like corruption. This film simply has everything one can possibly desire in cinema. Films like "Milano Calibro 9" are the reason why I love cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece in all regards and, without exaggeration, one of the greatest Crime flicks ever made! The ingenious opening scene alone is more memorable than most films get in two hours.
