anarchy and lawlessness reign supreme in the podunk hick hamlet of elk hill . the town elder deputize tough and cagey vietnam veteran aaron ( a wonderfully robust and engage performance by kris kristofferson ) and several of his fellow vet buddy to clean up the place . the plan go sour when aaron and his cruel crony decide to take over elk hill after they get rid of all the bad element . it up to aaron decent do gooder brother ben ( amiably play by jan michael vincent ) to put a stop to him before thing get too out of hand . writer or director george ( miami blue and gross pointe blank ) armitage whip up a delightfully amoral and cynical and wickedly subversive redneck drive in exploitation contemporary western winner represent he expertly create a gritty and no nonsense tone and keep the pace brisk and unflagging throughout and and stag the plentiful action scene with considerable muscular aplomb ( the rouse explosive climax be especially strong and stir ) . the first rate cast of familiar b feature face constitute a a major asset represent victoria principal a ben sweet hottie girlfriend linda and the fabulous bernadette peter a flaky saloon singer little dee and brad dexter a the feckless mayor and david doyle a a slimy bank president and andrew stevens a an affable gas station attendant and john carpenter movie regular charles cypher a one of the nam vet and anthony carbone a a smarmy casino manager and john steadman a a folksy old diner owner and paul gleason a a mean strong arm shakedown bully and and dick miller a a talentless piano player . moral represent don not hire other people to do your dirty work . william cronjager slick cinematography and gerald fry lively and harmonic hillbilly bluegrass score and and the abundant raw violence far add to the overall trashy fun of this unjustly neglect little doozy .