Grindhouse Double Feature: Project: Kill (1976) / Trained to Kill: USA (1973)

Starring: Leslie Nielsen; Nancy Kwan; Steve Sandor & Sid Haig Director: William Girdler & Daniel Vance

A trained assassin flees a U.S.military project and threatens to blow the whistle on his agency. / A Vietnam Veteran returns home only to find his hometown invaded by a biker gang.

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Project: Kill (1976, Color): Project: Kill is an elite U.S. Intelligence operation for training covert, mind-controlled assassins. John Trevor, the commander of the unit and a former graduate, has seen enough death and destruction for ten lifetimes and he wants out - but that's against company rules. When Trevor escapes to the Philippines, he's followed by a small army of sadistic underworld thugs who want the secret to Project: Kill's programming methods. Also on his tail is Frank Lassiter, the project's number two man, who's been ordered to bring Trevor back - dead or alive.

Starring Leslie Nielsen, Nancy Kwan, Gary Lockwood, Vic Salayan, Maurice Downs; Directed by William Girdler.

Trained to Kill: USA (1973, Color): Vietnam vet Olie Hand returned from jungle operations a broken man. When bikers harass his family and rob his father's ranch, Olie just retreats further into his war-shattered mind. The criminal gang plans a major bank heist, but when Olie's Army buddies attempt to disrupt their plans, a bloodbath ensues. Seeking revenge for the heavy losses incurred in the bank job, the outlaws converge on the Hand Ranch, unaware that the traumatized soldier is holed up in the barn and about to explode.

Starring Steve Sandor, Sid Haig, Richard X. Slattery, Michael Lane; Directed by Daniel Vance.

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