Big Joe Rosso (played by Lawrence Dane) appears in Rolling Vengeance.
Big Joe Rosso is a local trucker, Kathy Rosso's husband, and Joey Rosso's father. He works with Joey Rosso to deliver liquor to Tiny Doyle's bar, but becomes enraged after Vic Doyle kills Kathy Rosso, Allison Rosso, and Kristin Rosso. Big Joe seeks revenge against Vic Doyle and is killed by Tiny Doyle and his five sons. Tiny Doyle (played by Ned Beatty) appears in Rolling Vengeance.
Tiny Doyle is an influential local business owner who operates the bar supplied by Big Joe Rosso and Joey Rosso. He is Vic Doyle's father and uses his power to influence the local judge, helping Vic avoid serious punishment. After Big Joe confronts Vic, Tiny Doyle and his five sons kill Big Joe and later attack Misty. Misty (played by Lisa Howard) appears in Rolling Vengeance.
Misty is Joey Rosso's girlfriend and becomes a victim of Tiny Doyle and his five sons after Big Joe Rosso is killed. Her assault deepens Joey Rosso's grief and fury, helping drive his decision to construct a heavily armed monster truck and take justice into his own hands when local authorities fail to act.
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Characters
Big Joe Rosso
(played by Lawrence Dane) — supporting
Big Joe Rosso is a local trucker, Kathy Rosso's husband, and Joey Rosso's father. He works with Joey Rosso to deliver liquor to Tiny Doyle's bar, but becomes enraged after Vic Doyle kills Kathy Rosso,...
Tiny Doyle
(played by Ned Beatty) — supporting
Tiny Doyle is an influential local business owner who operates the bar supplied by Big Joe Rosso and Joey Rosso. He is Vic Doyle's father and uses his power to influence the local judge, helping Vic a...
Misty
(played by Lisa Howard) — supporting
Misty is Joey Rosso's girlfriend and becomes a victim of Tiny Doyle and his five sons after Big Joe Rosso is killed. Her assault deepens Joey Rosso's grief and fury, helping drive his decision to cons...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Big Joe Rosso → Tiny Doyle
(Professional Business Associate)
Big Joe and his son do business with Tiny by delivering liquor to Tiny's bar.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Big Joe Rosso → Misty
(Narrative Shared Victimhood)
Big Joe is killed by Tiny and his sons, and Misty is assaulted afterward by the same hostile group.
Tiny Doyle → Misty
(Conflict Perpetrator And Victim)
After Big Joe's death, Tiny and his sons gang rape Misty.
Story Analysis
A grieving family member answers a corrupt town's failure to stop the Doyle family's violence with a weaponized monster truck.
Plot Progression
The Town Under Terror
Justice Buried on the Road
Violence Without Consequence
The Monster Takes Shape
Rolling Vengeance
Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Rolling Vengeance (1987) · 5.7/10 · action, drama, thriller
