Blind Fury

3/16/19901h 26m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ He's lucky he can't see what he's up against. ~

Overview:

A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$20,000,000.00

Revenue:

$2,700,000.00

Key words:

vietnam war
martial arts
vietnam
casino
sword fight
downfall
blind man

Cast

Rutger Hauer

~ as ~

Nick Parker

Terry O'Quinn

~ as ~

Frank Devereaux

Brandon Call

~ as ~

Billy Devereaux

Charles Cooper

~ as ~

Cobb

Noble Willingham

~ as ~

MacCready

Lisa Blount

~ as ~

Annie Winchester

Meg Foster

~ as ~

Lynn Devereaux

Sho Kosugi

~ as ~

The Assassin

Randall "Tex" Cobb

~ as ~

Slag

Nick Cassavetes

~ as ~

Lyle Pike

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 2 month(s) ago
8
Rutger Hauer as a blind Vietnam vet and master swordsman

This was inspired by the Japanese film “Zatoichi Challenged” (1967), but I’m sure Marvel’s Daredevil was an influence as well (the character debuted in early 1964 and so had been around for 25 years when this debuted). There’s also some influence from Eastwood’s “The Gauntlet.”

It’s surprisingly good with fleshed out characters, quality locations, lots of action and an effective sense of humor. Blonde Lisa Blount is a plus on the female front, along with a couple of other peripheral casino women. The mighty “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” would borrow from it two years later. Yet it’s inexplicably obscure.

It runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in Houston, Reno and Squaw Valley in northeastern California (renamed Palisades Tahoe in 2021).

GRADE: A-