Not just Chuck's famous lip-sweater either - three out of every four bad guys has a mustachio, and some of them are faker than a politician's smile! The fashions, the acting, the music (for the most part good, but then you get a synth knockoff of Super Freak in a night club) - it's all cheesy good fun.
Forced vengeance 1982 movie#
I honestly don't think I've ever seen a movie with this many mustaches. The good news is there's lots of humour (some intended, most unintentional) and cheese to keep the b-grade action fan happy, and a small amount of nudity (although it's mostly of the non-fun, rapey kind). But what action there is is well shot by director James Fargo (who'd previously worked with Clint Eastwood on The Enforcer and Every Which Way But Loose) as Norris kicks, punches and shoots various Asian hoodlums with glee. Before that there's too much talking and not enough kicking. we get a montage! Even Rocky had a montage.Īs an action flick, Forced Vengeance comes good on its title in the final act. Things meander along with the odd bit of chop-socky, but it's only when Raimondi's men kill his 'Nam vet buddy (Bob Minor, who played a similar role opposite Arny in COMMANDO) and rape his girl (Mary Louise Weller, who I didn't even recognise as the same actress who played straight-laced sorority queen Mandy Pepperidge in ANIMAL HOUSE) that he finally brings forth the sweet, sweet vengeance. Sure, he's bummed about it (it's hard to tell with Norris' acting range), but he's more worried about protecting his dead boss's daughter (the beautiful Camilla Griggs) and snooping for answers than kicking butt. You'd think that would be the moment when Randell would open up a can of whoop-ass, but no. When the casino owner's real son gets into debt with another, shadier casino boss named Stan Raimondi (played with pompous delight by Michael Cavanaugh, ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN), father and son are killed. The casino owner (veteran actor David Opatoshu) is like a father to him. Norris is Josh Randell, an American working as head of security at a small family-owned casino in Hong Kong. Ha, I guess I just described every action movie of the 80s, right? Norris plays a good, moraled guy who is wronged by some shady types and kicks their asses. Now, as I've just admitted, I don't have much knowledge of other Chuck flicks to call on, but I imagine Forced Vengeance is pretty standard fare for his movies.
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With a handful of Norris vehicles in my VHS collection asking to be watched, I sidestepped the more obvious choices (McQuade, Delta Force etc) and went for the one with the coolest cover - 1982's Forced Vengeance.
Forced vengeance 1982 series#
I think the few glimpses that I saw of his TV series Walker: Texas Ranger probably scared me away from the guy.īut good ol' Chuck has become something of a pop culture icon in recent years (if you get a chance, check out Ian Spector's book "The Truth About Chuck Norris", it's hilarious). I've definitely seen The Octagon (which I own on DVD) and I think I watched Lone Wolf McQuade back in the mid-80s, but I can't be too sure about that one.
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Despite being a lifelong fan of action movies, good and bad, I've only seen one or maybe two Chuck Norris films.
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Starring: Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Camilla Griggs