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An Eye for an Eye

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A San Francisco policeman (Chuck Norris) quits the force to avenge his partner's murder by Asian drug dealers.
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Austin Trunick Under the Radar 07/08/2015
6/10
The surrounding cast makes An Eye For An Eye worth watching, and the frequent action scenes make it easy to look past Norris' cardboard-y dramatic acting. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/12/2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg Apollo Guide 01/15/2002
52/100
Aside from a few random smatterings of chop-socky daring-do, there's not one single thing about this movie worth sitting through. Go to Full Review
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David W Jul 28 Great cast and very watchable b-movie actioner. Enjoyed it a lot. See more Marc Z @TKDLife 06/09/2023 Following the success of the classic martial arts crime film, The Octagon, Chuck Norris stars in An Eye for An Eye. This film has Norris as an ex-cop seeking to avenge the death of his partner and his partner's girlfriend. The film has a common anti-drug theme that runs through Chuck's 80's films and the involvement of the Far East underworld. The film is low budget but the action and fighting are good. Norris, by this point, had settled into being a film star and the discomfort sensed when watching older films of his dissipated. The film aged better than Norris's bight red Members Only Jacket. Better than some of the ones to follow. See more 02/10/2022 It's a fairly average b-action flick, but it's made soo much more entertaining with Chuck's martial arts skill and the eclectic cast of character actors. I especially loved the comradery between him and Mako. It's a fun midnight movie. See more a.l.jude p @judebd 12/13/2017 There's no action but a good plot and some good answers by Norris ! See more 03/02/2017 Respectable Chuck Norris action flick has Chuck as an undercover SFPD officer. He resigns his position early on in the film in order to go after a group of drug dealers who killed his partner. In many ways this film feels like a low rent karate version of "Dirty Harry," though that's not necessarily a bad thing. The film does feature a strong cast of B-movie starts including Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Stuart Pankin, Mako, Matt Clark, and Professor Toru Tanaka (who for many years I thought was one-in-the-same as Harold Sakata of "Goldfinger" fame). Director Steve Carver keeps the film moving at a good pace, so it's never boring, and the action is solid. Norris and Carver would re-team a few years later for what I think is arguably Chuck's best film, "Lone Wolf McQuade," though a case can certainly be made for "Code of Silence." Overall this film isn't a classic, but in the pantheon of Chuck Norris films, this may actually be one of the better ones. See more 10/11/2016 An Eye for an Eye 1981, the action is once again a massive step up from the last Norris movie with guns etc. Being added to the mix with plenty of the classic roundhouse kicks too. My only issue with the films was that Norris sports no facial hair what so ever!!! Even the tash has been sheared off!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A San Francisco policeman (Chuck Norris) quits the force to avenge his partner's murder by Asian drug dealers.
Director
Steve Carver
Producer
Frank Capra Jr.
Screenwriter
James Bruner, William Gray
Distributor
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Production Co
Adams Apple Production Company, Westcom Barber International, South Street Films
Rating
R
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 1981, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 16, 2015
Runtime
1h 46m
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