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An Eye for an Eye

Play trailer Poster for An Eye for an Eye R Released Aug 14, 1981 1h 46m Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 1/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Austin Trunick Under the Radar 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. Rated: 6/10 Jul 8, 2015 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg Apollo Guide Aside from a few random smatterings of chop-socky daring-do, there's not one single thing about this movie worth sitting through. Rated: 52/100 Jan 15, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marc Z 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/10/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/22 Full Review a.l.jude p There's no action but a good plot and some good answers by Norris ! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review simon d This is the first Chuck Norris film I've ever seen and I'm not impressed. I know you cannot expect to join a cult after just one film but I'm not exactly printing off the list of his movies and running to my local dvd shop. This is such a typical 80's cop drama straight off the assembly line where, no doubt, a bunch of Monkeys are accidentally writing such rubbish stories in their ultimate attempt to recreate the works of Shakespeare. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review 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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