Blind Fury (1989)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Writers (WGA):

Ryozo Kasahara (earlier screenplay)
Charles Robert Carner (screen story)

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

He may be blind but he don't need no dog.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Casino | Humor | Fall Down | B Movie

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	Nick Parker
Terry O'Quinn	...	Frank Devereaux (as Terrance O'Quinn)
Brandon Call	...	Billy Devereaux
Noble Willingham	...	MacCready
Lisa Blount	...	Annie Winchester
Nick Cassavetes	...	Lyle Pike
Rick Overton	...	Tector Pike
Randall 'Tex' Cobb	...	Slag
Charles Cooper	...	Cobb
Meg Foster	...	Lynn Devereaux
Shô Kosugi	...	The Assassin (as Sho Kosugi)
Paul James Vasquez	...	Gang Leader
Julia González	...	Latin Girl (as Julia Gonzales)
Woody Watson	...	Crooked Miami Cop #1
Alex Morris	...	Crooked Miami Cop #2

Runtime:

86 min | West Germany:85 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 (cut) | West Germany:18 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Tim Matheson was introduced to producer Daniel Grodnik by writer Charles Robert Carner. Tim was interested in learning how to produce. Grodnik told him, "if you ever bring me a piece of material that I like, you can be a producer on it with me." 2 weeks later Matheson screened 'Zatoichi Challenged' for Grodnik to develop as an American remake. It took 7 years, 3 studios, 2 directors, and 11 drafts of the script to finally get the film about a blind samurai in America made. Grodnik sold it to Jeff Sagansky, the president of Tri-Star Pictures, by pitching him two ad lines: 'Pray you see him before he hears you' and 'He don't need no dog.'

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the policeman gets his hand sliced off and it falls to the floor, you can see a white wire going from the back of the hand into the floor. This wire is what creates the shot from the gun that the hand is holding.

Quotes:

Slag: Not bad for a blind man! But that butter knife ain't gonna stop no bullet!

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Wow!

I love this movie. It's another example of brilliant, under-rated acting by the one and only Rutger Hauer. In a way I feel sorry for Hauer, Like Christopher Lambert, he is a top quality actor but very under-rated.

Anyway, Rutger Hauer stars as a Vietnam War veteran. During battle, he was blinded by a mortar attack. He was then captured by a tribe in Vietnam and trained to master the sword. 20 years later, Hauer is back in the USA and sets out to find his fellow soldier friend, Frank.

The sword which Hauer uses in this movie is so cool. I love the sword fights in this movie.

8/10