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

Color:

Color (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:

CASTLE THUNDER: Heard in the background when Slag wakes up in the middle of the corn field during the rain.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Nick cuts off the policeman's hand near the beginning of the film, we see the hand fall to the floor, then the cop falls back, and for a moment you can see he still has his hand.

Quotes:

[an old lady shoots at Lyle and Tector after they steal her car]
Lyle Pike: Jesus H. Christ!
Tector Pike: Yep. That's one reason I always voted for gun control!

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Absurd With Zero Credibility......But Fun!

Talk about "suspending belief!" Boy, if this is a prime case of that, I don't know what is, but, it's still pretty enjoyable to watch. You just have enjoy what happening and put your brain on the back-burner.

Rutger Hauer plays a blind man who winds up killing about 10-20 bad guys in fights, despite the fact (1) they can see; (2) they also have guns!

Yes, it's absurd, but it's all in fun especially with Hauer cracking jokes and showing compassion in all his violence. The villains, meanwhile, are so stereotyped you almost want to laugh out loud.

This whole movie is really like a cartoon, without the animation.