Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree

This 1981 Chuck Norris movie straddles the transition from the gritty police dramas of the '70s (like The French Connection and Serpico) to the heroic revenge fantasies of the '80s (like...( read more  read more... ) Sylvester Stallone's Rambo movies). Norris plays reckless cop Sean Kane; after Kane's partner is killed in suspicious circumstances, Kane turns in his badge. When his partner's newscaster wife gets killed after turning up some crucial evidence, her father, who is Kane's teacher in the martial arts, teams up with Kane to track down the criminals responsible. An Eye for an Eye gets a substantial lift from head villain Christopher Lee's silky, effortless menace, as well as from Richard Roundtree as a hardnosed police captain. The early scenes of tension and suspense are surprisingly textured; the rest of the movie features a lot of impressive high kicks. --Bret Fetzer

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R, 103 min.

Directed by: Steve Carver

Release Date: August 14, 1981

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DVD Release Date: November 20, 2001

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  • May 15, 2009
    chuck norris is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.
  • October 31, 2008
    This is one of those 70s/80s cop drama/action flicks with a far-fetched storyline....and I enjoyed it very much. My only complaint was the middle portion of the film where the was little action to be had and spent a lot more time fleshing out the plot. I still recommend it for ...( read more)a fun action movie though.
  • June 26, 2008
    As he is a deafender of the bible and getting them bag into schools the best.
  • June 15, 2008
    Who knew Sally Field was so badass?
  • June 9, 2008
    The acting isn't the best, especially Mako's performance is really awful, but it has some decent action. Apart from the Chuck Norris's fumble, some of the fight scenes are very good, especially those fights near the end. The story is very simple, but it has good atmosphere, so it...( read more) never bores.
  • March 24, 2008
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.
  • March 15, 2008
    This was ah ok movie. it's redicoulus story prevents it from being a great martial combat movie, but ok for a rainy eavning.
  • March 12, 2008
    This was a cool fight flick.
  • January 10, 2008
    great story with a great film stars
  • September 29, 2007
    this was one of my favorite movies for a long time.... But like all chuck norris movies , they get old soon..

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