An Eye for an Eye (1981)

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The frequently used title An Eye for an Eye was applied to a Chuck Norris martial-arts festival in 1981. Norris plays Sean Kane, a San Francisco cop whose partner is murdered by an Oriental drug ring. Told to keep his distance by his superiors, Kane quits the force and sets out to exact vengeance.… More The frequently used title An Eye for an Eye was applied to a Chuck Norris martial-arts festival in 1981. Norris plays Sean Kane, a San Francisco cop whose partner is murdered by an Oriental drug ring. Told to keep his distance by his superiors, Kane quits the force and sets out to exact vengeance. When he's not suffering from traumatic nightmares, our hero is single-handedly decimating every one of villain Morgan Canfield's (Christopher Lee) henchmen. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Steve Carver
Genres: Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Aug 14, 1981 Wide
On DVD: Nov 20, 2001

Critic Reviews

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.

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Tim S

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 a fun… More
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 a fun action movie though.
Dean M

Better than Chuck Norris' late 1970s movies. The dialogues between his character and Mako's are delightful and the settings and cast are better than usual, as is the story. Norris is no coward to fight against Christopher Lee's gangster without any weapons, only his… More
Better than Chuck Norris' late 1970s movies. The dialogues between his character and Mako's are delightful and the settings and cast are better than usual, as is the story. Norris is no coward to fight against Christopher Lee's gangster without any weapons, only his tough fists and kicks.
Steven V

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… More
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 never bores.

Cast

            Chuck Norris as Sean Kane

            Christopher Lee as Morgan Canfield

            Richard Roundtree as Capt. Stevens

            Matt Clark as Tom McCoy

            Mako as James Chan

            Maggie Cooper as Heather Sullivan

            Rosalind Chao as Linda Chan

            Stuart Pankin as Nicky LaBelle

            Terry Kiser as Dave Pierce

            Mel Novak as Montoya

            Robert Behling as Coroner

            Joe Bellan as Truck Driver

            Nigel Davenport
            
            Dorothy Dells as Cab Driver

            Nancy Fish
            
            J.E. Freeman as Tow Truck Dude

            Sam Hiona as Ambler

            Joe Lerer
            
            Prof. Toru Tanaka as Giant

            Harry Wong as Shop Owner

            Don Pike as Watcher

            Gary New
            
            Jeff Bannister as Man on Walkie-talkie

            Tim Culbertson as Policeman

            Joseph DeNicola as Parlor Manager

            Dov Gottesfeld as Doctor
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