James Booth, John P. Ryan, Michael Dudikoff

Martial arts expert Matt Hunter was one of the most promising operatives in Army intelligence until his parents were killed by terrorists, and he retired to the family's farm in Louisiana to take care...( read more  read more... ) of his 12-year-old sister Sara and their grandfather Jimmy. Larry Richards, a black man running for the Senate, is one of Matt's best friends. Larry has become the target of The Pentangle, a racist organization led by a man named Glastenbury, and Glastenbury doesn't want Larry to be elected. In an attempt on Larry's life during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, The Pentangle kills one of Larry's sons. Matt lets Larry, his wife Daisy, and his other son move to the remotely located farm so they can hide from Glastenbury and the Pentangle, but the Pentangle strikes again, setting the farmhouse on fire. Matt and Sara escape as the only survivors. Then the Pentangle kidnaps Sara, sending Matt on a mission to rescue Sara from Glastenbury and the Pentangle.

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Directed by: Sam Firstenberg

Release Date: September 13, 1986

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  • June 27, 2008
    Better than expected action film, mostly due to the quality of the villains.
  • June 5, 2009
    For being a B movie from the 80's this is not to bad actually. i have seen it several times and i still enjoy this flick very much. We have Michael Dudikoff from the American Ninja movies in the main role. His sidekick is Steve James and they did many action movies together befor...( read more)e. Story follows a racist organization "The Pentangle" to stop a black man running for the Senate in New Orleans aswell as other activities like a hunting game in the swamp/forest.. great action scenes with an average story. Worth a looksy !
  • February 24, 2009
    Michael Dudikoff and Steve James reunite for the second time in this 1986 semi-sequel to Chuck Norris' 'Invasion U.S.A.' This time, Dudikoff takes over the Matt Hunter role, as he must protect his friends and his family from a group of right wing fringe Survivaists/White supremac...( read more)ists. This is one of Dudikoff's best roles, it's also perhaps the darkest action movie he's starred in next to 'Midnight Ride.' There are several scenes that will drop your jaw for the pure brutality and everything is played to the grittiest effects, with little humor. The main bad guy is awesome in this, he spends the majority of his time waxing poetically about Hilter while dressed like Hue Hefner in his bathrobe, petting a kitty. I half-expected bubbles to come out of his pipe.
    Avenging Force is helmed by Sam Firstenberg, and he brings the same mixture of humor and over-the-top action to the table here as he did to 'American Ninja.' It's nowhere near as over-the-top as 'invasion U.S.A.', but it's still filled with its moments of hilarity- people get shot and bodies go flying in weird contortions right out a Hong Kong flick, the baddies are dressed like they're going to the leather bar or celebrating Mardis Gras (it does take place in Louisiana).
    Steve James I think was underused here. He's still cool as ever, and Dudikoff's bud, but he doesn't really get to show off as in the American Ninja movies. One great scene is where he's shot by machine guns and gets an arrow in the back and just walks away like nothing ever happened. I think Dudikoff has never been more convincing as a bonafide tough guy than here. He plays this mostly straight, and you can buy into it- whereas something like 'Moving Target' or 'Cyber Jack' would see him as an everyman goofball. He's still Dudikoff, and he still rules. And why there was no sequel to this, we'll never know. It practically sets one up to be made. I felt like I was watching a cliffhanger ending to a two part movie, but the second never came out. Highly recommended.
  • October 14, 2008
    One of the better Dudikoff flicks. He even tries to act in this one.
  • July 6, 2008
    This movie is also known as "Nighthunter" and stars picture perfect Michael Dudikoff as Matt
  • October 6, 2007
    loved it when I was a kid, want to see if it is as good as I remember
  • July 13, 2007
    Why isnt this on dvd?
  • June 8, 2007
    Dudikoff and Steve James, together again. Kick ass!
  • May 28, 2007
    Another damn good movie to watch

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