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Overview

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4.7/10   1,504 votes
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Director:
Eric Karson
Writers:
Paul Aaron (story)
Leigh Chapman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 August 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Action more
Tagline:
In a world of choices, for one man there is no choice . . . he must face THE OCTAGON more
Plot:
A martial artist must defeat a plan by ninjas to create a worldwide training camp for terrorists. full summary | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
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User Comments:
Cheap and dialogue-heavy. more
US TV Schedule:
Wed. July 227:30 AMAMC   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chuck Norris ... Scott James
Karen Carlson ... Justine
Lee Van Cleef ... McCarn

Art Hindle ... A. J.
Carol Bagdasarian ... Aura
Tadashi Yamashita ... Seikura
Kim Lankford ... Nancy
Larry D. Mann ... Tibor
Kurt Grayson ... Doggo

Richard Norton ... Kyo - Seikura´s Enforcer / Long Legs
Yuki Shimoda ... Katsumo - Seikura's Aide
Redmond Gleeson ... Duffy
Alan Chappuis ... Pierre
Brian Libby ... Deadwyler
Ken Gibbel ... Meat
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Man Without Mercy (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Fighting Stars Magazine ranked the climactic fight between Chuck Norris and Tadashi Yamashita as #13 on their list of the 25 greatest fight scenes of all time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During a car chase sequence, the off-white colored car hits the pursing red vehicle that is parked in its path. The next time we see them, both cars are undamaged and not touching each other. more
Quotes:
Scott: Doggo is not the answer... nswer... swer... wer... er... r... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Carl Wash (#4.13)" (2006) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Cheap and dialogue-heavy., 6 December 2002
4/10
Author: gridoon

Whether you can take this film or not will depend on your tolerance for B-movies. The production is very cheap (to the point that you can barely see anything during the night scenes), and the plot is pretty vague (Is Chuck Norris playing a mercenary? An anti-terrorist expert? A former karate champion? All three?), and the fact that we can often hear his thoughts in echoing voice-over doesn't make it any more lucid. But Norris is better than usual here (at least better than anyone else in the cast), and his fighting moves are as sharp as ever. (**)

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