Avenging Force (1986)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writer:

James Booth (written by)

Release Date:

13 September 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Martial arts expert Matt Hunter was one of the most promising operatives in Army intelligence until his parents were killed by terrorists...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Mission | Racism | Murder | Survival

Cast

Michael Dudikoff	...	Matt Hunter
Steve James	...	Larry Richards
James Booth	...	Adm. Brown
William Wallace	...	Delaney (as Bill Wallace)
John P. Ryan	...	Glastenbury
Karl Johnson	...	Wallace
Marc Alaimo	...	Lavall
Allison Gereighty	...	Sarah Hunter
Loren Farmer	...	Parker
Rick Boyle	...	Grandpa Jimmy (as Richard Boyle)
Sylvia Joseph	...	Daisy Richards
Robert Taylor	...	Larry Richards Jr.
Bruce Johnson	...	Jeff Richards
Robert Cronin	...	T.C. Cooper
John Wilmot	...	General Wyatt

Also Known As:

Night Hunter (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cannon Films

Trivia:

This movie was released in Israel as "The American Ninja 2", a fact which caused “American Ninja 2” to released as “American Ninja 3” and so on. In fact, in Israel there are 6 movies in the “American Ninja” series.

Goofs:

Continuity: A different truck is used for the jump stunts (on the draw bridge and the junk yard). Most obviously it has only one pair of headlights and a large "4x4" sign on the radiator.

Quotes:

Larry Richards: Matt, you don't have to get involved in this part, this is my fight.
Matt Hunter: Your fight is my fight. You just remember that.

Dudikoff is forced into action in this violent comic book-style adventure

This enjoyable crime chiller concerns about Matt Hunter(Michael Dudikoff), he's a former secret service agent , now retired but he goes into action when his best friend, an African-American US candidate(Steve James)suffers a killing attempt in which murdered his son during a cavalcade through New Orleans streets. His former boss(James Booth, also screenwriter) assign him the dangerous mission. The American agent single-handedly takes on an army of criminals called the Pentangle, a right-wing terrorist organization(led by nasty John P. Ryan)and dedicated to human chase guised with masks on marsh of New Orleans. One again Dudikoff metes out his own justice and moved to violence when his sister is kidnapped and wipes out a passel of heinous villains.

Michel Dudikoff is an ex-agent who encounters ample reasons and opportunity to utilize his deadly skills. Lots of shoot-outs and fighting and plenty of suspense and thrills . It's a gripping story of one man's revenge, including a graphic violent scenes. The film displays a Norris' style but Chuck does it better. Dudikoff continues to set new standards for action in this mindless but agreeable for fans thrillers films. The movie is co-starred by Steve James(1952-1993),who is watchable as ever, he usually played sidekick to tough stars, Dudikoff(three times), Norris and David Carradine, but he early died by pancreatic cancer . The motion picture is professionally directed by Sam Firstenberg. He's a martial-art genre expert, as he directed the American Ninja(I,II, The revenge,The domination..) saga with Dudikoff and Delta Force films. Rating: Above average action-revenge story.