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Eye of the Tiger (1986)Returning home from prison, a Vietnam War veteran sets out to clean up his hometown which has come under the control of a violent motorcycle gang. Director:Richard C. SarafianWriter:Michael Thomas Montgomery |
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Buck Matthews
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| Yaphet Kotto | ... |
J.B. Deveraux
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Sheriff
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| Bert Remsen | ... |
Father Healey
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Christie Matthews
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Blade
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| Kimberlin Brown | ... |
Dawn
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| Judith Barsi | ... |
Jennifer Matthews
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Eric Boles | ... |
Doctor
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Joe Brooks | ... |
Jake
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Douglas Dirkson | ... |
Jimmy
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Kathryn Fuller | ... |
Bingo Lady
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Jorge Gil | ... |
Jamie
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Amelia Haas | ... |
Melody /
Mini-Cam Reporter
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Ray Habercorn | ... |
Police Officer
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Gary Busey plays Buck, a former Vietnam veteran/ex-con recently released from the state prison. He returns to the small Midwest town where he grew up only to discover the place overrun by a large motorcycle gang bent on causing trouble. When the bikers murder his wife and traumatize his young daughter, Busey, with the help from a fellow Vietnam vet, as well as his former cell-mate, a drug kingpin living in Miami, Buck arms himself to the teeth and wages a war against the motorcyclists to destroy them once and for all. Written by Matthew Patay
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'Nam was hell... Prison unbearable... But coming home meant murder. See more »Parents Guide:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 November 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A prova di vendetta See more »Filming Locations:
Valencia, California, USACompany Credits
Production Co:
Scotti Brothers Pictures (I), International Video Entertainment (IVE), Action Brothers See more »
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Written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
Performed by Survivor
Courtesy of Scotti Brothers Records and Tapes
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In the scene with the dead paramedics, the bottom paramedic clearly blinks right before the camera passes by him. See more »Quotes
Sheriff: [to Buck] Doing that time in there didn't do a damn thing for you, did it? You were an asshole then and you're a 'bigger' asshole now!See more »
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"Eye of the Tiger"Written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
Performed by Survivor
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Gary Busey plays an ex-nam vet and recently released convict (he is innocent...he was framed) Buck Matthews. He returns home to his family only to find that the town has become over run by a deadly biker gang that sells drugs all over the world. The sheriff has been paid off, so there is no law and the biker's get away with murder (literally!). So when Buck decides to rescue a woman from getting raped by the bikers...the bikers wage a war against him, killing his wife and destroying his home. So Buck decides to take the law into his own hands and seek revenge for this wife and protect the town. It's a pretty simple plot that's fun to watch. The acting is excellent and it is interesting & cool to see Busey play the lead hero for once. The action is decent, with lots of chases and a hand to hand fight scene against the head baddie at the end. The film has good budget and the movie was put together well. The song "Eye of the tiger" is obviously used during the opening credits and at the end when he goes on his vengeance spree. Overall, it was a cool flick that was made cooler by the fact that Busey was the lead action hero. There's a nice decapitation scene in there too.