Blind Rage (1976)

Five friends get together and decide to plan an operation to rob a bank. The main difference between this and other bank-robbing gangs, however, is that all five men are blind.

Director:

Efren C. Piñon

Writers:

Jerry O. Tirazona (screenplay), Leo Fong (screenplay)

Stars:

Tony Ferrer, Leila Hermosa, Leo Fong

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Ferrer	...	Ben Guevara
Leila Hermosa
Leo Fong	...	Lin Wang
Charlie Davao	...	Johnny Duran
Fred Williamson	...	Jesse Crowder
Carlos Padilla Jr.	...	Capt. Reyes
D'Urville Martin	...	Willie Black
Dick Adair	...	Anderson
Darnell Garcia	...	Hector Lopez
B.T. Anderson	...	Lew Simpson
Subas Herrero	...	Chief Rodriguez
Chuck Doherty	...	Jim Metcalf
Max Alvarado
José García
Dan Ivan

Storyline

The Americans are planning to send five million dollars to Southeast Asia for relief work. They plan to send it to a bank in Manila and the President of the bank goes to the U.S. to work out the details. He is later approached by someone who wants him to steal the money and turn it over to them. He learns that they want him to use 4 blind men to get the money. So he recruits them and brings them to Manila and recruits a woman who teaches the blind to train them. Eventually they recruit a local bank robber who is also blind to help them.

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Plot Keywords:

blind | martial arts | spoof | kung fu | blaxploitation | 

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Taglines:

But even 15 Million CIA Dollars Won't Get Them Back Their Sight!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script for this movie was written in about three or four days.

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Goofs

In the beginning, when you see Mt Duran pull up in front of the Federal Court House into the Red Zone & in front of the fireplug is unrealistic Also he has no plates, asking for more attention. even 1976. Then as he leaves there are two other cars parked in the Red Zone. By that time his would have been towed and the Police would have been citing the other two cars.

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Quotes

Agent: It's all going down right now at The International House of Pancakes!

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Connections

Referenced in The Big Box: A Christmas Story (2010)

User Reviews

International House of Pancakes?

I can't disagree with any of the above reviews. There's never any real attempt to explain why using blind guys to rob a bank is such a great idea. Yes, no one would suspect blind guys of robbing a bank, but really, wouldn't a sighted electronic expert be more useful? At one point one of the cops posits that the blind men wouldn't be able to identify the "mastermind" (which seems an extremely generous description of Willie Black) because they are blind. Wouldn't it just be easier to kill the thieves after the crime. Dead men can't identify anybody either.

My favorite part of the movie though has to be the chase scene that starts at an International House of Pancakes and then ends up on the roof of an International House of Pancakes! The International House of Pancakes is also where the crime is planned at the beginning of the movie (a great place to plot a international crime).

That's really too much International House of Pancakes for one movie.

Details

Country:

Philippines

Language:

English Filipino Tagalog

Release Date:

April 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blind Rage

Filming Locations:

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metropolitan Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1