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Good Guys Wear Black

  • 19781978
  • PGPG
  • 1h 35m
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5.0/10
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Chuck Norris in Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next.
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An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next.An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next.An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next.
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  • Director
    • Ted Post
  • Writers
    • Bruce Cohn(screenplay)
    • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
    • Joseph Fraley(story)
  • Stars
    • Chuck Norris
    • Anne Archer
    • James Franciscus
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ted Post
  • Writers
    • Bruce Cohn(screenplay)
    • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
    • Joseph Fraley(story)
  • Stars
    • Chuck Norris
    • Anne Archer
    • James Franciscus
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Anne Archer and Chuck Norris in Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
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    Anne Archer and Chuck Norris in Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
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    Chuck Norris
    Chuck Norris
    • John T. Booker
    Anne Archer
    Anne Archer
    • Margaret
    James Franciscus
    James Franciscus
    • Conrad Morgan
    Lloyd Haynes
    Lloyd Haynes
    • Murray Saunders
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Edgar Harolds
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Doorman
    Lawrence P. Casey
    Lawrence P. Casey
    • Mike Potter - The Black Tigers
    • (as Larry Casey)
    Anthony Mannino
    • Gordie Jones - The Black Tigers
    • (as Tony Mannino)
    Soon-Tek Oh
    Soon-Tek Oh
    • Mjr. Mhin Van Thieu - The Black Tigers
    • (as Soon-Teck Oh)
    Joe Bennett
    • Lou Goldberg - The Black Tigers
    Jerry Douglas
    Jerry Douglas
    • Joe Walker - The Black Tigers
    Stack Pierce
    Stack Pierce
    • Holly Washington - The Black Tigers
    Michael Payne
    • Mitch - The Black Tigers
    David Starwalt
    • Steagle - The Black Tigers
    Aaron Norris
    Aaron Norris
    • Al - The Black Tigers
    Don Pike
    • Hank - The Black Tigers
    Benjamin J. Perry
    Benjamin J. Perry
    • Finney - The Black Tigers
    • (as Ben Perry)
    Kathy McCullen
    • Kelly
    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Bruce Cohn(screenplay)
      • Mark Medoff(screenplay)
      • Joseph Fraley(story)
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    • Trivia
      When Chuck Norris was offered the lead role of the film, he was in the process of establishing a new kick-boxing league in Los Angeles with Benny Urquidez. Norris cites his decision to pursue the movie over the league as a defining point in his transition from martial arts competition to acting.
    • Goofs
      The scene where Norris and love interest lady are arriving at the top of the ski hill, a man can be seen wearing a Hawaiian t-shirt.
    • Quotes

      Booker: And so as history slowly places it into some kind of perspective, a few things about the Vietnam War have become clear. It was a war that never should have begun, and a country we never should have entered. And as thousands of victims died without really understanding why. Mainly because the reasons for the war were beyond any rules of logic. On Wednesday we'll sing patriotic songs and pretend I said none of the above.

    • Alternate versions
      UK cinema and video versions were cut by 7 secs by the BBFC to remove an ear clap and a shot of a guard being killed with a throwing star.
    • Connections
      Edited into How American Cinema Changed Hollywood Forever (2003)

    User reviews36

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    Top review
    7/10
    Chuck Norris is John T. Booker and Booker is fighting back.
    I'm not sure when I first watched this one, but it must have been sometime in the mid 80's or so.Back then anything starring Mr. Norris was a sure thing in my book, I don't think that i was ever disappointed with any of his movies.I mean, how could you be? It is Chuck Norris!

    The plot in Good Guys Wear Black is quite good and I won't go further into it here. You'll have to watch the movie to find out more! It's a well- written one, directed by Ted Post, who's also done Hang 'Em High and Magnum Force. The cast is actually not that bad. Anne Archer, James Franciscus are all good actors and Chuck Norris is Chuck Norris, so it all evens out in the end. No, all kidding aside, even Mr Norris is good here..

    If there's one gripe I have with this movie, it's the fact that as far as it being an action flick it's a bit "talky", you know? I would have liked a little more action I really wanted to like the movie more, and all it had to do was have Chuck fight more people, and have more scenes like the action set piece in the middle. That's ALL it had to do to win us over, but it's just a little too much talking

    So if you have the patience and you like 70's type action movies then you should like this.

    Overall worth watching.. 7 out of 10
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    • Oct 18, 2016

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    • Release date
      • June 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Black Tigers
    • Filming locations
      • Riverside International Raceway, 22255 Eucalyptus Avenue, Moreno Valley, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mar Vista Productions
      • Action 1 Film Partners
      • Western Film Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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