An Eye for an Eye ** (1981, Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Matt Clark, Mako, Maggie Cooper, Terry Kiser) – Classic Movie Review 12,952

Chuck Norris thrashes his way through a variety of hulking thugs in the lively, Eighties-style American kung-fu crime action thriller An Eye for an Eye (1981).

Director Steve Carver’s 1981 action film An Eye for an Eye stars Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee and Richard Roundtree, along with Matt Clark, Mako, Maggie Cooper, Terry Kiser, Rosalind Chao, Mel Novak, Stuart Pankin, Rick Prieto, and Toru Tanaka.

Impressive if inexpressive tough guy Chuck Norris dashes, slashes and thrashes his way through a variety of hulking thugs in director Steve Carver’s lively, Eighties-style American kung-fu crime action thriller An Eye for an Eye (1981). It stars Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Matt Clark, Mako [Mako Iwamatsu], Maggie Cooper, and Terry Kiser.

Chuck Norris plays Sean Kane, a former cop at the San Francisco Police Department Narcotics Division, forced to quit the force and now trying to crack a Chinese Triad drug-smuggling ring, abetted by a glamorous reporter (Maggie Cooper) and a philosophical martial arts master (Matt Clark). Seeking An Eye for an Eye, he aims to avenge the murder of his cop partner. He ends up fighting smoothly sinister villain Morgan Canfield (Christopher Lee) and a huge battling bozo called The Professor (Toru Tanaka).

The screen explodes frequently with a mindless but eye-catching welter of stunts and comic-book violence. William Gray and James Bruner write the screenplay efficiently. The performances are zingy, Norris does his action stuff effectively, and Steve Carver’s direction is energetic and zesty.

The cast are Chuck Norris as Detective Sean Kane, Christopher Lee as Morgan Canfield, Richard Roundtree as Captain Stevens, Matt Clark as Tom McCoy, Mako [Mako Iwamatsu] as James Chan, Maggie Cooper as Heather Sullivan, Rosalind Chao as Linda Chan, Professor Toru Tanaka as The Professor, Stuart Pankin as Nicky LaBelle, Terry Kiser as Dave Pierce, Mel Novak as Tony Montoya, J E Freeman as Tow Truck Dude, and Rick Prieto.

An Eye for an Eye is directed by Steve Carver, runs 106 minutes, is made by Barber, Adam’s Apple and South Street, is released by AVCO Embassy, is written by William Gray and James Bruner, is shot by Roger Shearman, is produced by Frank Capra Jr, is scored by William Goldstein, and designed by Vance Lorenzini.

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