On their syndicated television program siskel and ebert and the movies, film critics roger ebert and gene siskel gave the film two thumbs up. The movie stars rutger hauer as nick parker, a blind vietnam veteran. Blind fury 1989 he may be blind, but nick parker rutger hauer has a way with a sword. Released 1989, blind fury stars rutger hauer, brandon call, terry oquinn, lisa blount the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of. Blind fury was a 1989 action movie with comedy elements. Blind fury is a 1989 american action film directed by philip noyce and starring rutger hauer. Rutger hauer, terry oquinn, lisa blount, meg foster, phillip noyce, daniel grodnik, tim matheson, blind fury prods. It is a variant on the blind swordsman character archetype. Blind fury is a 1989 martial arts action film starring rutger hauer as nick parker, a us soldier who is blinded while fighting the war in vietnam and subsequently is taken in by local villagers, who teach him the ways of the sword.
Rutger hauer in blind fury 1989 rutger hauer and brandon call in blind. There is a lot action in this movie and its a very good movie for anyone to watch. After a couple of years of searching, the customer finally found us and mas produced this sword based on his specifications. Despite his impairment he is a master swordsman, skilled in martial arts. Jan 01, 1980 i dont remember how old i was the first time i read comes the blind fury. Finally home, he sets out to find and forgive his old army buddy, frank deveraux terrance oquinn. The blind fury speaking, teaching, author, and more. Feb 20, 2012 hes lucky he cant see what hes up against. Upon returning to the states, he finds himself taking care of the son of his vietnam buddy as they go on the run. Her copy was a hardcover, so she must have bought it within a year of it being published. How else to explain the collision of incompatible elements that make up the curiosity piece known as blind fury. The customer wanted to purchase a katana that is based on the design appeared in blind fury movie. Blind fury is close to being an excellent action adventure film. Ayer was influenced by the service of veterans in his family and by reading books, such as belton y.
The martial arts are very good, performed with great aplomb, skill and humor. He may be blind, but nick parker rutger hauer has a way with a sword. Released 1989, blind fury stars rutger hauer, brandon call, terry oquinn, lisa blount the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Blind fury internet movie firearms database guns in. Tales from the warrior age, i, blinde wut, furia cega. Fury is a 2014 american war film written and directed by david ayer, and starring brad pitt, shia labeouf, logan lerman, michael pena, jon bernthal, jason isaacs and scott eastwood. As usually happens when revisiting childhood media, i. After an intense battle for his life due to three lifethreatening brain diseases, john became legally blind in 2008. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
A blind vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to america and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier. The screenplay by charles robert carner is a loosely based, modernized remake of zatoichi challenged, the 17th film in the japanese zatoichi film series. They fit into their scabbard and appear to be a single piece of wood or stick. Watch blind fury movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Blind fury showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. It is a loosely based, modernized remake of zatoichi challenged, the 17th film in the japanese zatoichi film series. Blind fury would probably be a straight up cult classic if it amped up the violence and vanquished much of the kids dialogue. And although i do make my own blades i actually used a huawei blade for this one. I liked this movie as a child and wanted my kids to watch as a tribute to rutger hauer my first crush. Blind fury 1989 phillip noyce synopsis, characteristics. Read the blind fury plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. I dont remember how old i was the first time i read comes the blind fury. Gangsters have killed franks wife meg foster and are holding him hostage in reno, nev.
Based on a series of japanese films about a blind samurai released under the blanket title of zatoichi. Rutger does a wonderful job with being blind in this movie. Reviewed in the united states on february 25, 2019. It is a loosely based, modernized version of zatoichi challenged, the 17th film in the japanese zatoichi film series. Rutger hauer said of this movie on his official website. Stick swords for sale include a variety of designs like nodachi and japanese shirasaya. Hiphop recording artist and a skilled mc battle rapper who became well known on the national scene for his 2003 appearance on the live rocafella mc battle on mtv. This is a scene from the rutger hauer film blind fury. Blind fury is a 1989 american samurai action comedy film written by charles robert carner of gymkata fame and directed by phillip noyce. Trained a month with a blind man who taught me his handicap. Blind fury chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction.
In this episode of the bad movie night podcast we talk about the 1989 action movie, blind fury support our show and get the bonus podcasts. Power rangers jungle fury bat beast zord first scene blind leading the blind episodefmhhrffzy7u. The vietnam vet pays a visit to an old war buddy, frank deveraux terrance oquinn, only to discover that. Blind fury is a 1989 action film written by charles robert carner of gymkata fame and directed by phillip noyce. Blind fury 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sep 19, 2019 in this episode of the bad movie night podcast we talk about the 1989 action movie, blind fury support our show and get the bonus podcasts. The vietnam vet pays a visit to an old war buddy, frank deveraux terrance oquinn, only to. In fact its an adaptation of one of the japanese zatoichi films, zatoichi being the blind swordsman. Upon returning to the states, he finds himself taking care of the son of his vietnam buddy as they go on the run from criminals. When he returns to the united states he goes on a rescue mission to save an old friend from the war. Jun 24, 2015 power rangers jungle fury bat beast zord first scene blind leading the blind episodefmhhrffzy7u.
Twenty years after the war, hauer finds himself waistdeep in. Blind fury 1989 was one of the most difficult jobs for me because of the combination with the swordplay. There is a lot action in this movie and its a very good movie for. Forced to cook up designer drugs for a corrupt casino boss, deveraux talks, putting his exwife and son in danger. Blind fury,action, rutger, english, movie, fodd by. Twenty years after the war, hauer finds himself waistdeep in gangsters when he tries to help the son brandon. If zatoichi confuses you, it was the inspiration for blind fury. I saw it sitting on the shelf, in all its purple glory, and was immediately drawn to the image on the cover. He may be blind, but he dont need no dog a blind vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to america and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier. Read the blind fury movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Blind fury rutger hauer nick parker character profile. It was published in 1980 and was one of my moms doubleday book club picks. Blind fury is a 1989 american action film directed by philip noyce and starring rutger hauer, brandon call, terry oquinn, lisa blount, randall tex cobb, and noble willingham. Other stick swords for sale include movie swords like the blind samurai zatoichi and blind fury movie swords. I have placed zatoichi taking place in the 60s and 70s instead of the 1830s and 1840s while blind fury takes place after vietnam and just before the movie came out. I m fairly new to posting here but been lurking around here for years lol. With rutger hauer, terry oquinn, brandon call, noble willingham. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Unfortunately, about half way through the film, some of the bad guys show their limited vocabulary by using profanities and obscenities an unnecessary blot on an otherwise good movie. The vietnam vet pays a visit to an old war buddy, frank deveraux terrance oquinn, only to discover that his friend is in deep trouble. Blind fury ripping that oh, oh, oh flow freestyle on the lower east side by blindfury promopage. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast. It is a loosely based, modernized version of zatoichi challenged, the 17th film in the japanese zatoichi film series the film stars rutger hauer as nick parker, a blind, swordwielding vietnam war veteran, who returns to the united states and befriends billy, the son of. Rutger hauer stars as a blind, swordswinging vietnam vet in director philip noyces americanization of japans popular zatoichi films.
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