Blind Fury Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
Rutger Hauer plays a blinded Vietnam vet who also happens to be an expert swordsman. Twenty years after the war, Hauer finds himself waist-deep in gangsters when he tries to help the son (Brandon Call) of an old army buddy. Along the way, he reforms an ex-comrade in arms (Terrance O'Quinn) who was responsible for the accident that blinded him. Based on a series of Japanese films about a blind samurai (released under the blanket title of Zatoichi). - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
03/16/1990
DVD Release Date:
12/28/2004
Run Time:
86 min.
Distributor(s):
Tri-Star Pictures
Production Co.:
Interscope Communications, TriStar
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Living With Disability, Obsessive Quests, Heroic Mission, Righting the Wronged
Tone:
Angry, Forceful, Rousing, Tense, Visceral
Keywords:
Zen-master, blindness [physical], gangster, handicap, kidnapping, martial-arts, on-the-run, sharpshooter, veteran [military]
Country of Origin:
USA (03-16-1990)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
