Forced Vengeance

Overview

In this martial-arts actioner, a pugnacious, taciturn Vietnam vet begins working for an honest casino owner to help keep the evil gangsters at bay.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/16/2017
UPC:	0888574489113
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	29,838

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Chuck Norris	Josh Randall,Actor
Mary Louise Weller	Claire,Actor
Seiji Sakaguchi	Cam
Frank Michael Liu	David
Bob Minor	LeRoy
David Opatoshu	Sam Paschal
Lloyd Kino	Inspector Chen
Leigh Hamilton	Sally Tennant
Howard Caine	Milt Diamond
Robert Emhardt	Carl Gerlich
Roger Behrstock	Ron DiBiasi
Jimmy Shaw	Inspector Keck
Camila Griggs	Joy,Joy Paschal
Michael Cavanaugh	Stan
Anna Chan	Actor,Actor
Randy Channell	Actor
May Cheung	Actor
Eugene Choy	Maitre d'
Peter Gee	Actor
Behrouz Gramian	Actor
Susie Hall	Actor
Steve Hulin	Kravitz
Brian Langley	Actor
Anita Lee	Actor
Ben Leung	Actor,Actor
Malcolm Lomax	Actor
Mike Lovett	Actor
Alan Marcus	Marcus
Richard Norton	Actor
Bobby Shum	Actor
Nelson Welch	Houseman
Ron Silver	Actor
Steven Keats	Actor
William Finley	Actor
Brian Libby	Actor
Stephen Furst	Actor
Stephanie Dunnam	Actor
Joyce Ingle	Actor
William Goldstein	Composer

Technical Credits

Edward Di Lorenzo

Franklin Thompson

James Fargo	Director
John B. Bennett	Producer
Edward Di Lorenzo	Screenwriter
Anthony B. Unger	Producer
Franklin Thompson	Screenwriter
Don Sharpless	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Forced Vengeance is a good representation of the action 'programmer': simply put, it is not particularly inspired nor particular bad. Instead, it is content to be a competent timewaster. Despite a novel casino setting and a martial arts-friendly locale, the script doesn't do much but mark time between fight scenes. Characterizations are of the stock variety and the plotting is humdrum. In terms of acting, Chuck Norris delivers a typically wooden lead performance and the film relies on familiar faces like David Opatoshu and Robert Minor to add a bit of flavor to otherwise bland roles. The one real standout is Michael Cavanaugh, who clearly relishes hamming it up as a greedy villain. Director James Fargo keeps the action moving forward but, outside of a few flashes of inspiration (ex: a fight scene backlit by a giant neon sign), he does little more than get the film in the can. In short, Chuck Norris fans could do a lot worse than Forced Vengeance but it isn't strong enough to appeal to a wider audience.