5.9
Missing in Action
1984
He's lucky he can't see what he's up against.
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Rutger HauerNick Parker
Terry O'QuinnFrank Devereaux
Brandon CallBilly Devereaux
Charles CooperCobb
Noble WillinghamMacCready
Lisa BlountAnnie Winchester
Meg FosterLynn Devereaux
Sho KosugiThe Assassin
Randall 'Tex' CobbSlag
Nick CassavetesLyle Pike
Rick OvertonTector Pike
Paul James VasquezGang Leader
Woody WatsonCrooked Miami Cop #1
Alex MorrisCrooked Miami Cop #2
Tim MateerSnow
C.K. McFarlandFemale Biker
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**_Rutger Hauer as a blind Vietnam vet and master swordsman_** This was inspired by the Japanese film “Zatoichi Challenged” (1967), but I’m sure Marvel’s Daredevil was an influence as well (the character debuted in early 1964 and so had been around for 25 years when this debuted). There’s also some influence from Eastwood’s “The Gauntlet.” It’s surprisingly good with fleshed out characters, quality locations, lots of action and an effective sense of humor. Blonde Lisa Blount is a plus on the female front, along with a couple of other peripheral casino women. The mighty “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” would borrow from it two years later. Yet it’s inexplicably obscure. It runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in Houston, Reno and Squaw Valley in northeastern California (renamed Palisades Tahoe in 2021). GRADE: A-
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