Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Rutger hauer plays a blinded vietnam vet who also happens to be an expert swordsman. 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. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Zatoichi, zatoichi is a fictional character featured in one of japans longestrunning series of films and a television series that are both set during the late edo period 1830s and 1840s. A blind vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to america and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier. Despite his impairment he is a master swordsman, skilled in martial arts. Pinon and starring fred williamson, tony ferrer, leo fong, and durville martin. Rutger hauer stars as a blind, swordswinging vietnam vet in director philip noyces americanization of japans popular zatoichi films. The screenplay by charles robert carner is a loosely based, modernized remake of zatoichi challenged, the 17th film in the japanese zatoichi film series.
Jan 01, 1980 i dont remember how old i was the first time i read comes the blind fury. This film is based on zatoichi challenged 1967, the 17th film in the original series. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. 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. After an intense battle for his life due to three lifethreatening brain diseases, john became legally blind in 2008. Zatoichi takeshi kitano a blind, nomadic samurai whose sword has made him a hero and whose courage has made him a legend. I saw it sitting on the shelf, in all its purple glory, and was immediately drawn to the image on the cover.
Financial analysis of blind fury 1990 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. In 1989, tristar pictures released a remake called blind fury, starring rutger hauer as a vietnam war vet who is blinded, then taught to use a cane sword by a local tribe before returning home to america. Twenty years after the war, hauer finds himself waistdeep in gangsters when he tries to help the son brandon. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Purchase blind fury on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Blind fury is a 1989 action film written by charles robert carner of gymkata fame and directed by phillip noyce. Blind fury 1989 is an action film largely influenced by japanese samurai movies.
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 an old. Blind fury internet movie firearms database guns in. Its only through the benefit of distance that were allowed to see what a nutty time the late 80s were when it comes to movies. The blind fury speaking, teaching, author, and more.
Blind fury is a 1989 american action film directed by philip noyce and starring rutger hauer. But the film never gets overly involved with the story, never really takes it to seriously. He does get the boy to his dad and rutger helps his with getting him away from the wrong people. Blind fury,action, rutger, english, movie, fodd by. Her copy was a hardcover, so she must have bought it within a year of it being published. It was published in 1980 and was one of my moms doubleday book club picks. Blind fury is an enigma, it is not wacky enough to be considered cult, it does not deal with important subject matter, yet it is still somehow affecting. Nick parker was a vietnam vet who was blinded during the war.
All blind fury movie posters,high res movie posters image for blind fury. I liked this movie as a child and wanted my kids to watch as a tribute to rutger hauer my first crush. Admittedly, blind fury is plot heavy, and a lesser film would have sunk under the weight. The movie stars rutger hauer as nick parker, a blind vietnam veteran. The character, a blind masseur and blademaster, was created by novelist kan shimozawa. He was found by one of the local tribes, who taught him to enhance his remaining senses and to expertly wield a sword. He also had clubbed feet and had to undergo numerous surgeries for his afflictions growing up. Jun 24, 2015 homecoming vengeance et seduction film dhorreur en francais 2018 mischa barton, matt long. In an empire ruled by fear, the peoples only hope is the ultimate weapon. The movies source zatoichi movie, of which it is a remake, is zatoichi challenged 1967, which is the seventeenth movie in the japanese film franchise known as the blind swordsman series. What other subtitles would you like to see from us. I dont remember how old i was the first time i read comes the blind fury.
We do not offer any kind of videomovie avi, divx, xvid. This is director phillip noyces follow up to dead calm, a tense thriller that put him on the map he would go on to helm patriot games, sliver, the saint. Blind fury is a 1989 american action film starring rutger hauer, brandon call, terry oquinn, lisa blount, randall tex cobb, and noble willingham. Blind fury best lines 1989 rutger hauer subscribe for more movie clips here. We do not offer any kind of video movie avi, divx, xvid. 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. That movie was set in dark age medieval times whereas blind fury 1989 is a modern contemporary set picture. Rutger hauers blind exsoldier is calm, quirky, and a wiz with the samurai sword.
Watch blind fury 1989 movie trailer instantly, no need to login. Feb 20, 2012 hes lucky he cant see what hes up against. Portuguese, korean, mandarin chinese, thai, english, spanish. Watch blind fury starring rutger hauer in this comedy on directv. Tales from the warrior age, i, blinde wut, furia cega. 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. Blind fury 1989 a blind vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to america and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier. The only fury youll see in blind fury is that of the ineffective villains. Hes helping the young son of his army buddy, whos being pursued by drugdealing baddies. Rutger hauer stars as a blind, swordswinging vietnam vet in director philip noyces.
Columbiatristars dvd looks and sounds quite good and despite the lackluster supplements still comes recommended. Cheesy and terribly clichd, blind is a hard movie to digest, let alone recommend. Rutger hauer, terry oquinn, lisa blount, meg foster, phillip noyce, daniel grodnik, tim matheson, blind fury prods. The plot is about five blind martial artists pulling off a bank robbery in the philippines. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. It will be cast into the discount bins at your local mall, left to languish in obscurity. When he returns to the united states he goes on a rescue mission to save an old friend from the war. The kid brandon call is a brat, and the bus ride from miami to reno is long, but nick parker rutger hauer promised the boys dying mom that hed deliver the child to his father terry oquinn. Rutger hauer gives a great performance as does his interesting supporting cast and the film does an interesting job of putting a different, updated spin on the zatoichi mythos so popular in japanese culture. We encourage you to leave comments regarding the blind fury subtitles. 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. Beat takeshi kitano directs and plays the title role in this tribute to the wildly popular blind swordsman of japanese cinema who was the hero of more than 20 movies and a television series from the early 60s to the late 80s. The boy is very trying and you will find yourself laughing.
Blind fury first appeared on the screen back in 1989. 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. Rutger does a wonderful job with being blind in this movie. I have been going to church since i was years old. Double feature 1996 starring rutger hauer and shannon whirry on dvd and bluray. Homecoming vengeance et seduction film dhorreur en francais 2018 mischa barton, matt long. He wields a mean sword and actually is convincing as a blind man. Blind rage is a 1978 blaxploitation martial arts film directed by efren c. Finally home, he sets out to find and forgive his old army buddy, frank deveraux terrance oquinn. Movie story a blind vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to america and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The subtitle database subtitlesbank is sure to delight lovers of world cinema masterpieces.
There is a lot action in this movie and its a very good movie for anyone to watch. English cc audio languages english purchase rights stream instantly details format. Anna travis is assigned to a case involving a body that turned up by a poorly supervised truck stopstation. Inventive and bold, this film shines with pristine picture and theaterquality sound on bluray disc.