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Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

'Nam was hell... Prison unbearable... But coming home meant murder.

19866.01h 32m

Overview

Buck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town being terrorized by a vicious motorcycle gang. When the bikers murder his wife and traumatize his daughter, Buck and his friends arm themselves to the teeth and wage war against the gang to destroy them once and for all.

Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Written by Michael Thomas Montgomery
Produced by Tony Scotti
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Buck Matthews

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

J.B. Deveraux

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Sheriff

Denise Galik

Denise Galik

Christie Matthews

Kimberlin Brown

Kimberlin Brown

Dawn

Judith Barsi

Judith Barsi

Jennifer Matthews

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Father Healey

William Smith

William Smith

Blade

E

Eric Boles

Doctor

D

Douglas Dirkson

Jimmy

Themes & Keywords

vietnam veteranmartial artsrocket launcherfistfightrevengemurderdecapitationgunfightmotorcycle gangmachine gun

About Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger is a action, drama film released in 1986 exploring themes of vietnam veteran, martial arts, rocket launcher, fistfight, revenge, murder. Directed by Richard C. Sarafian, it stars Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto, Seymour Cassel. Buck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town being terrorized by a vicious motorcycle gang. When the bikers murder his wife and traumatize his daughter, Buck and his friends arm themselves to the teeth and wage war against the gang to destroy them once and for all.

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