Blind Fury
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Short description
Blind Fury follows Nick Parker, an American soldier who lost his sight during the Vietnam War. Left for dead, he was taken in by villagers who trained him to rely on his other senses, turning him into a skilled swordsman. Years later he returns to the United States and looks up Frank Devereaux, a fellow veteran. Frank has fallen under the control of criminals who are forcing him to produce drugs, holding his family as leverage. When Frank's young son Billy becomes a pawn in the scheme, Nick steps in and uses his swordsmanship and heightened senses to take on the gang.
The film was directed by Phillip Noyce, the second of the sixteen features he has directed in chronological order, arriving between Backroads and Dead Calm. Charles Robert Carner wrote the screenplay, and Tim Matheson and Daniel Grodnik produced. Rutger Hauer stars as Nick Parker, with Terry O'Quinn as Frank Devereaux, Brandon Call as Billy, and Charles Cooper, Noble Willingham and Lisa Blount in supporting roles. The production credits list fifty cast members and eighty-two crew.
Made for a budget of 10 million dollars, Blind Fury took in about 3 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.3 from roughly 20,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.5 from around 520 votes. A critics' rating of 4.9 from fifteen reviews places the film below its audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The British version of the film was cut, and it lacks the scene where the character played by Hower says the line, "Gasoline mixed with detergent..."
- The film is based on the Japanese series "The Tale of Zatoichi."
- For the role, Rutger Hauer took lessons in samurai sword fighting from Sho Kosugi, who also appeared in the film.
- Rутger Hauer was taught swordsmanship and how to imitate the movements of a blind person by Lynn Manning, a budoka (a term for those who practice Japanese martial arts) who lost his sight at the age of 23.
- Tim Matheson introduced screenwriter Charles Robert Carner to producer Daniel Grodnick. Matheson wanted to learn how to produce. Grodnick told him that if he found a script that Grodnick liked, they would produce the film together. A couple of weeks later, Matheson was already showing Grodnick Kimiyoshi Yasuda's action film “Sword of Zatoichi” (1967) for a potential remake. During the work on the film about the blind samurai in America, directors and film studios changed (two and three respectively), but after seven years and ten script rewrites, the film was ready.
- Rutger Hauer and stunt coordinator Stephen Lambert began working on scenes and stunts for Hauer's role in this film three months before principal photography began. Training took place every day – and continued for all ten weeks of filming. Hauer would only begin shooting after a daily two-hour workout.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
