Forced Vengeance

A walking weapon that never misses!
Forced Vengeance (1982)
5.7/10
4 771
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5.5/10
80
5.6/10
3800
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Release date
Budget
$5 000 000
Revenue
$6 660 333
Director
Scenario
Franklin Thompson
Producer
John B. Bennett
Actors
Photo Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
Josh Randall
Photo Mary Louise Weller
Mary Louise Weller
Claire Bonner
Photo David Opatoshu
David Opatoshu
Sam Paschal
Michael Cavanaugh
Stan Raimondi
Camila Griggs
Joy Paschal
Seiji Sakaguchi
Kam
Photo Frank Michael Liu
Frank Michael Liu
David Paschal
Photo Bob Minor
Bob Minor
LeRoy Nicely
All actors and roles (10)

Short description

In Forced Vengeance, Chuck Norris plays Josh Randall, a Vietnam veteran who works as the security chief at a Hong Kong casino owned by Sam Paschal and his family. When a local crime syndicate tries to take over the casino and the family refuses to cooperate, the Paschals are targeted and killed, leaving Josh to protect the owner's daughter, Joy, while the police treat him as a suspect. Josh sets out on his own to confront the criminals behind the attacks.

The film was directed by James Fargo, following his earlier work on The Enforcer and Every Which Way but Loose. Franklin Thompson wrote the screenplay, John B. Bennett produced, and the cast includes Mary Louise Weller as Claire Bonner, David Opatoshu as Sam Paschal, Michael Cavanaugh as Stan Raimondi, Camila Griggs as Joy Paschal and Seiji Sakaguchi as Kam. It was made for about 5 million dollars and returned roughly 7 million worldwide.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 5.6 from around 3,800 votes, and on TMDB it has a rating of 5.5 from about 80 votes, placing it well below the two films Fargo directed before it in audience regard. It runs 90 minutes.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Some of the casino action scenes were borrowed from the pilot episode of the series "Vegas" (1978-1981). The pilot was filmed at the Maxim hotel-casino, while the series itself was filmed at the Desert Inn casino. The "Maxim" sign can be seen on the Wheel of Fortune, as well as on the cards at the blackjack table. The series credits are shown against the backdrop of this same casino scene.
  • Mary Louise Weller, who played Claire Bonner, was unable to perform karate on screen herself because she had been in a car accident shortly before filming began.
  • Howard Kane's final role in his life.

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