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Blind Fury

1989 · 86 min

A blind swordsman slices through 80s action cheese with surprising warmth, balancing goofy thrills and a tender bond.

Directed by
Phillip Noyce
Genres
Action, Thriller, Drama
Tagline
He's lucky he can't see what he's up against.
Overview
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.

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Directed by
Phillip Noyce
Genres
Action, Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • survival
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour5
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, drama
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
Written by
Charles Robert Carner
Starring
Rutger Hauer, Terry O'Quinn, Brandon Call, Charles Cooper, Noble Willingham, Lisa Blount, Meg Foster, Sho Kosugi
Music
J. Peter Robinson
Cinematography
Don Burgess
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Vietnamese

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