A Force of One (1979)

Directed by

Paul Aaron

Genre

action film, crime film, martial arts film, thriller film, black comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 121 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A karate champion helps a police unit track down a killer targeting cops. He uses his martial arts skills to fight and take down the threat.

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What happens

A Force of One is a 1979 American martial arts action-thriller film directed by Paul Aaron and starring Chuck Norris and Jennifer O'Neill, with Ron O'Neal, Clu Gulager, and martial artist Bill Wallace in his film debut. Norris plays karate champion Matt Logan, who is hired to assist an anti-narcotics police unit, who are being targeted by a killer. The screenplay by Ernest Tidyman was based on a story co-written with martial artist Pat E. Johnson. This was the third film to feature Norris as the star, following Breaker! Breaker! (1977) and Good Guys Wear Black (1978). It was released by American Cinema Releasing on May 18, 1979, and received mixed reviews from critics, but was a financial success, grossing nearly five-times its production budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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