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Eye of the Tiger

  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Gary Busey, Judith Barsi, and William Smith in Eye of the Tiger (1986)
Returning home from prison, a Vietnam War veteran sets out to clean up his hometown which has come under the control of a violent motorcycle gang.
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Returning home from prison, a Vietnam War veteran sets out to clean up his hometown which has come under the control of a violent motorcycle gang.Returning home from prison, a Vietnam War veteran sets out to clean up his hometown which has come under the control of a violent motorcycle gang.Returning home from prison, a Vietnam War veteran sets out to clean up his hometown which has come under the control of a violent motorcycle gang.

  • Director
    • Richard C. Sarafian
  • Writer
    • Michael Thomas Montgomery
  • Stars
    • Gary Busey
    • Yaphet Kotto
    • Seymour Cassel
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard C. Sarafian
    • Writer
      • Michael Thomas Montgomery
    • Stars
      • Gary Busey
      • Yaphet Kotto
      • Seymour Cassel
    • 47User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Buck Matthews
    Yaphet Kotto
    Yaphet Kotto
    • J.B. Deveraux
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Sheriff
    Bert Remsen
    Bert Remsen
    • Father Healey
    Denise Galik
    Denise Galik
    • Christie Matthews
    William Smith
    William Smith
    • Blade
    Kimberlin Brown
    Kimberlin Brown
    • Dawn
    Judith Barsi
    Judith Barsi
    • Jennifer Matthews
    Eric Boles
    • Doctor
    • (as Eric Bolles)
    Joe Brooks
    Joe Brooks
    • Jake
    Douglas Dirkson
    Douglas Dirkson
    • Jimmy
    Kathryn Fuller
    • Bingo Lady
    Jorge Gil
    • Jamie
    Amelia Haas
    • Melody…
    Ray Habercorn
    • Police Officer
    Cooper Huckabee
    Cooper Huckabee
    • Roger
    Ted Markland
    Ted Markland
    • Floyd
    Brigitte Muller
    • Kidnapped Girl
    • Director
      • Richard C. Sarafian
    • Writer
      • Michael Thomas Montgomery
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    • Trivia
      Yaphet Kotto's red bi-plane has an M-16 with a 30 round magazine tied to each wing strut, with no visible means of activating them from the cockpit.
    • Goofs
      In the scene with the dead paramedics, the bottom paramedic blinks right before the camera passes by him.

      He wasn't pronounced as dead. Clearly he was alive a little bit at that point.
    • Quotes

      J.B. Deveraux: I'm gonna put this truck right up his ass.

    • Alternate versions
      German version was cut by 22 seconds to remove a few shots of gore, this is done in order to get a "not under 18" rating from the FSK, but nonetheless it still got BPjM indexed anyway. Subsequent German TV airings were similarly shortened for violence reasons. Although despite being removed from the index list back in 2016, only just now in February of 2024 was the uncut version granted a "not under 16" rating.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Zeg 'ns Aaa: Opgeruimd staat netjes (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Eye of the Tiger
      Written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan
      Performed by Survivor
      Courtesy of Scotti Brothers Records and Tapes

    User reviews47

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    8/10

    Grade A B-movie

    This just came on late-night television and I was captivated. It's everything you want in a B-movie. Bikers getting decapitated, hilarious fistfights, and GARY BUSEY. Clearly not a comedy, but I was laughing for half the movie.

    If you're one of those people (like me) who enjoy brainless 80's action movies, especially ones with non-sequiturs and the most unbelievable dialogue ever written, then you would enjoy EYE OF THE TIGER. I was entertained.

    I really don't know what else there is to say about this movie. So in closing: Gary Busey.
    • jzastrow-3
    • Nov 8, 2007
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    • Release date
      • November 28, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Tiger
    • Filming locations
      • Piru, Ventura County, California, USA(Exterior Shots)
    • Production companies
      • Scotti Brothers Pictures (I)
      • International Video Entertainment (IVE)
      • Action Brothers
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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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