Octagon (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Octagon |
| Original title | The Octagon |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1980 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Eric Karson |
| script | Leigh Chapman |
| production | Joel Freeman |
| music | Dick Halligan |
| camera | Michael Hugo ASC |
| cut | Then Cahn |
| occupation | |
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Octagon (Original title: The Octagon ) is an American action film from 1980 with Chuck Norris in the leading role of Scott James. It was also shown subtitled Revenge of the Ninja .
action
Ex-lone fighter and weapons specialist Scott James is plagued by memories of the death of a friend and her family. In his attempt to uncover the background to the bloody act, he meets the wealthy heiress Justine, who is also murdered. James' research leads him to a secret ninja training camp run by his adoptive brother Seikura. He decides to put an end to Seikura's hustle and bustle and goes to camp himself without further ado.
background
The film was shot entirely in Los Angeles . In the United States, the film grossed almost $ 19 million.
The action film Octagon - The Revenge of the Ninja was cut back in 1980 at its cinema premiere in Germany; the version of the film released on DVD with FSK-16 approval was shortened by a total of over 20 minutes. Until 2009 the film was on the index for media harmful to minors. EuroVideo not only reissued the film on DVD in September 2012, but also released it for the first time on Blu-ray Disc. For this purpose, the film was submitted to the FSK for a new examination and received an age rating of 16 years and over in the uncut version.
criticism
“There is not much action required. Anyone who knows Norris from his later 80s films will be bitterly disappointed here, because although his character is established as a lone fighter, he has hardly anything to do. At the end there is a really nice choreographed final fight, but in the end it is too little and too late. In addition to Chuck Norris, Lee Van Cleef and Richard Norton also act in his first role. "
Web links
- Octagon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Octagon at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tobias Hohmann: Chuck Norris. Action-Stars Volume 3. Knorr Martens, 2013, ISBN 3942621207 . P. 94
- ^ Tobias Hohmann: Norris. P. 103
- ↑ Octagon - The Revenge of the Ninja ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Peter Osteried in Kino-Zeit.de. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
