A Force of One
| A Force of One | |
|---|---|
 Promotional film poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Aaron |
| Produced by | Alan Belkin |
| Written by |
Pat E. Johnson Ernest Tidyman |
| Starring |
Chuck Norris Jennifer O'Neill Clu Gulager Ron O'Neal Bill Wallace |
| Music by | Dick Halligan |
| Cinematography | Roger Shearman |
| Edited by | Bert Lovitt |
| Distributed by | American Cinema Releasing |
Release dates | June, 1979 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $20,200,000[1] |
A Force of One is a 1979 martial arts film starring Chuck Norris, Jennifer O'Neill, Ron O'Neal, Clu Gulager and Bill Wallace. The film was directed by Paul Aaron and written by Pat E. Johnson and Ernest Tidyman.
Plot summary
When a team of undercover narcotics officers is targeted by a serial killer, the police recruit karate champion Matt Logan (Chuck Norris) to bring the murders to an end. Narcotics Officer Amanda "Mandy" Rust (Jennifer O'Neill) discovers that a traitor within the police ranks is behind the killings.
Cast
- Chuck Norris....Matt Logan
- Jennifer O'Neill....Amanda "Mandy" Rust
- Clu Gulager....Dunne
- Ron O'Neal....Rollins[2]
- Bill Wallace....Sparks
- Eric Laneuville....Charlie Logan
- James Whitmore Jr....Moskowitz
- Clint Ritchie....Melrose
- Pepe Serna....Orlando
- Ray Vitte....Newton
- Taylor Lacher....Bishop
- Lisa James....Harriett
- Chu Chu Malave....Rudy
- Kevin Geer....Johnson
- Eugene Butler....Murphy
Reception
Critics nicknamed the film "A Farce of One" though it did manage to gross over twenty million dollars domestically.
The film was written by Ernest Tidyman who in a 1980 interviewed considered it his least successful effort as a craftsman. "I only wrote it to buy my mother a house," he said although financially it was one of his biggest hits.[3]
References
- ↑ "A Force of One - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ McLellan, Dennis (2004-01-17). "'Superfly' actor Ron O'Neal, '70s blaxploitation film star". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ↑ ERNEST TIDYMAN'S PEN MIGHTIER THAN MOST Spence, Betty. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 22 June 1980: t6.
External links
- A Force of One at the Internet Movie Database
- UK release info for A Force of One