Tepid action picture that fails to live up to its interesting premise. Rutger Hauer is Nick Parker, an American soldier in Vietnam who loses his sight when a bomb explodes in his face during combat. He is rescued by some villagers who, despite his blindness, teach him to be a brilliant
swordsman. Twenty years later, Nick, now a drifter in the US, visits the home of an old Army buddy, Frank Devereaux (Terrance O'Quinn). He finds not Frank, but Frank's ex-wife, Lynn (Meg Foster), and son, Billy (Brandon Call). Suddenly, a group of thugs pretending to be cops break into the house,
led by Slag (Randall "Tex" Cobb). Nick slices all of the bad guys except Slag, but not b...
Released:
1990
Rated:
R
Length:
86 mins