Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Phillip Noyce |
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| Writer: | Charles Robert Carner |
| Staring: |
| A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1989 |
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| Director: | Phillip Noyce |
| Writer: | Charles Robert Carner |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | casino, martial arts, vietnam, vietnam war, sword fight, downfall, blind man |
| Production Companies | TriStar Pictures, Interscope Communications, Daniel Grodnik Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,700,000
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rutger Hauer | Nick Parker |
| Terry O'Quinn | Frank Devereaux |
| Brandon Call | Billy Devereaux |
| Charles Cooper | Cobb |
| Noble Willingham | MacCready |
| Lisa Blount | Annie Winchester |
| Meg Foster | Lynn Devereaux |
| Sho Kosugi | The Assassin |
| Randall "Tex" Cobb | Slag |
| Nick Cassavetes | Lyle Pike |
| Rick Overton | Tector Pike |
| Julia González | Latin Girl |
| Paul James Vasquez | Gang Leader |
| Woody Watson | Crooked Miami Cop #1 |
| Alex Morris | Crooked Miami Cop #2 |
| Mark Fickert | Bus Station Cop |
| Weasel Forshaw | Popcorn |
| Roy Morgan | Six Pack |
| Tim Mateer | Snow |
| C.K. McFarland | Female Biker |
| T.J. McFarland | Cornfield Killer #1 |
| Blue Deckert | Cornfiled Killer #2 |
| Glenn Lampert | Cornfield Killer #3 |
| Red Mitchell | Cornfield Killer #4 |
| Bonnie Suggs | Rockwell Mom |
| Harold Suggs | Rockwell Dad |
| Barbara Gulling-Goff | Freeway Lady #1 |
| Holly Cross Vagley | Freeway Lady #3 |
| Dorothy Young | Freeway Lady #2 |
| Sharon Shackelford | Colleen |
| Jay Pennison | Casino Bodyguard #1 |
| Masanori Toguchi | Casino Bodyguard #2 |
| R. Nelson Brown | Crooked Croupier |
| Lincoln Casey Jr. | Croupier #2 |
| Gene Skillen | Croupier #3 |
| Debora Williams | Big Mama |
| Kyle Thatcher | Casino Cowboy |
| Patricia Mathews | Casino Patron |
| Mitch Hrushowy | Waiter in Elevator |
| Ernest Mack | Penthouse Guard #1 |
| Linwood Walker | Penthouse Guard #2 |
| Robert Prentiss | Drug Dealer |
| Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw | Ski Lodge Killer #1 |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Ski Lodge Killer #2 |
| David R. Ellis | Ski Lodge Killer #3 |
| Michael Adams | Ski Lodge Killer #4 |
| Dave Bartholomew | Ski Lodge Killer #5 |
| Fred Lerner | Ski Lodge Killer #6 |
| Mike Shanks | Ski Lodge Killer #7 |
| Ray Colbert | Ski Lodge Killer #8 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Troy Porter | Foley Mixer |
| Charles Robert Carner | Screenstory, Screenplay |
| J. Peter Robinson | Original Music Composer |
| Junie Lowry-Johnson | Casting |
| John Myhre | Art Direction |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts, Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Max Kleven | Second Unit Director |
| Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Tom Morga | Stunts |
| David A. Simmons | Editor |
| Tom Talbert | Set Decoration |
| Lauren E. Polizzi | Set Designer |
| Louise Marrufo | Casting Assistant |
| Mike Harrowing | Location Scout |
| Michael Lodge | Title Designer |
| Karoly Balazs | Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist |
| Cinzia Zanetti | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Ted Zachary | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Tom Davies | First Assistant Director |
| Donald P.H. Eaton | First Assistant Director |
| Jacob Goldstein | Production Sound Mixer |
| Michael Hilkene | Sound Editor |
| Doug Jackson | Sound Editor |
| William L. McCaughey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Christopher Sheldon | Sound Editor |
| Martin Bresin | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Allen Hall | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Michael Schorr | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Robert G. Willard | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Jerry R. Allen | Costume Supervisor |
| Peter Murton | Production Design |
| Katherine Dover | Costume Design |
| Elisa Goodman | Casting Assistant |
| Susan Elkins | Location Manager |
| Helen Caldwell | Script Supervisor |
| Gina Scheerer | Production Coordinator |
| J.C. Matalon | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Jeanne Van Phue | Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist |
| Sandy Collister | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Douglas Dean III | Second Assistant Director |
| Nicholas T. Preovolos | Set Decoration |
| David Hagberg | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Walter Hoylman | Sound Mixer |
| Eric Lindemann | Supervising Sound Editor, Special Sound Effects |
| Prometheus Patient | Boom Operator |
| Richard D. Rogers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Thomas W. Small | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Steven C. Foster | Special Effects Assistant |
| Mike Manzel | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Frank Toro | Special Effects Assistant |
| Yancy Calzada | Animation |
| Ryōzō Kasahara | Original Film Writer |
| Dennis Stuart Murphy | Unit Production Manager |
| William A. Johnson | Casting Associate |
| Carole Fontana | Location Manager |
| Jeffrey J. Kiehlbauch | Production Coordinator |
| Leonard Bram | Production Manager |
| K.C. Colwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Thomas A. Irvine | Second Assistant Director |
| Joel Bestrop | Set Dresser |
| Gregg Baxter | Sound Editor |
| Grover B. Helsley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David M. Ice | Sound Editor |
| Tally Paulos | ADR Editor |
| Joan Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Jerry Trent | Foley Artist |
| Marvin Gardner | Special Effects Assistant |
| Joe Montenegro | Special Effects Assistant |
| Mark Twogood | Special Effects |
| Jackson Burns | Stunt Double |
| Mark C. Haskins | Key Set Costumer |
| Michael Marcus | Art Direction |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunts |
| Phillip Noyce | Director |
| Don Burgess | Director of Photography |
| Jan Sebastian | Assistant Hairstylist, Assistant Makeup Artist |
| George B. Colucci Jr. | Stunts |
| Dennis Madalone | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tim Matheson | Producer |
| Charles Robert Carner | Associate Producer |
| Daniel Grodnik | Producer |
| David Madden | Executive Producer |
| Dennis Stuart Murphy | Associate Producer |
| Robert W. Cort | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 42 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 30 | 57 | 18 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 25 | 46 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 475 | 635 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 744 | 815 |