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Rutger Hauer as a blind Vietnam vet and master swordsman
This was inspired by the Japanese film Zatoichi Challenged (1967), but Im sure Marvels Daredevil was an influence as well (the character debuted in early 1964 and so had been around for 25 years when this debuted). Theres also some influence from Eastwoods The Gauntlet.
Its surprisingly good with fleshed out characters, quality locations, lots of action and an effective sense of humor. Blonde Lisa Blount is a plus on the female front, along with a couple of other peripheral casino women. The mighty Terminator 2: Judgment Day would borrow from it two years later. Yet its inexplicably obscure.
It runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in Houston, Reno and Squaw Valley in ...