Good Guys Wear Black

1978 "Chuck Norris is John T. Booker and Booker is fighting back."
5.1| 1h35m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 01 June 1978 Released
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Country: United States of America
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The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.

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Action

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Ted Post

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SunnyHello Nice effects though.
FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good
ShangLuda Admirable film.
bbickley13-921-58664 Chuck Norris attempts to make himself a leading man in this movie, to show depth that he does not have. Luckily, Norris is such a force of nature that he does not need acting chops.A complex story about a group of Vietnam vets who are set up on a bad mission gone wrong and years later, whoever sent them is trying to clear up loose ends by killing the rest of the team who survived.Chuck attempts to put his blonde pornstache to good use as a sexy leading man who develops a relationship with a reporter who wants info on the mission. Chuck gives us a little on screen action with a very simple love making scene. It was short and sweet which is much more than we need form Chuck in this department.Now that's get to the action we came to see. Chuck puts his karate skills to good use, and makes it all look good on camera with his quick kicks as he's chopping up the bad guys. The fights scenes are short, impressive and satisfying. Plus he does his signature jump kick into the front glass window of a moving car move he's done a few times on Walker Texas Ranger.It's a good Chuck Norris movie to watch, but not his best.
callanvass This is a pretty bad Chuck Norris flick, that's quite boring to watch, with hardly any martial arts action, and a dull story. All the characters are only so so, and a lot of the actors looked bored, plus even Chuck is boring to watch in this one!. It had one cool moment, where Chuck Norris kicks a guy through the front window, however the rest is just plain dull, plus I appreciated then it went more on plot, but damn it at least make it interesting!. Anne Archer is totally wasted here, and had no chemistry with Norris, plus James Franciscus is terrible as the main villain, and looked rather bored. I am a fan of Chuck Norris, but have seen quite a few terrible films from him, and this is one of his absolute worst! plus the twists are predictable as well. Please leave this one where it belongs collecting dust on the shelves, as even die hard Norris fans will probably be disappointed in this, plus the ending was quite lame as well. This is a pretty boring Chuck Norris flick, that's quite boring to watch, with hardly any martial arts action, and a dull story, Pass on this one. The Direction is lackluster. Ted Post does a lackluster job here, with OK camera work, and keeping the film at a very dull pace. The Acting isn't much better. Chuck Norris is not at his best here, he is just going with the motions, and was pretty wooden in some scenes, there were a couple scenes when he was exciting to watch, and did his best with what he was given, which was simply crap (Norris Rules!!). Anne Archer is absolutely wasted here, she looks good, but her character wasn't that interesting and she had no chemistry with Norris. James Franciscus is terrible as the main villain, he looked rather bored and wasn't menacing at all, in fact he hardly has any screen time. Lloyd Haynes is OK here as Murray, but acts with his cigar, he was adequate. Rest of the cast are not that good. Overall Pass. *1/2 out of 5
mm-39 This guy is better than TJ Hooker. This guy does not jump on car windows, like TJ, he kicks threw them. Other than that this film is lamer than the 80-81 Winnipeg Jets. Not much of a story, but the budget did not help. I like the karate, but the acting was sad. I would suggest this film for someone I did not like.
marquis de cinema The story of Good Guys Wear Black(1979) interestingly enough resembles the plot lines of Steven Seagal's early films of Above the Law(1988), Hard to Kill(1990), and Marked for Death(1991). The direction by Ted Post is very good. Good Guys Wear Black(1979) and the Dirty Harry picture, Magnum Force(1973) are the two best films for this average director. Chuck Norris stars in what is one of his better films before he would give up the cinema for television. Anne Archer is good in an early film role before she was a respectable actress. James Franciscus is terrific as the cold blooded and ruthless Politican Conrad Morgan. Has what is probably the best stunt of Chuck Norris's career with the scene where he leaps through the front window of a car and into an assassin for a martial arts kick.