Product Description

They stole his pride and destroyed his family and now he'll do whatever it takes to get justice! Action legend Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon) "makes a great, rawboned blue-collar hero" (Los Angeles Times) in this hard-boiled tale of revenge and retribution! Buck Matthews (Busey) returns to his rural hometown after serving time in prison for a crime he didn't commit, wanting only to live in peace with his beloved wife and daughter. But that peace is irrevocably shattered when a sinister biker gang begins terrorizing the townspeople. When Buck's brave attempt to protect his family from the vicious marauders results in tragedy, he embarks on a one-man war against his evilfoes and even though he's outnumbered and outgunned, he won't give up until the last body drops!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50873 in DVD
• Brand: BUSEY,GARY
• Released on: 2005-03-22
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds
• Running time: 92 minutes

Customer Reviews

Greatest Movie Ever...EVER!!!
Holy crap! This movie blew my mind! Action? TOO MUCH OF IT (almost)! Acting? TRULY OSCAR WORTHY! Theme Song? GREATEST SONG EVER! It's a shame that there aren't more movies out there with "Eye of the Tiger" as the theme song. I honestly believe it would go great with some movie where this guy has to face a huge challenge and he seems like an underdog however in the end, due to his amazing conditioning and training he overcomes his challenges and beats the favorite in a boxing match.

A pure-raw action movie, in the desert, with motocross hordes
Eye of the Tiger (1986) has Gary Busey as the main drawing card,
coupled with an action-film content or genre. It is notable and
above the mainstream, from its pure-raw scenarios, having viewers
"connect" to the action, with suspense, tension and a euphoria that
is buildt from start to finish. At the same time, there's a surreal
"hero" and "against all odds" story.

Here, a Joe Schmoe rises above the gangster element present in the
small town, that is bullying the local impassive sheriff, played by
Seymour Cassel. Cassel's character is outplayed time and again by
the gang leader, who doesn't negotiate, or take into consideration
earlier agreements, according to which he would left the town folk
alone in exchange for 'carte blanche' in operating an airfield that
deals in substances.

At the outset, Busey's character is released from a sentence from a
run-in with that same gang, occurred from lack of willingness of the
town folk to testify against the gang.

When Busey settles in once more, his inpulse to set things right in
terms of a multitude of gang abuses (rape, aggression, intimidation,
kidnapping) results in the use of a double barreled shotgun and
vigilantism.

Yaphet Kotto is caught in the middle, between desiring his
retirement pension from the force, months away and his friendship
with Busey and doing what's right from a job point of view and
human, as well.

Kimberlin Brown (spouse) and Denise Galik (nurse) are low-key,
which is appropriate, as to now overshador Busey.

The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in DVD releases,
with the wide-screen and audio above and beyond a crystal clear
quality, reminiscent of Enzo G. Castellari's filming quality which
is always incredible.

The surreal aspect is underlined with Busey's 4x4 vehicle, in the
tradition of Kit from Knight Rider, that has mortar and grenade
launchers, machine guns and bullet proofing built-in the pickup,
with the commands all reachable from the driver's seat.

Being a Vietnam vet, Busey pulls a few rabbits from out of his hat,
such as trip wires, decoys, remote detonated IED's, and skill in
man-to-man combats, facing William Smith.

The lesson learned, is not necessarily that vigilantism is
appropriate or that it works, but rather, that in a group, there
will always be the wild-card element, that perhaps it's only a
matter of time before an equal and opposite reaction is generated in
response to a gangster action, with town folk coming to a consensus
on the need for change.

Motocross fans will especially appreciate the stunts shown by the
horse of 25+ bikers.

For those seeking a raw, outdoor, filmed mostly in the desert action
movie (think Genghis Khan), this is a good one.

What a deal
This was a great movie that my stepparent had told me about so I got it for him for a gift and ended up watching it myself it is a great movie and for the fast shipping and price that just made it even better. Thanks.