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Le commando des tigres noirs

Original title: Good Guys Wear Black
  • 1978
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  • 1h 35m
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Anne Archer, Dana Andrews, Jim Backus, Chuck Norris, and James Franciscus in Le commando des tigres noirs (1978)
An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next.
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An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next.An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next.An ex-US Army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next.

  • Director
    • Ted Post
  • Writers
    • Bruce Cohn
    • Mark Medoff
    • Joseph Fraley
  • Stars
    • Chuck Norris
    • Anne Archer
    • James Franciscus
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
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    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Bruce Cohn
      • Mark Medoff
      • Joseph Fraley
    • Stars
      • Chuck Norris
      • Anne Archer
      • James Franciscus
    • 41User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Chuck Norris
    Chuck Norris
    • John T. Booker
    Anne Archer
    Anne Archer
    • Margaret
    James Franciscus
    James Franciscus
    • Conrad Morgan
    Lloyd Haynes
    Lloyd Haynes
    • Murray Saunders
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Edgar Harolds
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Doorman
    Lawrence P. Casey
    Lawrence P. Casey
    • Mike Potter - The Black Tigers
    • (as Larry Casey)
    Anthony Mannino
    • Gordie Jones - The Black Tigers
    • (as Tony Mannino)
    Soon-Tek Oh
    Soon-Tek Oh
    • Mhin Van Thieu - The Black Tigers
    • (as Soon-Teck Oh)
    Joe Bennett
    • Lou Goldberg - The Black Tigers
    Jerry Douglas
    Jerry Douglas
    • Joe Walker - The Black Tigers
    Stack Pierce
    Stack Pierce
    • Holly Washington - The Black Tigers
    Michael Payne
    • Mitch - The Black Tigers
    David Starwalt
    • Steagle - The Black Tigers
    Aaron Norris
    Aaron Norris
    • Al - The Black Tigers
    Don Pike
    • Hank - The Black Tigers
    Benjamin J. Perry
    Benjamin J. Perry
    • Finney - The Black Tigers
    • (as Ben Perry)
    Kathy McCullen
    • Kelly
    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Bruce Cohn
      • Mark Medoff
      • Joseph Fraley
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    User reviews41

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    4bkoganbing

    Special missions

    In this film those that are wearing black are a special forces group of trained assassins who went on special missions with selective targets. The group that Chuck Norris led were so good at their jobs that before the Paris Peace Accords are signed the North Vietnamese want this group eliminated.

    Chuck Norris's group must have been doing some kind of damage that this kind of demand be made. All having to do with that Oriental concept of saving face.

    But the Black Tigers make it out, most of them that is. But a few years after the war ended, people in his group are starting to get killed in strange and exotic ways.

    It all has to do with the ambitions of career diplomat James Franciscus who is playing a role far from idealistic teacher Mr. Novak. Franciscus certainly would have had the proper attitudes to go far in the Nixon administration. He's got a loyal career subordinate in Dana Andrews who is getting good and stewed as his way of coping. Andrews who had a career tainted by alcoholism certainly had this late career role down pat.

    Chuck Norris with a bit of help from Lloyd Haynes of the CIA and reporter Anne Archer who on the Washington cocktail circuit gets the story of a lifetime give him some help. That and his own martial arts skills dispatch a number of bad guys.

    Norris fans will approve.
    5elo-equipamentos

    The early steps of Chuck Norris towards into stardom !!

    This picture belongs at early steps of Chuck Norris as leading roles with great potential to sales at worldwide market that was growing with skillful fighters like him, sorrowfully the storyline wasn't properly accurate, in fact scratch the reliance of the America at Vietnam, we already know that too much mistakes took places there, nonetheless such treachery was unthinkable with American squad, self-called Black Tigers, starting this point of view the picture remains a vehicle to Norris introducing his fighter character as avenging angel, further the greedy Conrad Morgan (James Franciscus) was a diplomat as such had a great staff behind, however just the old and drunkard Edgar Harolds (the great Dana Andrews) knew all about, the highlights were the first raid at Vietnam and few fights only, it probably explains this picture is lesser known in Brazil, just came out on VHS and no dubbing, that means that wasn't aired on TV as fair I remeber, also what's the real reason to kill the reminder of the Black Tigers, what they should be reported if the mission was classified, therefore the story doesn't make sense at all, maybe the sexy appearance of the Anne Archer shall be underlined on this average picture!!

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    First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 5.5
    9GOWBTW

    A fine movie for Norris

    This movie is one of my first favorites. Here you have Chuck Norris, a real karate champion, plays John Booker, a war vet who is trying to find out why his comrades are being bumped off. Whoever's doing it is in big trouble. You don't mess with BOOKER! NO NOT EVER!! Many made a big mistake and it cost their own lives in the process. First, one person gets shot during skiing and Booker did the flying side kick to the Booker's assailant's wife. The major assailant put a bomb on the plane that killed his girlfriend after takeoff. And he used that ski pole to attack Booker which was no use to stop him. Then my favorite scene of all is where the same guy whose wife was taken out, gets into the Toyota Celica, and tried to run over Booker. In which he returns delivers the awesome flying dropkick to the windshield killing him. I later found out that the stunt was done by his brother Aaron. Doesn't really matter I enjoyed it all the away. Chuck Norris is the reason I got into the martial arts, and I would like to thank him all the way. He is my idol! 3.5 out of 5 stars.
    7HarryLags

    Chuck Norris is John T. Booker and Booker is fighting back.

    I'm not sure when I first watched this one, but it must have been sometime in the mid 80's or so.Back then anything starring Mr. Norris was a sure thing in my book, I don't think that i was ever disappointed with any of his movies.I mean, how could you be? It is Chuck Norris!

    The plot in Good Guys Wear Black is quite good and I won't go further into it here. You'll have to watch the movie to find out more! It's a well- written one, directed by Ted Post, who's also done Hang 'Em High and Magnum Force. The cast is actually not that bad. Anne Archer, James Franciscus are all good actors and Chuck Norris is Chuck Norris, so it all evens out in the end. No, all kidding aside, even Mr Norris is good here..

    If there's one gripe I have with this movie, it's the fact that as far as it being an action flick it's a bit "talky", you know? I would have liked a little more action I really wanted to like the movie more, and all it had to do was have Chuck fight more people, and have more scenes like the action set piece in the middle. That's ALL it had to do to win us over, but it's just a little too much talking

    So if you have the patience and you like 70's type action movies then you should like this.

    Overall worth watching.. 7 out of 10
    5ma-cortes

    Chuck Norris vehicle with lots of action, thrills, suspense and spectacular fights

    The film begins in Paris , 1973 during peace talks to end the Vietnam War.Later on, Riverside , California, five years later , a mild-mannered teacher named Booker (Chuck Norris) keeps his previous life as leader of a Vietnam commando (Soon-Tek Oh, Pierce, Aaaron Norris, among others) named ¨The Black Tigers¨ unit under wraps until he discovers that he's number one in a hit list. John Booker attempts to resolve why his former squad are being mysteriously killed, one time the Vietnam war is over.There's a conflict-ridden love interest as well, Norris falls in love with a lovely journalist (a youngster Anne Archer) who must to save her.

    This exciting picture is plenty of action-packed, tension,suspense and cheesy sub-plot to boot with wild stunts .The movie displays a plethora of martial arts fights ,Norris cleans up the nasty fighters by means of punches ,kicks,bound and leaps with struggles certainly slick .It's violent, frenetic and hectic and not particularly literary but worthy entry in Kung-Fu genre , although runs out energy surprisingly early. Average Norris-thriller ,exciting and tense at times with fine work from Dana Andrews, Lloyd Haynes and James Franciscus as a brilliant and ambitious politician. And of course, Karate expert Chuck Norris who saves the day with lots of visceral violence , he's a nice wrestler who possesses incredible strength . The film belongs Norris's early period ,during the 80s as : ¨Code of silence,Delta Force,Silent rage,Octagon,Forced vengeance, Delta Force I,II, An eye for an eye¨ among others with successful box office at cinemas and video-rentals. In the 90s and 2000s with exception of ¨Walker Texas Ranger¨,the Norris star has gone down. Action addicts will give this one a passing grade ,all others need not apply. If you're a previous Norris fans,you'll like it but contains enough action and violence for enthusiastic of the Karate genre. The motion picture is regularly directed by Ted Post. It's followed by the sequel titled ¨A force of one¨ with Norris-Booker as team commander of some undercover narcotic agents who are being eliminated one-by-one.

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    • Trivia
      When Chuck Norris was offered the lead role of the film, he was in the process of establishing a new kick-boxing league in Los Angeles with Benny Urquidez. Norris cites his decision to pursue the movie over the league as a defining point in his transition from martial arts competition to acting.
    • Goofs
      On two separate occasions Major Booker (Chuck Norris) is standing in very close proximity when his team members are assassinated by Mrs. Mihn (Virginia Wing). Both times Mrs. Mihn, supposedly an expert shot since at least one execution is done while the target is moving, allows Major Booker to escape without attempting a second shot.
    • Quotes

      Booker: And so as history slowly places it into some kind of perspective, a few things about the Vietnam War have become clear. It was a war that never should have begun, and a country we never should have entered. And as thousands of victims died without really understanding why. Mainly because the reasons for the war were beyond any rules of logic. On Wednesday we'll sing patriotic songs and pretend I said none of the above.

    • Alternate versions
      UK cinema and video versions were cut by 7 secs by the BBFC to remove an ear clap and a shot of a guard being killed with a throwing star.
    • Connections
      Edited into How American Cinema Changed Hollywood Forever (2003)

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1980 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Good Guys Wear Black
    • Filming locations
      • Travel Town Railroad Museum, 5200 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • MarVista Entertainment
      • Action 1 Film Partners
      • Western Film Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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