Eye of the Tiger

"'Nam was hell... Prison unbearable... But coming home meant murder."

Nov 28 1986 R 1h 32m
Action, Drama

Buck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town being terrorized by a vicious motorcycle gang. When the bikers murder his wife and traumatize his daughter, Buck and his friends arm themselves to the teeth and wage war against the gang to destroy them once and for all.

Plot

Buck Matthews (Gary Busey) is a former Vietnam veteran/ex-con recently released from the state prison. He returns to the small Midwest town where he grew up only to discover the place overrun by a large motorcycle gang bent on causing trouble. When the bikers murder his wife and traumatize his young daughter, Buck finds himself all alone. The corrupt town sheriff (Seymour Cassel) is unsympathetic and unwilling to help Buck (because the sheriff is under control of the biker gang leader Blade (William Smith). So, Buck decides to take matters into his own hands, With the help from a fellow Vietnam vet, Deputy J.B. Deveraux (Yaphet Kotto), as well as Buck's former cell-mate, a drug kingpin living in Miami, Buck arms himself to the teeth and wages a one-man war against the motorcyclists to destroy them once and for all.

Written by

Michael Thomas Montgomery

Directed by

Richard C. Sarafian

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Scotti Brothers Pictures, International Video Entertainment (IVE)

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,961
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA