Synopsis
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
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Cast
- Chuck NorrisMatt Logan
- Jennifer O'NeillMandy Rust
- Clu GulagerDunne
- Ron O'NealRollins
- Bill WallaceSparks
- Eric LaneuvilleCharlie Logan
- James Whitmore Jr.Moskowitz
- Clint RitchieMelrose
- Pepe SernaOrlando
- Raymond VitteNewton
Recommendations
- 63
Washington Post
A Force of One, has a simplistic plot, low budget sets and sloppy editing. It's pretty good. Not only does it move along at a faster clip than many a higher-budget film, but it's done without a lot of gore -- no small feat in a martial-arts movie. [12 Oct 1979, p.39] - 60
Time Out
A typically plot-heavy script from Ernest Tidyman survives unimaginative direction to deliver that current rarity, an unpretentious action movie. A bit out of its depth at the top of a bill, but vastly superior to the ostensibly similar Jaguar Lives. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
After Bruce Lee's death, a gaping hole plagued the martial arts genre, but former karate champ Norris helped close that gap. - 50
Washington Post
One detects flickering intentions of enlarging on the formula material -- especially in the byplay between the actors playing narcs -- but the prevailing mood of the entertainment is decidedly bargain-basement. [11 Oct 1979, p.D15]
