Force: Five
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{{Infobox film
| name = Force: Five
| image = Force Five.jpg
| caption =
| director = Robert Clouse
| writer = Robert Clouse
Emil Farkas and George Goldsmith (based on their screenplay)
| narrator =
| starring = Joe Lewis
| music = William Goldstein
| cinematography = Gil Hubbs
| editing = Bob Bring
| studio = American Cinema Productions
| distributor = American Cinema Releasing
| released = {{Film date|1981|6|26|Indianapolis, Minneapolis, St. Louis}}
| runtime = 96 min
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $3 million{{cite web |title= Force: Five (1981) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56612-FORCE-FIVE?sid=c2e9c1b9-fda1-48a1-8e71-8354e1aab119&sr=10.829911&cp=1&pos=0|website=AFI |access-date=July 12, 2023}}
| gross = $4.6 million (U.S.A. Collection){{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/americanfilmdist0000dona/page/302/mode/1up|title= American film distribution : the changing marketplace|last=Donahue|first= Suzanne Mary|year=1987 |publisher=UMI Research Press |page=302|isbn= 9780835717762}} Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada}}
Force: Five is a 1981 film directed by Robert Clouse. Its stars are Joe Lewis and Bong Soo Han,{{cite news|title= Bong Soo Han, 73; grand master of hapkido won film fans for martial arts |work= The Los Angeles Times|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-14-me-han14-story.html|accessdate=2011-01-22}} and it is a loose remake of the 1976 Jim Kelly action film, Hot Potato.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9l_hvsyCX7gC&dq=hot+potato+jim+kelly&pg=PA245|isbn = 9780979998942|title = Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Book|year = 2011|publisher = Eirini Press}}
Plot
A top government agent assembles a force of five martial arts experts to carry out a near-impossible assignment. They must topple the corrupt organization behind one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful religious leaders.
Cast
- Joe Lewis as Jim Martin
- Bong Soo Han as Rev. Rhee
- Sonny Barnes as Lockjaw
- Richard Norton as Ezekiel
- Benny Urquidez as Billy Ortega
- Ron Hayden as Willard
- Pam Huntington as Laurie
- Amanda Wyss as Cindy Lester (as Mandy Wyss)
- Joe Corley (uncredited){{cite news|title= Not Just A Lot Of Kicks|publisher= Sports Illustrated|url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1120455/index.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103170344/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1120455/index.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = November 3, 2012|accessdate=2011-01-22}}
Home media
On February 11, 2014, Scorpion Releasing released Force: Five on DVD.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0082399}}
{{Robert Clouse}}
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Category:American martial arts films
Category:Films directed by Robert Clouse
Category:Remakes of American films
Category:1981 martial arts films