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The Octagon
“In a world of choices, for one man there is no choice... he must face The Octagon.”
51%
Movie
1h 44m
AI Analysis
The Octagon (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Octagon (1980) — a movie tagged as Adventure, Action, and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Sco… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~104 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Octagon 51% (153 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
51%
from 153 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Scott is facing off against McCarn and the entire ninja horde in an effort to take them all down.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-08-14
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- TMDB rating
- 5.1
- TMDB ID
- 24825
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What is The Octagon about?
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Octagon?
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How long is the movie The Octagon?
The official runtime for The Octagon is approximately 104 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Chuck Norris
Scott James
Karen Carlson
Justine
Lee Van Cleef
McCarn
Art Hindle
A. J.
Carol Bagdasarian
Aura
Kim Lankford
Nancy
Tadashi Yamashita
Seikura
- K
Kurt Grayson
Doggo
Yuki Shimoda
Katsumo - Seikura's Aide
- L
Larry D. Mann
Tibor
John Fujioka
Isawa the Teacher
Jack Carter
Sharkey
Richard Norton
Kyo - Seikura's Enforcer / Longlegs
Redmond Gleeson
Duffy
- A
Alan Chappuis
Pierre
Brian Libby
Deadwyler
- K
Ken Gibbel
Meat
- C
Cheyenne Rivera
Greek
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