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3 | ''Forced Vengeance'' is an action film from the year 1982. |
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5 | Josh Randall (Creator/ChuckNorris) is an ex-Special Forces Vietnam veteran who ends up in Hong Kong after the war, eventually becoming the head of security for the Lucky Dragon Casino, run by fellow American expatriate, [[SelfMadeMan Sam]] [[BenevolentBoss Pascal]]. When Sam is killed by an unscrupulous rival, Josh goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. |
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8 | !!This film has examples of: |
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10 | * AnyoneCanDie: And how. |
11 | * ButtMonkey: David Pascal, who essentially runs his father's business into the ground by making increasingly poor financial decisions, [[spoiler: then gets himself killed]]. |
12 | * TheBrute: Kam, a GiantMook with BloodKnight tendencies. |
13 | * {{Chiaroscuro}}: Josh is shown fighting in silhouette in front of a giant neon billboard. |
14 | * CombatPragmatist: When Josh learns that he has a bounty on his head, he immediately [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim asks for a gun]]. |
15 | * CoolBoat: Josh's houseboat in Aberdeen Harbour, and the villain's yacht fortress. |
16 | * TheDragon: Stan Ramondi runs the day to day operations for the Osiris gang, but Josh figures out pretty early that he isn't the actual leader. |
17 | * EqualOpportunityEvil: [[TheSyndicate Osiris]]. Formed by a [[OrcusOnHisThrone not so retired]] Triad leader who named it after an Egyptian god. The Triad leader's half-British illegitimate son is the public face of the organization, their chief legbreaker is Japanese, and they have many European and American mercenaries as hired muscle. |
18 | * EvilBrit: Ramondi, though he is technically [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal half-British]]. |
19 | * EvilCounterpart: Ramondi is this to Sam's son, David. |
20 | * KickTheDog: Pretty much everything Osiris does, but specific mention goes to [[spoiler: Kam killing Leroy with a backbreaker during the attack on his warehouse, ensuring that he will live long enough to [[StuffedInTheFridge see what happens to Claire, Josh's girlfriend]], and be helpless to stop it]]. |
21 | * KnowWhenToFoldThem: Josh is attacked by a nunchuck-wielding goon making KungFoley sounds. Josh just produces his pistol from behind his hat and the goon quietly slinks off. |
22 | * TheMole: Inspector Keck. |
23 | * MyFavoriteShirt: Leave Josh's cowboy hat alone, unless you're TooDumbToLive. |
24 | * NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: Josh tries to hide the two attractive women with him in a [[TheOldestProfession cathouse]]. [[WeAreEverywhere It doesn't work]]. |
25 | * PostRapeTaunt: Kam pulls this on Josh before their final fight. |
26 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Inspector Chen. |
27 | * RecklessGunUsage: Josh lends his girlfriend his pistol when he has to leave her alone, but she's so nervous she puts a bullet through the door the moment he calls out to her on returning. Josh then delivers AnAesop: "Note: ''Never'' let your girl handle your piece." |
28 | * RetiredBadass: Played straight with Sam. [[TheDon Simon Koo]] provides an evil variant. |
29 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Leroy]]. |
30 | * ScarSurvey: Josh's scars being catalogued by the police doctor after he's arrested. |
31 | * ShamefulStrip: David and Josh catch a pit clerk stealing from their casino, and force him to walk out of the building in his underwear. |
32 | * SmugSnake: Ramondi and Kam. |
33 | * StillWearingTheOldColors: Josh dresses in his old Airborne dress uniform to take on the bad guys. |
34 | * StuffedInTheFridge: [[spoiler:Claire, Josh's girlfriend, is raped and killed by Kam during the attack on Leroy's warehouse, after Kam breaks Leroy's back so that he will die after being ForcedToWatch]]. |
35 | * {{Swirlie}}: Josh tries to bump off a GiantMook this way, only to [[TheCanKickedHim get the entire toilet thrown at him]]. |
36 | * WellDoneSonGuy: David is nowhere near as business savvy as Sam. Ramondi insists he has earned his place in his father's empire through his ruthlessness, not nepotism. |
37 | * YouCanRunButYouCantHide: Josh goes on the run in Hong Kong, but [[WeAreEverywhere keeps getting attacked out of nowhere]] by various goons, providing an excuse for many martial arts scenes. He finally finds a place to hide only to get called on the phone there. |
38 | -->'''Ramandi:''' By now you know that my network is inescapable. |
39 | * YouNoTakeCandle: Kam is the only Asian character to not use [[IAmVeryBritish Refined Pronunciation]]. |
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