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The Pentangle hunts humans for sport. Dudikoff hunts THEM.
TMDB
57
IMDb
58
Rotten Tomatoes
50
Audience Score
50
Google
89
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Avenging Force (1986)

Revenge-fueled mayhem80s action cheeseMardi Gras murder

Overview

ActionDramaThriller

A senator is targeted by the Pentangle, a right wing paramilitary group. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The group kidnaps the agent's sister and tries to hunt him down, "The Most Dangerous Game" style.

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Content warning
death hunt
White supremacy & political violenceVigilante justice vs. institutional failureFamily as vulnerability and motivationRacial solidarity under siege

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Pre-CGI fight choreography with actual human bodies getting thrown

Stunts

Exploding farmhouse escape—no green screen, just fire and commitment

Best for:Friends: Bad movie night with friends who appreciate practical stunts·Background: Chaos cleaning—explosions every 8 minutes guaranteed
Heads up:Violence: Racist organization hunts Black politician and family for sport·Disturbing: Children in peril—Sara kidnapped, family members killed on screen
Sam Firstenberg

Director

Sam Firstenberg

ReleasedSep 12, 1986
Runtime1h 44m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Golan-Globus Productions
The Cannon Group

Top Cast

Michael Dudikoff

Michael Dudikoff

Capt. Matt Hunter

Steve James

Steve James

Larry Richards

John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Prof. Elliott Glastenbury

James Booth

James Booth

Admiral Brown

Marc Alaimo

Marc Alaimo

Charlie Lavall

John Wilmot

John Wilmot

Gen. Al Wyatt

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Michael Dudikoff filmed this between American Ninja movies, essentially playing the same character with a different tragic backstory.

Cultural

The film's racist paramilitary villains eerily mirror real 1980s white supremacist groups, making its exploitation framework accidentally political.

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