The Octagon
Seen it?1980 | 104 min | Adventure, Action, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 46% audience score, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for anyone who likes watching someone settle a score and martial arts fans. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. Shelve it next to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 46%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$25 million worldwide on a $4 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 65K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eric Karson
- Chuck NorrisScott James
- Karen CarlsonJustine
- Lee Van CleefMcCarn
- Art HindleA. J.
- Carol BagdasarianAura
- Kim LankfordNancy
- Tadashi YamashitaSeikura
- Kurt GraysonDoggo
- Yuki ShimodaKatsumo - Seikura's Aide
- Larry D. MannTibor