Armed Response
Seen it?1986 | 86 min | Action, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Kill Bill: Vol. 1, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
One of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hires two private investigators to exchange ransom money to recover the statuette, but the trade goes down bad and Clay Roth is killed. This angers Roth's brothers and father, all combat veterans, and they go after the people responsible
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide on a $2 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fred Olen Ray
- David CarradineJim Roth
- Lee Van CleefBurt Roth
- MakoAkira Tanaka
- Lois HamiltonSara Roth
- Ross HagenCorey Thorton
- Brent HuffTommy Roth
- Laurene LandonDeborah Silverstein
- Dick MillerSteve
- Burr DeBenningLt. Sanderson
- Michael BerrymanF.C.