Blind Fury

An American tale follows a Vietnam veteran who has lost his sight but not his nerve. Trained in the blade and tempered by years of hardship, he travels from a war damaged world into civilian life with one mission in mind. When a former comrade asks for help, the man becomes a guardian for the comrade's son, trapped in the crossfire of a brutal criminal underworld. He relies on discipline, memory, and honed reflexes to outsmart rivals who assume a blind man cannot see danger coming. The story tracks his reluctant step into the city and the stubborn courage that keeps him moving toward a chance to protect those he loves. He relies on signals, footsteps, and sound cues to map his surroundings.

Directed by Phillip Noyce, the film blends lean action with thriller tension. It adapts sources credited to Charles Robert Carner and Ryōzō Kasahara, recasting a survival arc as a test of skill and resolve. The director emphasizes practical stunts and character focus, giving the story a lean tempo that suits late 1980s action thrillers.

Box office numbers show a modest performance, with approximately 2.7 million dollars earned worldwide against a 20 million dollar budget. The release strategy reflected a cautious approach to the action genre in the late 1980s, and the title found limited traction in select markets.

Critical responses were mixed, but Rutger Hauer anchors the film with a memorable presence as a blind veteran. The story probes resilience and moral choices under pressure, blending street level danger with stylized combat to test the hero's limits.

Not a major cultural touchstone, Blind Fury nonetheless represents an era when action cinema explored disability with a hands on approach to fight choreography. It marks an early American release for Noyce and offers a curious example of a sword fighting influenced hero in a modern urban thriller. Fans of late 80s thrillers may still seek it out.