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21 Jul 2012

OCTAGON press stills

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 1

Bought some press glossies from The Octagon blind, with the promise there was a lot of ‘the big red and blue ninja guy’ in them. SCORE! Richard Norton‘s “Kyo the Enforcer” was perhaps my single favorite ninja in an 80s … Continued

Chuck Norris, Richard Norton, The Octagon
24 Apr 2011

Images from THE OCTAGON

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

When vengeance wore a mustache… Is it just me, or did Chuck Norris never look comfortable with a sword? Good career choice, sticking to uzis, nickel-plated handguns and heel kicks with cowboy boots. This awkwardly colored image of Richard Norton‘s … Continued

Chuck Norris, Karate Kommandos, Richard Norton, The Octagon
30 Aug 2010

Now in the hands of… an American?

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 5 - Art and Advertising | 2

As a footnote to our American Ninja celebratory gripe-fest, here’s a mystifying trade ad from what has to be the early part of 1985, wherein Cannon heralded an upcoming project: Right studio, right producers, right creative team, right title, right … Continued

AMERICAN NINJA, Chuck Norris, Kosugi
15 Aug 2010

Eight sides of THE OCTAGON

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

I really love The Octagon. I loved it as a stupid kid in black pajamas back in the day and I love it now. It is an unsung hero of the 80’s American genre, the biggest non-Kosugi entry into the … Continued

Chuck Norris, Richard Norton, Tadashi Yamashita, The Octagon
13 Aug 2010

Everything I Needed to Know About Ninjutsu I Learned from Carlos Ray Norris, I

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 1

A guest column by MATT WALLACE in honor of THE OCTAGON‘s 30th Birthday! Chuck Norris has taught me a lot. He taught me not all men with mustaches who lived in the 70’s did porn. He taught me that it’s … Continued

Chuck Norris, Gerald Okamura, Lee Van Cleef, Tadashi Yamashita, The Octagon
13 Aug 2010

Let us now begin an intimate weekend with Chuck and Kyo…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

Tomorrow marks the 30TH (!!!) Anniversary of the release of The Octagon! Holy shit I’m old… Rarely credited with starting the American ninja craze of the 80’s, this jewel of the Chuck Norris crown beat Enter the Ninja to theaters … Continued

Chuck Norris, Lee Van Cleef, Octagon, Tadashi Yamashita

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