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The Octagon

Year:

1980

Duration:

103 min | West Germany:97 min

Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

Director:

Eric Karson

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1980-08-14

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Gross: $18,971,000 (USA) Admissions 386,275 (West Germany)

Cast

Actor

Character

Karen Carlson

The Octagon

Chuck Norris

Scott James

Lee Van Cleef

McCarn

Art Hindle

A. J.

Carol Bagdasarian

Aura

Tadashi Yamashita

Seikura

Kim Lankford

Nancy

Larry D. Mann

Tibor

Kurt Grayson

Doggo

Richard Norton

Kyo - Seikura's Enforcer / Long Legs

Yuki Shimoda

Katsumo - Seikura's Aide

Redmond Gleeson

Duffy

Alan Chappuis

Pierre

Brian Libby

Deadwyler

Ken Gibbel

Meat

Cheyenne Rivera

Greek

Ted Duncan

Truckdriver

Alan Marcus

Truckdriver

Gerald Okamura

Ninja Instructor

Jo McDonnell

Amy Lee

Jack Carter

Sharkey

Ernie Hudson

Quinine

Robert B. Loring

Johann

Fenton Jones

Square Dance Caller

Crane Jackson

House Detective

Clarke Gordon

Drunk

Ben Freedman

Newsvendor

Shannon Scott David

Waitress

Elizabeth Carder

Desk Clerk

Kitty Beau

Hostess

Aaron Norris

Hatband

John Barrett

Justines Killer

Bill Beau

Aide

Enrique Lucero

One Armed Man

Eric F. Valdez

Scott's Taxi Driver

Gasper A. Henaine

A. J.'s taxi driver

Carlos Romano

Pilot

Mario Valdez

Hotel Clerk

John Fujioka

Isawa

Mike Norris

Scott at Eighteen (as Michael Norris)

Brian Tochi

Seikura at Eighteen

Kevin Brando

Scott at Eight

Darrin Lee

Seikura at eight

John Shields

1st Lieutenant

Thad Geer

2nd Lieutenant

Haven Earle Haley

Diplomat

Benjamin J. Perry

Male Assassin (as Ben Perry)

Janette Jiliano

Female Assassin

Don Pike

Chauffer (sic)

Janell Twomey

Nanny

J. Ross Imler

French Policeman

Barbara Bingham

Dancer (uncredited)

Joel Freeman

Man Handing Flowers to Nancy (uncredited)

Tracey Walter

Mr. Beedy (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Debut cinema movie of actor and stuntman Richard Norton, debut film of costume designer Barbara Burgdorf and debut theatrical feature film directed by Eric Karson.

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It cost approximately US $200,000 to blow-up "The Octagon" major arena and fortress set. This was cheaper and more cost efficient than dismantling and disassembling the gigantic construction and taking it away to the dump. According to the article "Prop Sets at the Dunes" at 'The Escape from New York and LA Page' website, "many prop buildings from the [overall] Octagon [movie] set survived and were used again".

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Seikura's enforcer character of Kyo (Richard Norton) is completely mute and never speaks for the entire picture.

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Goofs

After the terrorist trainee falls through the trapdoor, a crew person's hand is visible as it closes back up.

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During a car chase sequence, the off-white colored car hits the pursing red vehicle that is parked in its path. The next time we see them, both cars are undamaged and not touching each other.

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Quotes

Scott: Doggo is not the answer... nswer... swer... wer... er... r...

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Scott: It can't be... all the Ninja are dead...

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Tibor: Besides, terrorists are crazy. Mercenaries I understand, but terrorists... puuhh!

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