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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 03/22/2005 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Action, Biker Film

The budget may be loftier, but Eye of the Tiger is essentially an up-to-date AIP motorcycle flick. Ex-convict Buck Mathews (Gary Busey) lives as quietly as possible in his old home town. The corrupt local sheriff (Seymour Cassel) would give anything to drive Buck out of town: thus, the sheriff looks the other way when a motorcycle gang headed by Blade (William Smith, who else?) invades the community and targets Buck for extermination. With no one else on his side, Buck turns to honest cop J.B. Deveraux (Yaphet Kotto), but he's a few days away from retirement and doesn't want to get involved. It turns out that the only "good guy" Buck can depend upon is a "bad guy": A well-connected Latino drug lord who owes Buck a favor. When the chips are down and Buck's daughter is kidnapped, Deveraux joins in the climactic offensive against the bikers--which, of course, boils down to a mano-y-mano struggle between Buck and Blade. You've seen it all before, but in this case familiarity does not breed contempt. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Gary Busey - Buck Mathews
Yaphet Kotto - J.B. Deveraux
Seymour Cassel - Sheriff
Bert Remsen - Father Healey
William Smith - Blade

Eye of the Tiger receives a solid, no-frills treatment on this disc from MGM. The film looks excellent thanks to a strong anamorphic, widescreen transfer that really brings out the beauty of Peter Lyons Collister's unexpectedly lush photography. In terms of audio, the disc includes a Dolby 2.0 surround stereo mix that works nicely for the film, keeping the dialogue level crisp while also blending the effects and music nicely. It isn't as active as a 5.1 mix would be but it is good for a film of this vintage. Sadly, the disc is a bit light on extras: the sole bonus is the film's theatrical trailer but the film's catalog-title price point softens the blow. It also helps that the aforementioned trailer is a corker, a fun hard-sell that includes virtually every bit of action in the film! In short, this disc offers a nice, price-conscious way for action fans to get acquainted with the charms of this b-movie from the 1980's. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide