Walker, Texas Ranger
Long before chop a pizza into eight slices with his bare hands , parachuting out of a sky shooting hot dogs out of a hot dog gun , or saving a demoiselle in distraint from a bear using a hoagie in a Quicktrip snackle commercial , Chuck Norris was a top corner office natural process hoagie .
A kung fu superstar . At one clip , some regard him as the " baddest piece on the planet . " Yes , the man who has some of the most pop meme on the internet is bang as a martial prowess caption .
Here are the ten good Chuck Norris motion-picture show , outrank accord to their IMDb ratings .
Hellbound (4.9)
Chuck Norris and his spouse , Calvin Levels , are two Chicago detectives who , while investigate the murder of a rabbi , gain that they have to end the supernatural being , Prostanos .
A barn - pic at its finest , Hellboundwas produced by , at the time , struggling - to - survive film studio apartment Cannon . It serve as a one - clock time action superhero seek to pull through or touch on his career by fighting a super demon encounter by film and boob tube bad piece , Christopher Neame .
It was not that long after that his television series , Walker , Texas Ranger , gained popularity and revitalize Norris ’s career .
Firewalker (5.1)
amount off the cad ofRomancing the Stone , The Cannon Group , wanting its own comedy natural process / adventure , producedFirewalkerstarring Norris and Louis Gossett Jr. as an improbable comedy couple . They bring soldiers of destiny trying to cross down an ancient trove of gold in Central America with the assistance of a deep adult female played by Melody Anderson .
Firewalkergained popularity due to a notable bar scrap scene that allowed Norris to exhibit his exemplary fighting skills after he was insulted in Spanish by an overtly sizeable human being . Norris take out the gum in his mouth and invest it in Gossett ’s hand , telling him to hold this as he destroys everyone in the measure , even get the time to take a sip of beer .
Hero And The Terror (5.3)
In vintage action movie style , Norris plays a bull seek to quit the successive killer Simon Moon ( Jack O’Halloran ) , also known as " The Terror " due to the ghastly path he kills women and takes them to his liar .
Norris adds more dimension to his fictitious character other than the stereotypical hot - tempered fighting machine of his past films . His role has many layer , especially the fit involving his relationship with his girlfriend ( Brynn Thayer ) .
AlthoughHero and the Terrorwas not well received , it put go in the stereotype of Norris as a kung fu guy doing martial humanities film . It helped legitimizes his act credibleness .
Missing In Action (5.4)
Chuck Norris plays a Vietnam veteran who goes back to Vietnam to deliver those who are leave out in action .
critic panned the motion picture stating it was " riding on the coattails " of theRambofranchise , but this was a commercial-grade hitting for Cannon film and Norris ’s most pop motion picture . Cannon releasedMissing in ActionbeforeRambo First BloodII , and the picture show pass away on to breed two sequels withMissing in natural action 2 : The BeginningandBraddock : Missing in Action III .
Norris dedicated the film in this dealership to his brother who was killed in the Vietnam war .
An Eye For An Eye (5.5)
Norris and his partner ( Terry Kiser ) are trying to expose a drug ringleader , portrayed byChristopher Lee . When they see someone who can help them puzzle out the face , Norris ’s partner end up stagnant . Norris decides to lead the force and take matters into his own hand .
Because the audience grew customary to Norris ’s film being full of nonstop action and hardcore furiousness , some were let down withAn Eye for an Eye’stameness . Some questioned if Norris was judge to split away from being pigeonholed as just a martial creative person to a legitimate doer .
The Delta Force (5.6)
The hijacking of TWA Flight 847 in 1985 , where hijacker hold heaps of hostages for several weeks , inspiredThe Delta Force . The film stars Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin ( Dirty DozenandThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ) as leaders of an elite grouping of Special Operations Forces who are sent to resolve a catastrophe after terrorists seize a sheet .
Two interesting facts about the film franchise ( Delta Force 2was released four years later , while the third installment went straight to video ) is thatCharles Bronsonwas the initial choice to co - star alongside Norris , but he declined . And the theme euphony by Alan Silverstri was later used by ABC Sports during the chess opening of the Indy 500 between 1988 and 1998 .
Forced Vengeance (5.7)
Although relatively down in the mouth on this list , Forced Vengeancehas one of the most recognizable presentation in Kung Fu cinema history .
The silhouettes of Chuck Norris with two lady and an assailant along with a Hong Kong neon sign serve as the backdrop as a heavy synthesized ballad frolic . The man approaches Norris , who gives his lid to one of the ladies , and the two men continue to fight in slow motion until finally , Norris kicks the adversary over the step railing .
Trying to improve from the moving picture he loose the previous year , AnEye for an Eye , Norris made indisputable thatForced Vengeancehad a ton of action and vehemence . While the body count is high , the acting and storyline are downhearted .
Code Of Silence (6.1)
This motion-picture show is a departure from Norris ’s traditional warlike nontextual matter movies . Although it has plenty of action , Code of Silencefocuses more on gun , elevator car chase , and detonation rather than the hired man - to - hand combat that audience had uprise wonted to .
Norris play a Chicago cop get between a rock and a hard place when he has to stop a gang war while have to take down a regardless cop who caused a divide in the department .
Lone Wolf McQuade (6.4)
Lone Wolf McQuadestars Chuck Norris andKung Fu ’s David Carradine alongside an all - champion line - up including Barbara Carrera and Leon Isaac Kennedy . Norris plays a Texas Ranger who must stop a drug lord who has the same soldierly arts skillset as him , while they also contend for the same woman .
The final fight scene between Norris and Carradine , although very good and avoided using stunt double , is not as diachronic as his 1973 epic battle scene withBruce LeeinThe Way of the Dragon . But it is very intriguing to see Norris fight the man who pose out Lee for the role of Kwai Chang Caine in the television receiver serial publication , Kung Fu .
Lone Wolf McQuadeelevated Norris to a bonafide action star and also served as the inspiration for his television show ten years later , Walker , Texas Ranger .
The Way Of The Dragon (7.3)
IfLone Wolf McQuadebrought Chuck Norris ( the first westerner ever to hold the social station of an 8th degree dim swath in Taekwondo ) into the mainstream as a certified action star , thenThe Way of the Dragonput him on the mapping as America ’s answer or equivalent to Bruce Lee .
The Way of the Dragonis about Tang Yung ( Bruce Lee ) , who visits his relatives in Italy and has to defend them against neighborhood mobster . After he beats all the local mobsters , the offence boss hires henchmen from abroad , including Colt , depicted by Chuck Norris .
Making his film debut , the sight of Norris stepping outside of the airport with long sideburns , big shades with gold rim , a long collard coloured shirt with a beautiful grownup bronze belt buckle , and a briefcase is moderately iconic .
Norris and Lee ’s larger-than-life fighting scene is regard by many to be the greatest move fight ever .
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