Good Guys Wear Black

1978

Good Guys Wear Black

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Movie Info

Chuck Norris plays John T. Booker, a Vietnam vet who finds out that several of his army buddies lost their lives in a mission that was intended to fail. Seeking answers, Booker quits his school-teaching job and tracks down the surviving members of his unit. One by one, his old friends are being knocked off by sinister forces, orchestrated by a crooked, and legally untouchable, politician. Amidst a plethora of martial arts, gunfire and explosions, the film briefly pauses for a comic-relief scene involving over-aged bellboy Jim Backus. Good Guys Wear Black did so well at the box-office that it warranted a sequel, A Force of One (1979).

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Television
Directed By:

Ted Post
Written By:

Mark Medoff, Joseph Fraley, Bruce Cohn Curtis
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1978 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 30, 2001
Runtime:

96 minutes
Studio:

American Cinema

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Cast

Chuck Norris
as John T. Booker

Anne Archer
as Margaret

Lloyd Haynes
as Murray Saunders

James Franciscus
as Conrad Morgan

Dana Andrews
as Government Man

Jim Backus
as Doorman

James Bacon
as Senator

Soon-Teck Oh
as Mjr. Mhin Van Thieu

Joe Bennett
as Lou Goldberg

Kathy McCullen
as Kelly

Tony Mannino

Larry Casey
as Mike Potter

Jerry Douglas
as Joe Walker

Viola Harris
as Airline Ticket Agent

Anthony Mannino
as Gordie Jones

Michael Payne (III)
as Mitch

Stack Pierce
as Holly Washington

Don Pike
as Hank

Warren Smith
as Morgan's Chauffeur

David Starwalt
as Steagle

Virginia Wing
as Mrs. Mhin Van Thieu

Pat E. Johnson
as C.I.A. Agent

Craig Safan

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Critic Reviews for Good Guys Wear Black

All Critics (4) | DVD (2)

One of the better Chuck Norris action flicks

Dec 7, 2006 | Rating: 3/5

Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
Typical early-career Norris chop-socky cop stuff.

Jul 26, 2002 | Rating: 2/5

Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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Audience Reviews for Good Guys Wear Black

Apr 06, 2009

Another good Chuck movie for his fans. You have to be a fan of his cause he cant act. Over all a good action flick.

Lee K Super Reviewer
Mar 20, 2007

A bit too long and somewhat lame action movie with Chuck Norris doing his best in trying to act seriously but not being that convincing. This brought lots of action, thrills, suspense and good fights. My favourite scene is outside the airport where the hired assassin was taken out after Booker's girlfriend (Anne Archer) was killed in the plane bomb and Booker (Norris) went after him before he got into the Toyota Celica, and tried to run over Booker. In which Booker returned and delivered the awesome flying dropkick to the windshield killing the assassin. I later found out that the stunt was done by his brother Aaron.

Dean M Super Reviewer