Chuck Norris
- 2007
Chuck Norris Presents: World Combat League - Season One: Greatest Knockouts and Knockdowns collects some of the most electrifying endings to bouts staged by the title governing body. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris
In the aftermath of a daring rescue mission gone bad, a guilt-ridden detective vows to rescue a diamond cutter from the clutches of a murderous thief in this pulse-pounding action thriller starring silver screen icon Chuck Norris. John Shepherd (Norris) is a cop with a complex. In the days following his failed rescue of an endangered diamond cutter being held hostage, Shepherd vows to make good on his mission and enlists the help of the elderly cutter's niece, Elizabeth, in bringing home her uncle safely. In order to fulfill his mission though, Shepherd will have to learn the secrets of the cutter's past. Upon learning that the cutter had perfected his skills during his harrowing tenure at an Auschwitz prison, Shepherd begins uncovering the clues that will be vital to the success of his dangerous mission. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Daniel Bernhardt, (more)
- 2004
- PG13
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Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story revolves around amiable underachiever Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn), whose rundown gym, Average Joe's, is populated by a less-than-average clientele including a self-styled pirate, an ultra-obscure sports aficionado, and a pining high school nerd. It soon becomes apparent that Joe's is in financial trouble and will soon be foreclosed by attractive attorney Kate Veach (Christine Taylor) - unless Peter can cough up $50,000. Despite Average Joe's posing little threat to Globo Gym, a fitness Goliath across the street that is owned by egomaniacal White Goodman (Ben Stiller) - Goodman senses an easy acquisition and decides to take over the facility. Peter's ragtag group of regulars, however, are less than thrilled with the prospects, and mobilize a showdown, winner-takes-all Dodgeball tournament against Globo Gym. The film also features Missi Pyle, Rip Torn, Stephen Root, and Alan Tudyk. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, (more)
- 2002
Based on characters created by Bob Gookin, the made-for-TV thriller The President's Man 2: A Line in the Sand casts Chuck Norris in a role not dissimilar to his title character on the long-running series Walker: Texas Ranger. Norris is seen as secret agent Joshua McCord, the right-hand man to the President of the United States (Robert Urich). The plot thickens when a band of terrorists breaks into a museum to retrieve hidden nuclear-bomb components from the statues therein. Apprised of the situation, the military attempts to abduct the charismatic leader of the terrorists, but to no avail. It is up to Joshua to infiltrate the terrorists' lair and disarm the bomb before an unnamed U.S. metropolis can be blown into oblivion. Along the way, Joshua's "techy" daughter Que (Jennifer Tung) falls in love with her dad's young assistant Deke Slater (Judson Mills). Directed by the star's son, Eric Norris, and co-produced by his other son, Aaron Norris, The President's Man: A Line in the Sand debuted January 20, 2002 on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Judson Mills, (more)
At long last, taciturn Texas Ranger Cord Walker (Chuck Norris) and Assistant D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson) have gotten married, as Walker, Texas Ranger launches its ninth and final season. Alas, a pall is cast over the couple's happiness when Walker's closest friend, C.D. (Noble Willingham), is mysteriously killed. More disturbing still is the revelation that C.D.'s death is a part of a campaign of terror waged by a vicious killer who has sprung several other criminals from a maximum security prison, for the purpose of knocking off as many Texas Rangers as possible -- with Walker saved for last. Among the victims of this vendetta is Walker's partner Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.), though he manages to survive. In the series finale, Walker and a very pregnant Alex visit Jimmy in the hosptial, where Alex suddenly goes into labor, giving birth to a baby daughter. Once again, however, the couple's happiness may be short-lived -- literally so, when the assassin who has been decimating the Rangers shows up with a grenade strapped to his belt, intent upon blowing everyone whom the audience cares about to kingdom come! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
Chuck Norris stars in this made-for-TV thriller as Joshua McCord, a Presidential secret agent. Though still quite virile and limber, McCord feels that he is getting too old for his job, thus he begins training a younger man named Deke Slater (Dylan Neal) as his replacement, using Zen and proper nutrition as primary teachings tools. But McCord springs back into action -- and kicks plenty of serious butt in the process -- when the First Lady is kidnapped by a terrorist organization. First telecast by CBS on April 2, 2000, The President's Man was followed two years later by a sequel, The President's Man: A Line in the Sand. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Dylan Neal, (more)
- 2000
Season eight of Walker, Texas Ranger resolves the cliffhanger finale of season seven, as Cord Walker (Chuck Norris), his partner Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.), his fiancée Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), and his best friend C.D. (Noble Willingham) survive a harrowing plane crash. The trick now is to get back to Dallas in time to prevent elusive serial killer Thomas Openshaw (Stephen McHattie) from being released for lack of evidence. Once this crisis is resolved, Walker and Alex begin a season-long preparation for their marriage, which will occur during the two-part season eight finale (we hope). Meanwhile, Walker's crime-fighting team has taken in two new members: undercover police officers (and masters of disguise) Francis Gage (Judson Mills) and Sydney Cooke (Nia Peeples). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
- 1999
The cliffhanger that ended season six of Walker, Texas Ranger is resolved at the outset of season seven, as Assistant D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), longtime sweetheart of taciturn Texas Ranger Cord Walker (Chuck Norris), makes a full recovery after being shot down by an old enemy. This is doubly good news for Walker: not only has Alex survived, but she allows him to finish his marriage proposal, which of course she accepts. Walker himself has a lot of problems with former nemeses who show up with scores to settle during this season. Additionally, he crosses swords (and karate kicks) with Satanist child abductors, a radical splinter group from the IRA, a dangerously "creative" pedophile, and a deadly family of inbred hillbillies. One episode, "Paradise Trail," allows Chuck Norris to play the dual role of Cord Walker and his 19th century counterpart, lawman Hayes Cooper (a character he'd essayed in earlier episodes, and whose significance would ultimately be explained in the series finale two years later). In another episode, "Brothers-in-Arms," Walker's partner Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.) finds himself on the horns of a dilemma when his own brother Simon (Grand L. Bush) is ordered to kill him! Midway through the season, two Walker, Texas Ranger supporting characters, Dallas detective Carlos Sandoval (Marco Sanchez) and karate instructor Trent Malloy (James Wlcek) would be spun off into their own private eye series, the short-lived Sons of Thunder -- the pilot of which had been seen as a Walker episode two years earlier! In the nail-biting season finale, Walker, Trivette, Alex, and Walker's old friend C.D. (Noble Willingham) are transporting evidence vital to the conviction of elusive serial killer Thomas Openshaw (Stephen McHattie) when suddenly their plane crashes, leaving their ultimate fate unresolved...until the following season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
Logan Fallon was ten years old the night gangsters burst into his home and brutally murdered his district-attorney father and the rest of his family. Somehow, the boy had a premonition before it happened and saved himself. This actioner follows the adult Logan on his quest to honor his promise to avenge his slain family. His uncle, an ex-Army ranger, assists him. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Eddie Cibrian, (more)
- 1998
Inscrutable, karate-chopping Cord Walker (Chuck Norris) and his more "by the book" partner Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.) continue to cleanse Dallas of the worst sort of criminal vermin during season six of Walker, Texas Ranger. Walker and Trivette are occasionally given backup this season by a brace of recurring characters: Dallas detective Carlos Sandoval (Marco Sanchez) and youthful martial arts instructor Trent Malloy (James Wlcek), who become weekly regulars after the late-season episode "Undercover." This season yields a pair of two-episode adventures, "Lucas" (featuring a pre-Sixth Sense Haley Joel Osment) and "Last of a Breed," both of which were syndicated as movies in TV markets outside the United States. In the season's cliffhanger finale, Walker is about to propose marriage to his longtime sweetheart, Assistant D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), when she is struck down with bullets fired by one of her old enemies! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
Season five of Walker, Texas Ranger finds unsmiling, karate-kicking Cord Walker (Chuck Norris) settling accounts with all manner of criminals and lowlifes, aided and abetted by his partner, Ranger Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.). While Walker's girlfriend, Assistant D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), cannot entirely approve of his methods, she cannot entirely disapprove of them either -- especially in light of how many times Walker has saved her life in past seasons! This year, in addition to the standard, garden-variety crooks, Walker must go after his own when a renegade trio of vigilante cops begin taking down the innocent as well as the guilty. In another episode, Walker's prey is the world's most dangerous assassin, who has seemingly had a hand in every major political killing in the past thirty years (he might even been that "second gunman" on the Grassy Knoll). Later on, Walker goes on a personal crusade to destroy the man who shot his fiancée a decade earlier, and who intends to take advantage of an early pardon by killing off Trivette and Alex -- to say nothing of Walker's best friend C.D. Parker (Noble Willingham). One two-part story, "Sons of Thunder," serves to establish the personalities of two recurring characters: Walker's friend, Dallas detective Carlos Sandoval (Marco Sanchez), and Walker's former karate student Trent Malloy (Jimmy Wlcek), now the owner of a martial arts school. This two-parter was planned as a pilot for a spin-off series which was to have featured Sandoval and Malloy as partners in a private eye agency. As it turned out, Carlos and Trent remained on Walker, Texas Ranger as semi-regulars for the next two seasons -- at least until the series version of Sons of Thunder was finally launched in the spring of 1999. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
- 1996
When avaricious land developers threaten the pristine forest playground of local children, a mythical spirit appears to help them. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Terry Kiser, (more)
Flinty-eyed, karate-chopping Cord Walker (Chuck Norris) continues to dispense his own rather direct brand of justice on a wide variety of miserable miscreants as Walker, Texas Ranger enters its fourth season. Standing shoulder to shoulder with Walker is his partner, Ranger Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.), who may not entirely approve of Walker's violent methods but is certainly grateful that the man is on his side. Also, the relationship between Walker and his sometime legal adversary, Assistant D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), grows ever stronger during this season (though wedding bells were still far in the future). This year, in addition to the usual homicidal robbers, cold-blooded drug runners and repulsive rapists, Walker broadens his "eye for an eye" base to include Irish militants and the Russian Mafia. In one exhilarating episode, things take on a personal slant as the man who killed Walker's parents thirty years earlier "returns from the dead," a turn of events that may bode very, very ill for everyone whom Walker holds near and dear, including Alex, Jimmy, and his best friend C.D. Parker (Noble Willingham). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
Season three of Walker, Texas Ranger finds the title character, taciturn martial arts expert Cord Walker (Chuck Norris), utilizing strong arm methods rather than such namby-pamby methods as due process to mete out justice to robbers, kidnappers, pornographers, con artists and hijackers. This season he not only pummels and kicks homegrown miscreants, but also members of the Yazuka, the Japanese version of the Mafia. Also, the two-part episode "Flashback" affords viewers a tantalizing glimpse into Walker's Old West heritage. While Walker, his partner Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.), his assistant-D.A. girlfriend Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), and his best pal C.D. Parker (Noble Willingham) manage to survive the year intact despite all manner of assaults on their persons, season three turns out to be the last for Walker's Native American uncle and spiritual guide, Ray Firewalker (Floyd Red Crow Westerman). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
- 1995
Six-time World Karate Champion and martial arts superstar Chuck Norris teaches viewers how to use basic martial arts techniques for fitness and self-defense in this three-part home video presentation. Part one covers some basic self-defense techniques that can increase self-confidence and awareness of personal safety issues. Part two consists of a low-impact aerobic workout suitable for the whole family, especially women. And the final segment shows Norris demonstrating his mastery of martial arts skills. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris
In this action comedy, renegade cop Jake Wilder investigates the death of his old friend, Lou Swanson, another cop, who was killed while investigating the bombing of a San Diego housing project. To solve the murder and stop the bomber, Wilder teams up with Swanson's partner, a German Shepherd named Reno. At first the new partners do not get along, but eventually they begin working as a team and discover that the culprit was a white-supremacist group. This film stirred up a lot of controversy when it first came out as the distributors exhibited remarkably bad judgment by releasing it two weeks after the Oklahoma City bombing of a Federal building that resulted in the death of close to two hundred innocent people, some of them small children. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clyde Kusatsu, (more)
Though the direction of Hellbound is sometimes erroneously credited to editor Michael J. Duthie, the actual director was Aaron Norris, brother of the film's star, Chuck Norris. The story begins with the ritualistic murder of a Chicago rabbi. Detectives Shatter (Norris) and Jackson (Calvin Levels) are assigned to the case, and are compelled to follow the trail of evidence all the way to Israel (where the film was lensed in its entirety...even the Chicago sequences). Once in the Holy Land, Shatter and Jackson discover that the murderer is a centuries-old supernatural entity, a malevolent creature determined to "cleanse" the world. The premise is workable and Norris is in fine form, but the dialogue in Hellbound is too Ed Wood Jr.-esque. (Wait until you hear that conversation about a missing heart!) Filmed in 1992, Hellbound went directly to video in 1994. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Calvin Levels, (more)
After a three-episode trial run in the spring of 1993, the contemporary Western Walker, Texas Ranger graduated to full weekly status as it began its second season in the fall of that year. Star of the proceedings is Chuck Norris as taciturn, karate-chopping Texas Ranger Cord Walker, who operates out of the organization's Dallas office with his more scientific partner, Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.). While Walker tends to get his best results by smashing the heads and cracking the ribs of criminals, these methods are frowned upon by his erstwhile girlfriend, assistant D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson). This season, Walker tangles with clever crooks who have been released on the flimsiest of technicalities, overambitious bounty hunters, a gang of skyjackers, a vicious illegal adoption ring, and even a hurricane. We are also given a glimpse into Walker's Native American heritage as he tries to protect his cousin David Little Eagle (Gregg Rainwater), after David has stumbled upon the grisly evidence of a modern day massacre. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
Introduced as a two-hour TV movie, the long-running modern Western Walker, Texas Ranger was given a three-week trial run in the spring of 1993 -- which, one supposes, qualifies as the series' first season. In the movie-length pilot, the partner of taciturn Texas Ranger Cord Walker (Chuck Norris) is killed in a bank robbery. As he tracks down the murderers to exact his own special brand of vengeance (which is generally dispensed with karate chops and kicks), Walker learns that the robbery was only a rehearsal for a more ambitious scheme to knock over four banks simultaneously. The series' extremely short debut season not only establishes the character of Walker, but also that of his new partner, Ranger Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard Jr.). A former football pro whose knee has gone bad, Trivette may have grown up in the mean streets of Baltimore, but he prefers more scientific and court-approved peacekeeping methods than Walker, who if not reigned in by his sagacious Native American uncle Roy Firewalker (Floyd Red Crow Westerman) would just as soon exercise the old Scriptural prerogative of "an eye for an eye." Also introduced in the three earliest episodes is Dallas assistant D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree J. Wilson), who is very fond of Walker, but not of his methods. Rounding out the regulars is Walker's best buddy, ex-Ranger C.D. Parker, played by Gailard Sartain in the pilot and by Noble Willingham thereafter. Having retired from the service after getting a bullet in the knee, C.D. has opened up his own restaurant/bar, which will serve as the favorite gathering place for Walker, Trivette, and Alex for the balance of the series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
- 1993
Appearing as a special two-hour episode in the second season of the television series Walker, Texas Ranger, this production finds Cordell Walker (martial arts expert Chuck Norris) hot on the trail of an assassin, who, under the guise of a Kansas City police officer, plans on murdering a senator with presidential aspirations. The path leads Walker to The National Law Enforcement Pistol Competition, where the liberal senator will literally provide a target -- for his political enemies, at least -- if Walker doesn't get to him in time. Walker Texas Ranger: Deadly Reunion features Walker regulars Clarence Gilyard, Sheree J. Wilson, and Noble Willingham. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
- 1993
- PG
A teenager daydreams of getting some payback from the bullies who menace him in this hybrid of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) and The Karate Kid (1984). Barry Gabrewski (Jonathan Brandis) is an asthmatic schoolboy who can't participate in sports, much to the delight of a bullying classmate (John Buchanan) and his sadistic gym teacher (Richard Moll). Miserably unhappy, Barry escapes into a world of fantasy, where he imagines himself the tough, karate-proficient sidekick of action movie hero Chuck Norris. Trying to turn his dreams into reality, Barry visits dojo master Kelly Stone (Joe Piscopo), but Stone only mocks his aspirations. A supportive teacher introduces Barry to her uncle, Mr. Lee (Mako), a cook and martial arts teacher who takes Barry under his wing and teaches him the secrets of karate prowess. When Barry becomes good enough to enter a tournament, he needs a fourth athlete to complete his team, and who should be in the stands making a publicity appearance but the real-life Norris, who steps in to fight side-by-side with the plucky teen. Sidekicks was directed by Norris' brother and frequent collaborator Aaron Norris. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Jonathan Brandis, (more)
- 1993
- PG13
This was the pilot film-and a reasonably good one-for Norris' CBS TV weekly Walker, Texas Ranger. Cordell Walker (Norris) must deal with a gang of well-organized bank robbers in this one. He also must deal with the wholesale theft of entire scenes by supporting actor Clarence Gilyard Jr., who plays Walker's new partner--a man who shares a past with one of the robbers. Originally telecast April 21, 1993, One Riot, One Ranger costars Sheree J. Wilson as Walker's friendly enemy, Fort Worth prosecutor Alex Cahill. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard, Jr., (more)
