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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Invasion U.S.A.
"America wasn't ready...but HE was!"
1985 1h 47m EN
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5.8
MID
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21%
ROTTEN
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29
METACRITIC
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5.4
IMDB
★5.8TMDB · 364🥫21%Rotten Tomatoes●29Metacritic★5.4IMDB · 11,591
ActionThriller
Synopsis
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A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.
“America wasn't ready...but HE was!”
Cast
Chuck Norris
Matt Hunter
Richard Lynch
Mikhail Rostov
Melissa Prophet
Dahlia McGuire
Alexander Zale
Nikko Kador
Alex Colon
Tomas Montoya
Eddie Jones
Marvin Cassidy
Jon DeVries
Frank Johnston
James O'Sullivan
Fred Harper
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joseph Zito
- Writers
- Aaron Norris, James Bruner, Chuck Norris
- Languages
- English, Russian, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Russian, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joseph Zito, shot by João Fernandes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jay Chattaway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Daniel Loewenthal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Chuck Norris and Richard Lynch and Melissa Prophet carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "America wasn't ready...but HE was!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0089348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joseph Zito directs. João Fernandes behind the camera. Jay Chattaway scores. Daniel Loewenthal cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Russian, Spanish.
- 3Directed by Joseph Zito, shot by João Fernandes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Jay Chattaway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Daniel Loewenthal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Chuck Norris and Richard Lynch and Melissa Prophet carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "America wasn't ready...but HE was!".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0089348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 16 themes, including "florida", "martial arts", "showdown", "miami, florida".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- João Fernandes
- Original score
- Jay Chattaway
- Editing
- Daniel Loewenthal
- Production design
- Ladislav Wilheim
- Costume design
- Fred Long
- Makeup / hair
- Howard Berger
- Sound
- Chris Jenkins
- Stunt coordinator
- BJ Davis
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $17,536,256
- Return
- 146% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 21% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 29/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.4/10 · 11,591 votes
- MPAA
- R
Also by
Joseph Zito
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
The Cannon Group
US
- GO
Golan-Globus Productions
US
Key crew
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistHoward Berger
- Hair SupervisorIlona Bobak
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistRick Gonzales
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistDean Gates
- Makeup SupervisorIlona Bobak
- Makeup ArtistMarlana May
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistPete Mitchell
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistTom Savini
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistGreg Nicotero
- StuntsChick Bernhard
- EditorDaniel Loewenthal
- ProducerYoram Globus
- EditorScott Vickrey
- ProducerMenahem Golan
- Production DesignLadislav Wilheim
- CastingLouis DiGiaimo
- Costume DesignFred Long
- Script SupervisorJanine Stover
- Additional CameraMichael McGowan
- Still PhotographerMelinda Sue Gordon
- Script SupervisorCharlene Webb
- Camera OperatorS. Phillip Sparks
- Second Unit CinematographerRobert Deming
- Helicopter CameraJohn Elton
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- florida
- martial arts
- showdown
- miami, florida
- cold war
- everglades
- invasion
- revenge
- vigilante
- battlefield
- terrorism
- one man army
- one against many
- christmas
- action hero
- vigilante justice
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1985-09-27R
Also known as
International titles
- 大侵袭CN
- USA InvázióHU
