Eye of the Tiger is a 1986 action/drama film, starring Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto, Denise Galik, Seymour Cassel, William Smith and Judith Barsi. The movie was directed by Richard C. Sarafian. After a long stint in prison Buck Matthews , a Vietnam veteran, returns to his old hometown to start his life over with his wife Christie and their five-year-old daughter Jennifer . However, he learns that the small town where he grew up is overrun by a large motorcycle gang that rides through the town in large numbers, harassing various citizens. On his first night back to his old job at a construction... yard Buck hears a woman screaming in the distance. He follows the screams to discover a large group of bikers attacking and attempting to rape a local nurse. Buck manages to chase the gang off using his truck thus saving the nurse's life. The leader of the biker gang, Blade , takes Buck's actions personally and begins to terrorize his family and him. The following night, the gang attacks the Matthews' home, beating Buck and killing his wife. This leaves Jennifer, his young daughter, in shock as she witnessed the entire event.
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| Release date: | November 28, 1986 |
| Directed by: | Richard C. Sarafian |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Tony Scotti |
| Editor: | Gregory Prange, Greg Prange |
| Music by: | Don Preston |
| Cinematography: | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Genre: | Action |