Hero and the Terror was a 1988 action film

Action film

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 starring martial arts

Martial arts

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 star Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...

, directed by William Tannen. Produced by Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

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, written by Michael Blodgett

Michael Blodgett

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, and was distributed by Cannon Films. The film stars Norris as Danny O'Brien as a cop trying to stop a serial killer, Simon Moon known as "The Terror".

Plot

Danny O'Brien is a cop trying to apprehend the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien captured The Terror and was called Hero by the citizens of Los Angeles. Simon has escaped and has started killing women again, and O'Brien has to capture the Terror again.

Cast

• Chuck Norris
  Chuck Norris
  Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...
  
   as Danny O'Brien
• Brynn Thayer
  Brynn Thayer
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   as Kay
• Steve James
  Steve James
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   as Robinson
• Jack O'Halloran
  Jack O'Halloran
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   as Simon Moon
• Jeffrey Kramer
  Jeffrey Kramer
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   as Dwight
• Ron O'Neal
  Ron O'Neal
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   as Mayor
• Murphy Dunne
  Murphy Dunne
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   as Theater Manager
• Heather Blodgett as Betsy
• Tony DiBenedetto as Dobeny
• Billy Drago
  Billy Drago
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   as Dr. Highwater
• Joe Guzaldo as Copelli
• Peter Miller
  Peter Miller
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   as Chief Bridges
• Karen Witter
  Karen Witter
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  as Ginger
• Lorry Goldman as Ginger's Manager
• Christine Wagner as Doctor

Production

Hero and the Terror was Chuck Norris's first major attempt at diversifying form his traditional martial arts roles.