---
title: 'Eye of the Tiger (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard C. Sarafian'
released: '1986-11-28'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/eye-of-the-tiger-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091027/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Eye of the Tiger (1986)

1986 · 89 min · Drama, Action · United States


## Synopsis

Eye of the Tiger is a 1986 American action film directed by Richard C. Sarafian, and stars Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto, Denise Galik, Seymour Cassel, William Smith, and Judith Barsi. Busey plays a wrongfully incarcerated ex-convict who fights back against the biker gang harassing his hometown and the crooked sheriff protecting them. The film marked the beginning of the actor's transition to the action roles that would epitomize his career for much of the late 1980s and 1990s.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard C. Sarafian](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-c-sarafian)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Thomas Montgomery](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-thomas-montgomery)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Don Preston](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-preston)
- **Producer:** [Tony Scotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-scotti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Lyons Collister](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-lyons-collister)
- **Editor:** [Greg Prange](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-prange)

## Cast

- [Seymour Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/seymour-cassel)
- [Denise Galik](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-galik)
- [Joe Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-brooks)
- [Yaphet Kotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/yaphet-kotto)
- [William Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-smith)
- [Kimberlin Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberlin-brown)
- [Judith Barsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-barsi)
- [Bert Remsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-remsen)
- [Gary Busey](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-busey)
- [Ted Markland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-markland)

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