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Forest Warrior

  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
3.1K
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Chuck Norris, Jordan Brower, Trenton Knight, Megan Paul, and Josh Wolford in Forest Warrior (1996)
A shape-shifting mountain man and a group of children team up to protect an enchanted forest from evil lumberjacks. authorities.
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A shape-shifting mountain man and a group of children team up to protect an enchanted forest from evil lumberjacks.A shape-shifting mountain man and a group of children team up to protect an enchanted forest from evil lumberjacks.A shape-shifting mountain man and a group of children team up to protect an enchanted forest from evil lumberjacks.

  • Director
    • Aaron Norris
  • Writers
    • Ron Swanson
    • Galen Thompson
  • Stars
    • Chuck Norris
    • Terry Kiser
    • Max Gail
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.7/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aaron Norris
    • Writers
      • Ron Swanson
      • Galen Thompson
    • Stars
      • Chuck Norris
      • Terry Kiser
      • Max Gail
    • 27User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Chuck Norris
    Chuck Norris
    • McKenna
    Terry Kiser
    Terry Kiser
    • Travis Thorne
    Max Gail
    Max Gail
    • Sherrif Ramsey
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    • Clovis Madison
    Trenton Knight
    • Justin Franklin
    Megan Paul
    Megan Paul
    • Austene Slaighter
    Josh Wolford
    • Logan Anderson
    Jordan Brower
    Jordan Brower
    • Brian Anderson
    Michael Friedman
    • Lewis Burdette
    William Sanderson
    William Sanderson
    • Paul Carpio
    Dennis Paladino
    • Mark Lelert
    John Dennis Johnston
    John Dennis Johnston
    • Williams
    Elya Baskin
    Elya Baskin
    • Buster
    Loretta Swit
    Loretta Swit
    • Shirley
    Michael Beck
    Michael Beck
    • Arlen Slaighter
    Wil Shriner
    Wil Shriner
    • Jack Franklin
    Barbara Niven
    Barbara Niven
    • Stacy Franklin
    George 'Buck' Flower
    George 'Buck' Flower
    • Barney
    • Director
      • Aaron Norris
    • Writers
      • Ron Swanson
      • Galen Thompson
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    Wizard-8

    Should come as no surprise that it's terrible

    Terry Kiser must REALLY be a good friend of Norris; not only did he guest-star several times on his "Walker" TV show, he agreed to be the villain in this terrible family movie. Actually, you can't really call it a "family" movie - it's strictly aimed at the juvenile set instead of having something for kids AND their parents. Correction - make that a particular juvenile set that has its classes in the basement of a school. The dopey tone and the extreme exaggeration of the heavies will even have five year-olds rolling their eyes.

    Poor Chuck; looking at him in the movie, it's obvious that he's past his prime. Watching him in action during the (badly choreographed and edited) fights, it's obvious that 99% that it's a double doing the action - since you only see his face 1% of the time in these scenes! (This was also very evident in his TV series after the first few seasons.) Actually, it's hard to feel any sympathy to him when you consider that he actually isn't in that much of the movie. Also, he appears utterly bored in his scenes. Well, at least Norris for once is showing emotion.

    It's no wonder that this never got a theatrical release. It's an embarrassment to everyone involved. That is, except for the underrated Roscoe Lee Brown. He enters and leaves the movie with his dignity intact, giving a conviction to everything he says. What a performer, to be able to survive this!
    7HarryLags

    Chuck Norris takes his brand of action-packed excitement to powerful new heights in this riveting wilderness adventure..

    "Forest Warrior" features the charismatic Chuck Norris as McKenna, a forest spirit who incorporates the powers of an eagle, wolf, and bear. When an unscrupulous businessman, Travis Thorne. (Terry Kiser.), attempts to cut down many of the trees in the forest of Tangle wood Mountain, a group of teens plot to stop him. They need help from the Forest Warrior and help they get! Not only can McKenna fight, he is a Shape Shifter and can take on whatever form he needs.

    Personally i really like this film and It goes without saying that for me, Forest Warrior is a goddamn great movie. Anything that features Chuck Norris kicking ass is worth watching, but if you add in the ability that he can shape shift into various animals too, well then that's even better.If you think that I wouldn't watch this film every single day for the rest of my life, you just don't know me.

    Forest Warrior plays out like a brilliant cross between Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Walker, Texas Ranger, and some animal morphing stuff that you didn't know you needed. It's friendly enough for children, bad ass enough for adults, and weird enough for people in search of originality.

    "Forest Warrior" delivers wondrous scenes of nature, an energetic group of teens, and exciting action sequences from Norris. Give this movie a try if you have never seen it and if you have, show the master some respect and watch Forest Warrior once again...
    Walking_Tall

    I wish I could say this was good, but...

    I am proud to be one of Chuck's biggest fans. I have an autographed poster on my wall, I have seen every movie he ever made, and I consider "Walker, Texas Ranger" one of the greatest shows of all time. I will defend Chuck 'till I die, but even I cannot stress how obscenely horrible this movie was. It is an embarrassment on a great career. I will defend Chuck for "Bells of Innocence", I will stand by him for "Delta Force", and I will even take up for "Breaker, Breaker", but this movie is just awful.

    To begin, the acting isn't bad, considering there were very few veteran actors on the scene. Chuck Norris and William Sanderson were great, but the rest of the cast didn't seem fit for their roles. The fight scenes were good, but that comes with any Norris movie.

    Now, the bad. The story is ridiculous, for a movie anyway. The ending was terrible. The story might make for a good book, but it is just horrible as it plays on screen.

    This is the one movie that I can't stand behind Chuck on. If you are looking for a classic Chuck Norris action movie, as I was when I rented this, look somewhere else. You will most likely be disappointed with this one
    mervjepson

    Brilliant Movie

    I have watched this movie at least 20 times. I enjoyed it every time I watched it. It is a pleasure to watch a movie without drugs, sex, violence to make it enjoyable. The plot is realistic with rich people trying to make big money at the expense of nature and trying to hoodwink the local citizens, (like some politicians in todays world) Some people believe in ghosts some don't, but in this movie the ghost bit fits in with the movie brilliantly. I would give this movie a rating of 9.9 It is a family movie and I wish there was more like it. The comments I read about this movie being "a Urinal" I could not believe. The person that wrote the comments on this movie must have been watching something else. I would put this movie amongst the "Disney Classics" It is a BRILLIANT MOVIE.
    1Mau_

    Movie of the century

    Well, there are some things in this world that words aren't enough to describe. Forest Warrior is definitely one of these. Shiny acting combined with superb state-of-the-art special effects and especially incredible direction work by Aaron "The Vision" Norris. The story (and what a story indeed!!) tells of John McKenna (Chuck "the interpreter of feelings" Norris), a forest warrior, protector of the local woods who can transform into a bear (which is something everyone should see!). McKenna fights against the evil lumberjacks who YEARN to bring the forest down (you can actually hear one of them saying "i wish we could just cut down those trees"!). So the story is amazing and full of twists and tricks and it even includes a musical scene (insanely funny) where the lumberjacks dance and play 'air guitar' with their chainsaws.

    In another words: don't miss this one!

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    • Trivia
      Spoofed/Reviewed on season 7, episode 40 of the YouTube series "Nostalgia Critic"
    • Quotes

      Clovis Madison: [on Travis Thorne] ... It's hard to believe that boy comes from these parts; he's driven by nothing but greed.

    • Alternate versions
      Cut by 31 secs to earn a 'PG' rating in the UK with edits to shots of McKenna instructing his young students how to deliver head kicks accurately.
    • Connections
      Featured in Reaction & Review: Forest Warrior (2011)

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    • Release date
      • November 5, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lords of Tanglewood
    • Filming locations
      • Hood River, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Turner Home Entertainment
      • Tanglewood Entertainment Group
      • LOT Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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