“Guys, We’re Doing a Film”: The Chuck Norris Biker Gang Story Is Real, and It Might Be His Greatest Move Yet

Did you ever hear about the time that Chuck Norris faced a biker gang? No, this isn’t one of those Chuck Norris jokes that the Internet loves. It’s actually true. In 1979, Norris starred in the movie A Force of One (Rotten Tomatoes: 30% on the Tomatometer, from 2 critic reviews) .. The film sees Norris play Matt Logan, a martial arts instructor who is recruited by the police to teach them combat skills so they can fight the city’s newest threat. While it’s not one of Norris’ most memorable films, it’s a movie with a behind-the-scenes story that showcases why all these Chuck Norris jokes started in the first place. In Nick de Semlyen’s The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood’s Kings of Carnage, Norris’ business partner and friend Robert Wall shared a story about the production. In A Force of One, the big battle takes place in a sports arena. When the day came for everybody to film this scene, they had an unexpected audience in attendance: a group of bikers.

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