Mr. No Legs

Mr. No Legs (1978)

Don't Cross Him or He'll Cut You Down to Size

A double amputee known as Mr. No Legs oversees a drug syndicate while cavorting around in his double shotgun-equipped wheelchair. When one of the syndicate's drug dealers accidentally kills his own girlfriend—whose brother is a cop—after she announces plans to leave him, the game is on to bury the evidence, protect the syndicate and evade the long arm of the law.

Date of release
1978-05-01
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Action
Director
Ricou Browning

Casting

Interesting facts

Mr. No Legs is a 1978 American crime action film directed by Ricou Browning, written by Jack Cowden, and starring Richard Jaeckel, Ron Slinker, Lloyd Bochner, Ted Vollrath, Rance Howard, Luke Halpin and John Agar. It was released theatrically on March 14, 1978.

Production

Director Ricou Browning and screenwriter Jack Cowden were previously co-creators of the 1960s TV series Flipper.

Director Ricou Browning would later recall how he got involved in the film, saying "The producer called me and asked if I would be interested in working on a film with him. I said 'Yep' and went over and met with him. He said, '...we have an idea for a script and a story and we would like you to get involved.' I said, 'OK I'll get Jack Cowden whose [sic] my brother-in-law and helped me write "Flipper", to help write your show.' So Jack went over…

The film features taekwondo sequences, courtesy of the martial artist and real-life double amputee Ted Vollrath, who portrays the title character of Mr. No Legs. Mr. No Legs was filmed in Tampa, Florida in 1975 under the working title of Killers Die Hard. Actor John Agar recalled that his check for the film bounced and that he never was paid by the producer.

The movie received a marginal release in Europe under the titles of Gun Fighter and Destructor.

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