The Delta Force and Delta Force 2, starring Chuck Norris, are getting fresh UK Blu-ray releases. You can read more on them here.
The era of straight to video action films hasn’t been entirely replicated by the streaming world, and the era of modestly-costed action films going to cinema? Well, most of them don’t see the inside of a multiplex.
In the case of The Delta Force, the first film made it to cinemas, but the second went straight to video in the UK. Still, it’s a pair of Chuck Norris headlined action pictures that weren’t short of fans.
The first one, from director Menahem Golan and his once-prominent Cannon empire, also had Lee Marvin, Robert Forster, Robert Vaughn and Shelley Winters in its ensemble. The first sequel, Delta Force 2: The Columbian Connection only carried across Chuck Norris from that cast list, with Aaron Norris stepping behind the camera. Still, it turned a profit, enough to warrant a third film in 1991, although even Chuck Norris had opted to give that one a miss too.
For the purposes of this story, and boy have I taken my taken getting there, it’s The Delta Force and Delta Force 2: The Columbian Connection that are affected, as they’re getting a fresh Blu-ray release in the UK.
They’re arriving on a double pack, which is earmarked for release on 21st April 2025. You can find out more on the release, and order a copy, right here.
The new release is from Final Cut Entertainment, who continues to pick up titles from the MGM library and bring them back to Blu-ray. Earlier this week, we reported how A Fish Called Wanda and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels were on the way back. Hopefully a fair few more as well.
For the minute though, it’s Chuck Norris getting his place in the Blu-ray sun. Here’s the synopsis for the new release…
The Delta Force – Political extremists have taken innocent people hostage….and only super- soldiers Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin can rescue them in this astounding mix of fact, fantasy and heavy-duty adventure. Co-starring Martin Balsam and Shelly Winters, The Delta Force is non-stop explosive, wall-to-wall action!
When a U.S. passenger plane is seized by vicious hijackers and taken to Beirut, the President calls in The Delta Force – a crack team of commandos led by Colonel Nick Alexander (Marvin) and Major Scott McCoy (Norris). Against all odds, the men blast into the compound and – taking no prisoners – rescue the hostages. But the mission is not yet over. A few remaining passengers are being “escorted” to Tehran, initiating a desperate race against time as Alexander and McCoy try to save them-and avenge America’s honour – before it’s too late.
Delta Force 2- Ruthless Colombian drug lord Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) is tightening his hold on the global coche trade.
With the Drug Enforcement Administiti ansuccessful in blocking the steady stream of narcotics from entering the United States, the U.S. Army’s Delta Force is enlisted to try and bring Cota to justice.But when Cota strikes at Major Bobby Chavez’s (Paul Perri) family, the mission suddenly becomes very personal for Colonel Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris).
