One Tough Bastard, also known asOne Man's Justice, is a 1995 Americanaction thriller film directed byKurt Wimmer in his feature film debut, and starringBrian Bosworth,Bruce Payne andM.C. Hammer.^[2] It premiered in the United States onHBO.^[3]

One Tough Bastard
Directed by	Kurt Wimmer
Written by	Steven Selling Kurt Anderson
Produced by	William Webb
Starring	Brian Bosworth Bruce Payne M.C. Hammer
Cinematography	Jürgen Baum John Huneck
Edited by	Michael Thibault
Music by	Anthony Marinelli[1]
Production companies	Live Entertainment Westwind Productions
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	December 10, 1995 (1995-12-10) (premiere) February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16) (US)
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Karl Savak, a "rogue FBI agent",^[4] is attempting to steal and sell military weapons. When stealing weaponry, one of Savak's henchmen, Marcus, kills Darlene and Marianne North, the wife and daughter of Army Staff Sgt. John North. North himself is shot and lapses into a coma for eight weeks. When he regains consciousness he discovers that Savak has put Marcus onto a witness protection program. As a result, North decides to enact his own justice and seeks revenge on Savak and his henchmen. At the end, it's revealed that Savak was the one behind the murders of North's family and he avenges them when he throws him off a roof and onto a piano, killing him.

• Brian Bosworth as John North
• Bruce Payne as Special Agent Karl Savak
• Jeff Kober as Marcus
• DeJuan Guy as Mikey Adams
• MC Hammer as Dexter Kane
• Neal McDonough as Agent Ward
• M. C. Gainey as Hank
• Angelle Brooks as India Adams
• Robert Kotecki as Agent Klark
• Leo Lam as Agent Tam
• Deborah Worthing as Darlene North
• Rachel Duncan as Marianne North
• Bruno Marcotulli as Colonel Allen Cornstead
• Robert LaSardo as Tattoist
• Clifton Collins Jr. as Jarhead

The Bosworth vehicle has received mixed reviews, while praise was mostly given to Payne's performance. Christopher Armstead stated that one problem with the film was that 'the story...was all over the freaking place'.^[5] Nonetheless, Armstead thought that 'Jeff Kober was in his element playing a slimy, no good, back stabbing villain' and thatBruce Payne's character, Karl Savak, is one of the most 'entertaining movie villains in low budget action flick history'.^[5] Armstead stated that 'so awesome is Karl Savak that some lunatic has created aFacebook page in his honor'.^[5] Another reviewer stated thatStone Cold 'may beBrian Bosworth’s finest hour, butOne Man’s Justice is a fitting encore' and that 'Bruce Payne, with hisWhitesnake hair and nose ring is slimeball perfection as the villain'.^[6] A different reviewer described the film as a 'slice of red-blooded American Macho' and stated that it 'is the finest hour of Payne’s storied career, and he dutifully givesOne Tough Bastard an energising kick to the Boz'.^[7] Another reviewer stated that the film contained some good performances, with 'Bosworth kicking some ass and showing some maturity in his second acting gig' but that 'when it's all said and done, it'sBruce Payne's villain that really makes the film what it is'.^[8] Jedadiah Leland stated that the film was 'a dumb but fun movie that’s enlivened by three actors [Bosworth, Payne and Kober] who know how to be convincingly tough on camera'.^[9]Robb Antequera stated that 'while the plot is standard action movie plot, the well handled/fast paced action, the compelling story, and the great cast & characters really help elevate the movie beyond its low budget origins'.^[10] Antequera also commented that the movie was a 'must watch' due to Payne's performance as Savak, which he stated deserved to be mentioned among other great villainous performances in action movies, such asGavan O'Herlihy's portrayal of Manny Fraker inDeath Wish 3,Vernon Wells' portrayal of Bennett inCommando,Alan Rickman's portrayal of Hans Gruber inDie Hard andJohn Lithgow's portrayal of Eric Qualen inCliffhanger.^[10]

• One Tough Bastard atIMDb
• One Tough Bastard atRotten Tomatoes