It was originally intended as a sequel to the 1985 film Invasion U.S.A., which starred Chuck Norris in the role of Matt Hunter.

[3] In Avenging Force, Hunter (played by Michael Dudikoff) faces off against a group of far-right extremists known as the Pentangle.

They drive to New Orleans and meet Matt's old military comrade and local politician Larry Richards, who is now running for US Senate.

At dinner, Larry hesitantly mentions threats made against his life during the election cycle, which he dismisses as harmless.

Matt calls in a favor to his old boss, Admiral Brown, and learns the perpetrators are members of an organization known to US intelligence as the Pentangle.

Taking the name of the five-pointed star, the Pentangle is a far-right group promoting extreme views on gun rights, immigration and security, whose leadership is suspected of operating a hunting club targeting people.

The Secret Service suspects the cult to be composed of businessmen and authority figures with connections to Washington and to be run by five members, each represented by a point on the star, but it lacks further knowledge and asks Matt to infiltrate the organization to gain further intelligence.

[7] Nina Darnton, in her review of the film for The New York Times, wrote, "The heros themselves, the movie tirelessly points out, are kind men with strict codes of honor and intense personal loyalties.

"[4] The Washington Post's Paul Attanasio also noted a perceived lack of subtlety in the film, and wrote that its action sequences are "orchestrated by director Sam (Doctor Ninja) Firstenberg with his usual panache.