Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuMichael, a Vietnam vet with two kids, pulls off a bank heist with his gang, which includes the bank's manager. To ensure the loyalty of everyone involved, Mike makes a special set of keys, s... Alles lesenMichael, a Vietnam vet with two kids, pulls off a bank heist with his gang, which includes the bank's manager. To ensure the loyalty of everyone involved, Mike makes a special set of keys, so that the hiding place for the loot can only be opened if all the members are present. Th... Alles lesenMichael, a Vietnam vet with two kids, pulls off a bank heist with his gang, which includes the bank's manager. To ensure the loyalty of everyone involved, Mike makes a special set of keys, so that the hiding place for the loot can only be opened if all the members are present. The bank manager gets cold feet and tries to back out, so Mike and his buddies kill him and ... Alles lesen
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- Drehbuch
- Hauptbesetzung
- Charlie Moore
- (as Jonathan Ke Quan)
- Thunder
- (as Bolo Young)
- Alan
- (as Alan Tackett)
- Mickey
- (as Juan Ojeda)
- Mrs. Stern
- (as Jacqueline Woolsey)
- April
- (as Annie Rubanoff)
- Garage Man
- (as Brandon de Wilde)
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True, it's a terrible movie. But, Bolo Yeung. That alone takes up a lot of the lousy.
Sure it's a b-movie. Bolo Yeung is the headliner, for crying out loud. If you watch it looking for top notch editing, plotting, and cinematography; well, you're looking in the wrong place. If you watch it looking for martial arts fight scenes stitched together with a few connecting scenes, then there are worse ways to spend an afternoon, aren't there?
The film's storyline is largely irrelevant but goes something like this: Annie comes to David for help when her parents are murdered. David then takes Annie to stay with his brother and his two sons, Charlie and Tony. When David suffers an injury, he instructs Charlie and Tony in his unique martial arts style so that they can protect Annie from her parents' murderers.
The plot truly is thinner than Nicole Ritchie, but this only adds to the enjoyment. By far the most entertaining aspect of the film is the padding between the set pieces. Some of my favourite moments include a Karate Kid inspired training montage, complete with bowling balls and suspended watermelons. I also loved the ridiculous flashback to Vietnam (in which the main characters look exactly the same as they do 15 or so years later!) and I almost wet myself when Mickey started to break dance - while painting a wall.
Bolo Yeung fans can not afford to miss the opportunity to see their hero kick ass while robbing a bank - in drag. Unfortunately for Bolo, he doesn't have a huge role and has to suffer the indignity of being beaten up by the 100 pound kid from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Nevertheless, the chance to see Bolo wearing a floral dress more than compensates. The fight scenes that don't include Bolo are also memorable. Mickey, the break dancer, positively steals the show by demonstrating his dancing martial arts skills in rhinestone covered leather (no less). The fight involving the kick ass dwarfs is also one of the more memorable that I've seen in a long time.
The acting is appalling to the extent that it defies belief and the dialogue makes Showgirls look like All About Eve. And yet, I can't think of a better way to waste 75 minutes of your time than watching this marvellous piece of crap. Highly recommended!
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- WissenswertesBolo Yeung demanded that the shooting of the film be delayed 6 months so he could grow a ponytail. The producers were so intimidated by him that they agreed. While Bolo was waiting for his hair to grow he worked as a consultant on 3 Ninjas Kick Back and Kindergarten Ninjas.
- PatzerAt the steel mill, Alan is knocked on his back outside the plant, but when the police come he is inside.
- Zitate
Michael Moore: Get that damn pizza!
- VerbindungenFeatured in Best of the Worst: Best of the Worst: Plinketto #12 (2025)
- SoundtracksBreathing Fire
Music by Ron Bartlett and Forrest Pierson
Lyrics by Dana Gustafson
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- Point Dume, Malibu, Kalifornien, USA(Where Charlie and Tony fight Alan)
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