Retour en force

Original title: Back in Action

1994
R
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

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Billy Blanks and Roddy Piper in Retour en force (1994)

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Action Crime Drama Thriller

Former U.S. Green Beret's sister dates a mobster, endangering her life. Her brother fights to save her from her boyfriend and his friends, with or without help from tough cop Rossi.Former U.S. Green Beret's sister dates a mobster, endangering her life. Her brother fights to save her from her boyfriend and his friends, with or without help from tough cop Rossi.Former U.S. Green Beret's sister dates a mobster, endangering her life. Her brother fights to save her from her boyfriend and his friends, with or without help from tough cop Rossi.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

871

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Roddy Piper said in an interview that the title didn't make a lot of sense as this was the first of the two movies he made with Billy Blanks.

Goofs
Obvious stunt double when the main bad guy is thrown off the boat onto a car during the final fight.

Quotes
Frank Rossi: [to Billy] I hate that karate shit. Now, you're under arrest for insulting an officer with that crap. Now, get your fat ass up, now!

Alternate versions
The 1994 UK video certificate was initially rejected by the BBFC. It was then passed later the same year after 7 minutes 32 secs of distributor edits and a further 1 min 28 secs of BBFC cuts which removed nearly all the violent fight footage including head kicks and punches. The cuts were fully restored in the 2004 Hollywood DVD release.

Connections
Featured in The Cine-Masochist: KING OF THE KICKBOXERS (2013)

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Featured review

7/10

Welcome to the 90's: Roddy Piper and Billy Blanks, direct-to-video stars.

Back in Action (1994) was another direct-to-video-movie that starred two of the biggest players in the rising rental market. Billy Blanks plays a former decorated solider who's sister is mixed up with a local gangster. He knows that he's no good and she'll end up in trouble or worse. Roddy Piper co-stars as a hung over drunken cop who crosses paths with the enraged Billy. How will theses two be able to help each other out? Roddy wants to bust the mobster and Billy wants to put them six feet under. Will these two hot heads be able to work together and take a bite out of organized crime?

Roddy Piper and Billy Blanks found new careers in making low budget direct-to-video-action-films. This was a few years before Mr. Blanjs struck gold with the Tai-Bo gimmick and no longer needed to play in these cheesy films. Another underrated action duo. Blanks and Piper made a very interesting team.

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