The King of the Kickboxers

1990
R
1h 39m

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Loren Avedon and Billy Blanks in The King of the Kickboxers (1990)

A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.

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Loren Avedon

Jake Donahue

Richard Jaeckel

Captain O'Day

Don Stroud

Anderson

Billy Blanks

Khan

Sherrie Rose

Molly

William Long Jr.

Big Boss
(as William Long)

David Michael Sterling

Mr. McKinney

Keith Cooke

Prang

Ong Soo Han

Thasi
(as Ong)

Jerry Trimble

Drug Dealer

Bruce Fontaine

Dan Handel
(as Bruce Richard Fontaine)

Patrick Shuck

Young Jake

John Kay

Mr. Director

Michael Depasquale Jr.

Sean Donahue

Dean Harrington

Radioman

Mark King

Policeman
(as Mark Edward King)

Steve Tartalia

Warehouse Fighter #1
(as Stephen Tartalia)

Vincent Lyn

Warehouse Fighter #2
(as Vicent Lyn)

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Trivia
Billy Blanks' portrayal of Khan in this film has officially been mentioned (by former Capcom R&D member James Goddard) as the inspiration for the Street Fighter character Dee Jay, who made his first appearance in Super Street Fighter II.

Goofs
When Prang's dead body is thrown into the water by Khan near the end of the movie, you can see pieces of cotton wool stuck up his nose to prevent the water from entering.

Quotes
[from trailer]
Prang: What are you doing back here in Thailand?
Jake Donahue: [referring to Khan] You can help me. Teach me how to stop him.
Prang: [remembers his defeat at Khan's hands and is doubtful that he can help] What I have to offer, might not be enough.

Alternate versions
The UK video version was cut by 46 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of a naked woman's corpse and a man impaled by a hook, and to edit a scene where a man's face is burnt by an electric fire. The cuts were restored for the 2004 DVD.

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

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Snuff + Kung-Fu: Great fun!

This is how martial arts film should be (excluding Ricky-Oh that is the best movie ever).An undercover "kickboxer" cop travel to Thailand to investigate some kung fu movies were they really kill people, "snuff kung fu" movies. He also have a personal interest, one of the killers is the guy who killed his brother 10 years ago. The movie is similar in structure to Kickboxer(the one with Van Damme) but this one is ten times more entertaining...you know, the guy who seeks revenge, training and fighting. The dialogs are ridiculous like in every movie of this kind but some fights are very cool. but the plus of the "snuff" movies is the key. Also, the character played by Billy Blanks as the "executor" in the snuff films looks like an inspiration to Machine in 8mm.Very recommended!