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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5.9/10

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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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7/10

I love director Lucas Lowe

(1990) King of the Kickboxers ACTION

Jake Donahue (Loren Avedon) who is now a cop,seeking retribution after witnessing his brother's death 10 years earlier, against a killer martial artist named Khan (Billy Blanks) involve in attempting to make money from martial arts snuff films in Bangkok Thailand.

The thin backdrop is to showcase actual martial artists do their thing that has similar tone to many Hong Kong films of the 1980's and the 1990's that made them fun to watch in the first place. The person who directed this by the name of Lucas Lowe who directed the most action packed "No Retreat No Surrender" movie of the entire series, which is the third one, the impressive fight sequences are just as realistic and hard hitting as any Hong Kong movie.

A warning to the dramatics who demand great acting- Anyone wanting to see this thinking s/he are going to see some great acting, than many of you are going to be very disappointed, okay! If the genre says action than i want to see some great action, if it's drama then I'll go and see a drama movie. Does that make sense- it makes sense to me!

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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.