The King of the Kickboxers (1990)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Lucas Lowe

Writer:

Keith W. Strandberg (writer)

Release Date:

9 August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

In the Ring of Death, only one man can become king!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Thailand | Champion | Training | Martial Arts | Hermit

Cast

Loren Avedon	...	Jake Donahue
Richard Jaeckel	...	Capt. O'Day
Don Stroud	...	Anderson
Billy Blanks	...	Khan
Sherrie Rose	...	Molly
William Long Jr.	...	Big Boss
David Michael Sterling	...	Mr. McKinney
Keith Cooke	...	Prang
Ong Soo Han	...	Thasi (as Ong)
Jerry Trimble	...	Drug Dealer
Bruce Fontaine	...	Dan Handel
Patrick Shuck	...	Young Jake
John Kay	...	Mr. Director
Michael Depasquale Jr.	...	Sean Donahue
Dean Harrington	...	Radioman

Also Known As:

Karate Tiger 4 (Europe: English title)
No Retreat, No Surrender 4

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Hong Kong | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18 (DVD uncut version) (2004) | UK:18 (video rating) (cut) (1991) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | USA:R

Company:

Imperial Entertainment

Trivia:

The parts of movies that Jake (Loren Avedon) watches and complains about are taken from No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990) starring Loren Avedon.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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:

Jake Donahue: Touch me in the night and I'll kill you.
Prang: The monkey loves that kind of talk.

Movie Connections:

References No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)

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!