Underplayed Gems

Bloodfist (1989)

Bloodfist poster
Directed by
Terence H. Winkless
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An American former kickboxer goes to Manila. He enters a fighting tournament to find and get revenge on the person who killed his brother.

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What happens

Bloodfist is a 1989 American martial arts film directed by Terence H. Winkless, starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson in his first feature starring role, Rob Kaman, Billy Blanks and Cris Aguilar. The plot sees an American former kickboxer travel to Manila, where he re-enters competition to avenge the murder of his brother and fellow fighter. The film adds a whodunnit element to the template established by previous tournament fighting films, especially the then-recent Bloodsport. While negatively received, it generated record profits for Concorde Pictures, and kickstarted a long-running franchise of increasingly unrelated sequels and spinoffs. To bolster its credibility, Bloodfist listed the real-life martial arts credentials of its stars, not only on the poster but in the credits as well, a gimmick that carried over to other Concorde films and was copied by some competitors. It is the first installment in the Bloodfist film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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