Underplayed Gems

The King of the Kickboxers (1990)

The King of the Kickboxers poster
Directed by
Lucas Lowe
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 126 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A New York cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death and take down a snuff film ring.

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What happens

The King of the Kickboxers (Chinese: 泰拳王; lit. 'Muay Thai King'; also released as Karate Tiger V and No Retreat, No Surrender 4) is a 1990 martial arts film directed by Lucas Lo Yuen-ming, written by Keith W. Strandberg, from a story co-written with executive producer Ng See-yuen. It stars Loren Avedon, Billy Blanks, Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud, Keith H. Cooke and Sherrie Rose. In the film, New York cop Sean Donahue (Avedon) goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death, while breaking up a snuff film ring. The Hong Kong-American co-production was produced by Seasonal Film Corporation and released in the United States by Imperial Entertainment on November 2, 1990. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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