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Firepower (1994)

Firepower poster
Directed by
Richard Pepin
Genre
action film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the near future, two cops investigate a fake AIDS vaccine coming from a lawless zone. They end up in a deadly underground fighting ring run by a crazed swordsman.

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What happens

Firepower is a 1993 science-fiction action film directed by Richard Pepin and starring Chad McQueen, Gary Daniels, Joseph Ruskin and Jim Hellwig in his first and only acting role. In it, two near future cops (McQueen and Daniels) investigate a counterfeit AIDS vaccine originating from a lawless no-go zone, and get drawn into a deadly underground fighting circuit, whose champion is a deranged swordsman (Hellwig). The dystopian film does not feature any daylight scenes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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