Tiger Claws

"The city is being torn apart and only two cops can stop the frenzy"

1991 1h 32m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 57

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Synopsis

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A mysterious martial artist is killing martial arts masters with his unique style, Tiger Claw. Two police detectives, who are also martial arts experts, use unorthodox methods to track down the serial killer.

“The city is being torn apart and only two cops can stop the frenzy”

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Cast

Cynthia Rothrock
Linda Masterson
Jalal Merhi
Tarek Richards
Bolo Yeung
Chong
Nick Dibley
Psycho-Rapist
Fern Figueiredo
Linda's Partner
Jack Vorvis
Street Drummer
Lisa-Marie Thomas
Police Clerk
Franz Fridal
Dr. Mathews

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kelly Makin
Writers: J. Stephen Maunder
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tiger Claws Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kelly Makin, shot by Curtis Petersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Reid Dennison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cynthia Rothrock and Jalal Merhi and Bolo Yeung carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The city is being torn apart and only two cops can stop the frenzy".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kelly Makin directs. Curtis Petersen behind the camera. Reid Dennison cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Part of the "Tiger Claws Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kelly Makin, shot by Curtis Petersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Reid Dennison shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cynthia Rothrock and Jalal Merhi and Bolo Yeung carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The city is being torn apart and only two cops can stop the frenzy".
9IMDB entry: tt0105592 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Curtis Petersen
Editing: Reid Dennison
Costume design: Kate Healey
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Tiger Claws (1991)

Part of

Tiger Claws Collection

Jalal Merhi will help Cynthia Rothrock aka the Queen of martial arts who's back in a trilogy facing the legendary Yang Sze aka Bolo Yeung. It's another classic martial saga.

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Kelly Makin

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JPV8522022-08-16
★ 6/10
Entertaining enough kung-fu action flick that certainly doesn't have the best writing and has some stilted dialogue, but Cynthia Rothrock kicks ass as usual and it never bored or wore out its welcome. 3.0/5

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