The King of the Kickboxers

"In the ring of death, only one man can be king!"

1990 1h 39m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 136

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Synopsis

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Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.

“In the ring of death, only one man can be king!”

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Cast

Loren Avedon
Jake Donahue
Billy Blanks
Khan
Keith Cooke
Prang
Jerry Trimble
Drug Dealer
Richard Jaeckel
Captain O'Day
Don Stroud
Anderson
Sherrie Rose
Molly
William Long Jr.
Big Boss

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lo Yuen-Ming
Writers: Keith W. Strandberg, Ng See-Yuen, Keith W. Strandberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Thailand

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Thailand.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "No Retreat, No Surrender Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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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 Lo Yuen-Ming, shot by Viking Chiu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Loren Avedon and Billy Blanks and Keith Cooke carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the ring of death, only one man can be king!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Lo Yuen-Ming directs. Viking Chiu behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Hong Kong, Thailand. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Hong Kong, Thailand.
3Part of the "No Retreat, No Surrender Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Lo Yuen-Ming, shot by Viking Chiu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Loren Avedon and Billy Blanks and Keith Cooke carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In the ring of death, only one man can be king!".
8IMDB entry: tt0102217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "martial arts", "fighter", "bangkok, thailand", "snuff".