The King of the Kickboxers

1990
R
1h 39min

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Loren Avedon and Billy Blanks in The King of the Kickboxers (1990)

Un flic s'infiltre en Thaïlande pour venger la mort de son frère dans ce film d'arts martiaux.Un flic s'infiltre en Thaïlande pour venger la mort de son frère dans ce film d'arts martiaux.Un flic s'infiltre en Thaïlande pour venger la mort de son frère dans ce film d'arts martiaux.

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Loren Avedon

Jake Donahue

Richard Jaeckel

Captain O'Day

Don Stroud

Anderson

Billy Blanks

Khan

Sherrie Rose

Molly

William Long Jr.

Big Boss
(as William Long)

David Michael Sterling

Mr. McKinney

Keith Cooke

Prang

Ong Soo Han

Thasi
(as Ong)

Jerry Trimble

Drug Dealer

Bruce Fontaine

Dan Handel
(as Bruce Richard Fontaine)

Patrick Shuck

Young Jake

John Kay

Mr. Director

Michael Depasquale Jr.

Sean Donahue

Dean Harrington

Radioman

Mark King

Policeman
(as Mark Edward King)

Steve Tartalia

Warehouse Fighter #1
(as Stephen Tartalia)

Vincent Lyn

Warehouse Fighter #2
(as Vicent Lyn)

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Anecdotes
Billy Blanks' portrayal of Khan in this film has officially been mentioned (by former Capcom R&D member James Goddard) as the inspiration for the Street Fighter character Dee Jay, who made his first appearance in Super Street Fighter II.

Gaffes
When Prang's dead body is thrown into the water by Khan near the end of the movie, you can see pieces of cotton wool stuck up his nose to prevent the water from entering.

Citations
[from trailer]
Prang: What are you doing back here in Thailand?
Jake Donahue: [referring to Khan] You can help me. Teach me how to stop him.
Prang: [remembers his defeat at Khan's hands and is doubtful that he can help] What I have to offer, might not be enough.

Versions alternatives
The UK video version was cut by 46 secs by the BBFC to remove shots of a naked woman's corpse and a man impaled by a hook, and to edit a scene where a man's face is burnt by an electric fire. The cuts were restored for the 2004 DVD.

Connexions
Featured in The Cine-Masochist: KING OF THE KICKBOXERS (2013)

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I love it

I can't explain it, but I love this movie. What gives that movie the edge is the performance of Keith Cooke and Billy Blanks. Loren Avedon cannot keep up with them although he plays the main character (who is quite arrogant in my opinion). The film features decent fights with moody music, all overacted and unrealistic but highly entertaining. When Jake, still in the US, watches that movies and complains about their low quality, its "No retreat, no surrender 3" (starring Loren Avedon, too) and one might find a small piece of self-irony, too.