The King of the Kickboxers

1990
R
1h 39m

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

A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.

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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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Trivia
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.

Goofs
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.

Quotes
[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.

Alternate versions
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.

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

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7/10

**** Yeah!

For a period of a couple of years, Loren Avedon appeared in several great martial arts movies with well choreographed, really fun and enjoyable martial arts action. King of the Kickboxers is another great movie and quite similar to the No Retreat, No Surrender movies which were all fun. It's entertainment from beginning to end, superb fighting is what this is about. Don't look for acting, story or things like that, because there aren't any. The appearance of Billy Blanks adds something extra to this film. He's a bad guy in this, and IMHO he suits that better than being a good guy. I think it's because he lacks that special 'good guy charisma', but as a villain he's great.