Badass Showdown

A cheap, sweaty gym-set B-movie that drifts between fight scenes and lingering shower shots, more curious than exciting.

Directed by

David DeCoteau

Genres

Action

Starring

Jarrid Balis, Lorenzo Brunetti, Kip Canyon

Overview

Uber MMA fighter manager Ivy Reed (B-movie action star of the '80s and '90s Cynthia Rothrock) is unique as a woman in a male-dominated field, using a special formula to find her champion fighters. Though her trainer Jimmy doesn't see eye to eye with her, he nevertheless works with her latest crop of "auditionees," Dustin, Connor, Tyler, Hunter and Mason, to see which will have the career making boost of being managed by Ivy.

How it feels

Campy, tense and earnest. Measured and fine in the background.

About

Ambition, work, power, identity

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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