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The Perfect Weapon

1991 · 85 min

A lean, hard-hitting revenge thriller built around bone-crunching martial arts, carrying a somber streak of grief beneath its punchy, no-nonsense momentum.

Directed by
Mark DiSalle
Genres
Action, Drama, Crime
Tagline
No gun. No knife. No equal. Just try him.
Overview
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.

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Directed by
Mark DiSalle
Genres
Action, Drama, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • found family
  • family
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, drama, crime
Directed by
Mark DiSalle
Written by
David C. Wilson
Starring
Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, James Hong, Mariska Hargitay, Dante Basco, Beau Starr, Seth Sakai
Music
Gary Chang
Cinematography
Russell Carpenter
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Korean

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