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The King of the Kickboxers

1990 · 99 min

A gritty, revenge-driven martial arts thrill ride with brutal fights and a dark undercover plot in Thailand.

Directed by
Lo Yuen-Ming
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Loren Avedon, Billy Blanks, Keith Cooke
Tagline
In the ring of death, only one man can be king!
Overview
Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.

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Directed by
Lo Yuen-Ming
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Loren Avedon, Billy Blanks, Keith Cooke
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • justice
  • obsession
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror5
Humour3
Realism3
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity2
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Lo Yuen-Ming
Written by
Keith W. Strandberg
Starring
Loren Avedon, Billy Blanks, Keith Cooke, Jerry Trimble, Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud, Sherrie Rose, William Long Jr.
Cinematography
Viking Chiu
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America, Hong Kong, Thailand
Languages
English

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