"In the ring of death, only one man can be king!"

1990

1h 39m

6.7(113 votes)

Action

Crime

Thriller

Drama

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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Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Loren Avedon

Jake Donahue

Acting

Billy Blanks

Khan

Acting

Keith Cooke

Prang

Acting

Jerry Trimble

Drug Dealer

Acting

Richard Jaeckel

Captain O'Day

Acting

Don Stroud

Anderson

Acting

Sherrie Rose

Molly

Acting

William Long Jr.

Big Boss

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Acting

Vincent Lyn

Warehouse Fighter #2

Acting

David Michael Sterling

Mr. McKinney

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Acting

Ong Soo Han

Thasi

Acting

Bruce Fontaine

Dan Handel

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Acting

Patrick Shuck

Young Jake

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Acting

John Kay

Mr. Director

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Acting

Michael Depasquale Jr.

Sean Donahue

Acting

Dean Harrington

Radioman

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