American Kickboxer - Blood Fighter
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | American Kickboxer - Blood Fighter |
| Original title | American kickboxer |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frans Nel |
| script |
John Barrett (Story) Emil Kolbe (Screenplay) |
| production | Anant Singh |
| music | Frank Becker |
| camera | Paul Morkel |
| cut | Renée Engelbrecht |
| occupation | |
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American Kickboxer - Blood Fighter is a 1991 American martial arts film directed by Frans Nel .
action
BJ Quinn is the reigning kickboxing champion . The hothead's biggest competitor is the up-and-coming but unpopular Jacques Denard, who never misses an opportunity to tease him. At a party after a world championship match, Denard flirts with BJ's girlfriend. A dispute develops between BJ and Denard. When an attempt is made to separate the two, BJ accidentally kills a man. He is sentenced to 10 months in prison and is not allowed to compete for several years.
After BJ is released from prison, he tries his hand at judging and training his former competitor and friend, Chad Hunter. But here too he clashes with Denard. Denard seriously injured BJ's protégé in a competition. When BJ tries to confront him at an aftershow party, the situation escalates again and Denard knocks BJ down. BJ retreats to a secluded cottage on the beach and tries to find himself. However, Chad finds him and the two train together. At some point, however, the greasy reporter Willard finds out about the two and provokes BJ and Denard until they agree to a fight for 100,000 US dollars .
The subsequent fight is fierce, but BJ manages to knock Denard out.
background
In 1993 a film called American Kickboxer II was released , but it is not a direct sequel. A direct sequel was also released in 1993 under the title To the Death - Who is subject ... dies! .
criticism
American Kickboxer is a typical martial arts film that, according to reviews, has nothing to offer. The film magazine Cinema described the film as "[h] inless slaughter with dumb dialogues". The lexicon of international films judged: "Stereotypical, confused action entertainment, which can come up with three stars of the American kickboxing scene."
Web links
- American Kickboxer - Blood Fighter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ To the Death in the online film database
- ↑ American Kickboxer in the film archive. Cinema , accessed April 17, 2011 .
- ↑ American Kickboxer - Blood Fighter. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed April 17, 2011 .