Shootfighter
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Shootfighter |
| Original title | Shootfighter: Fight to the Death |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Patrick Allen |
| script |
Larry Felix Jr Judd Lynn Pete Shander |
| production | Alan Amiel |
| music | Joel Goldsmith |
| camera | Glenn Kershaw |
| cut | Isaac Sehayek |
| occupation | |
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Shootfighter (OT: Shootfighter: Fight to the Death ) is an American martial arts film from 1992. Directed by Patrick Allen . In 1995, Shootfighter 2 was a sequel.
action
Shingo and Lee were both shoot fighters and were among the best in the martial arts. However, in one tournament, Lee intentionally killed an opponent and was disqualified forever. Shingo also drew his conclusions and turned his back on the sport.
Twenty years later, Shingo runs a karate school in America, while Teng hosts illegal shootfighting matches in Tijuana . Lee has not overcome the shame of that time and continues to seek revenge. When he sees a picture of Ruben and Nick, two of Shingo's students, who have won a kickboxing tournament , he sees his chance. He lures them with an offer and lets them come to Tijuana. The first fights are tough, but Ruben's money is just right. At some point, however, it becomes too much for Nick and he intervenes in a fight with Ruben. The two friends throw up and Nick goes back to train with Shingo. Ruben, on the other hand, cannot resist the temptation and wants to go to the final. When Shingo refuses to train him, he breaks away from his former mentor.
The final will be held with weapons. The first fighters were killed in the opening fights. Nick tries to stop Ruben, but runs into Lee's trap. He lets the two compete against each other until Shingo shows up and Lee gets his revenge. Shingo and Lee fight each other. After Shingo refuses to kill his opponent, the latter attacks him with a butterfly knife. Shingo fends off the attack and cruelly kills Lee.
background
The fighting style is referred to in the film as "Shootfighting". The actual shootfighting, a mixed martial arts style that can be seen as a forerunner to ultimate fighting , is of course not a fight for life and death.
William Zabka, who played Ruben, got the role of Pat Johnson , who choreographed the film. He was already Zabka's trainer at Karate Kid . For him it was a great opportunity to train with various greats in martial arts. Zabka had only started martial arts training for his role as an opponent of Ralph Macchio in Karate Kid . For both him and Bolo Yeung it was one of the few roles in which they were on the "good side".
The film was shortened in 67 places in German-speaking countries. A total of about 10 minutes are missing. The DVD release by Cine Club, on the other hand, is unabridged and has JK approval.
criticism
Like most martial arts films from this period, the Bloodsport imitation was generally rated very poorly.
“Neither friend nor lover can stop one athlete from turning into a murderer. Only the master frees his students from the vicious circle by breaking the boss's neck. Until this "victory of humanity" the film moves from one bloody brawl to the next without a convincing plot or any kind of motivated psychology. "
Web links
- Shootfighter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sean O'Neal: Interview with William Zabka. AVClub.com, June 8, 2010, accessed September 23, 2010 .
- ↑ overview page. Online film database , accessed September 23, 2010 .
- ^ Shootfighter in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on September 23, 2010