American Kickboxer (1991)
Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and then challenged by Denard for $100,000. Will B.J. accept and get even with Denard?
- Date of release
- 1991-07-24
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Action
- Director
- Frans Nel
- Collection
- American Kickboxer Collection
Casting
- John Barrett — BJ Quinn
- Keith Vitali — Chad Hunter
- Terry Norton — Carol
- Brad Morris — Jacques Denard
- Ted Le Plat — Willard
- Michael Huff — Robert Bentley
- Len Sparrowhawk — Bob Wiser
- Roger Yuan — Howard
- Evan J. Klisser — Jason
- Gavin Hood — Ken Holligan
- Patrick Lyster — Prosecutor
- Gary Chalmers — Attorney
Interesting facts
American Kickboxer is a 1991 martial arts film directed by Frans Nel and starring John Barrett, Keith Vitali, and Roger Yuan.
Production
The film was based on a story written by its leader actor John Barrett, an American Tang Soo Do practitioner who worked as a stuntman in several Chuck Norris films. The film was shot in Salt Rock and Durban, South Africa in late 1990, when low budget films were becoming popular to shoot the country for budgetary reasons.
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