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| SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A warrior and a wise guy. They're Los Angeles cops who mix punches with punchlines in a knockdown, gundown Showdown in Little Tokyo. Dolph Lundgren is the muscle, an American samurai steeped in Eastern traditions. Brandon Lee is a "Valley dude" quipster with a lot of fight in him. Together they hang tough in a war with a lurid L.A. underworld of Japanese drug lords. As directed by Mark L. Lester, that combat is a frenzied comic book come to explosive life. How this dynamic duo takes on and flattens all comers makes for smart, fast-moving marial arts action adventure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dolph Lundgren (Det. Kenner), Brandon Lee (Johnny Murata), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Yoshida), Tia Carrere (Minako), Toshiro Obata (Sato), Philip Tan (Tanaka), Rodney Kageyama (Eddie), Ernie Lively (Detective Nelson), Renee Griffin (Angel), Reid Asato (Muto), Takayo Fischer (Mama Yamaguchi), Simon Rhee (Ito), Vernee Watson-Johnson (Nonnie Russell - Coroner), Lenny Imamura (Kickboxer), Roger Yuan (Kickboxer), Susan E. Cox (Mrs. Kenner), Rick Cramer (Mr. Kenner), Keith Boldroff (Kenner as a Young Boy), Gerald Okamura (Hagata, the Torturer), R. David Smith (Hell's Angel), Tony Maccario (Hell's Angel). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ONE'S A WARRIOR. ONE'S A WISE GUY. THEY'RE TWO L.A. COPS GOING AFTER A GANG OF DRUG LORDS. FEET FIRST. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DIRECTOR: Mark L. Lester (Commando). WRITERS: Stephen Glantz and Caliope Brattlestreet. PRODUCERS: Martin E. Caan and Mark L. Lester. CO-PRODUCER: John C. Broderick. ORIGINAL MUSIC: David Michael Frank. DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. |
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| Johnny Murata: COP. Policeman, you understand? It's bad to shoot me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Johnny Murata: We've got a problem here. There are more bad guys than we've got bullets. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RELEASE DATE: August 23rd, 1991 (USA) BOX OFFICE OPENING: $0.6 million (USA) BOX OFFICE RESULT: $2.2 million (USA) |
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| Johnny Murata: This may sound strange for a cop: Let's get the fuck out of here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Mind boggingly bad action film...not very exciting and the acting is utterly laughable, and the script is beyond awful!" -- Ryan J. Kenner, Movies in the Attic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "One of Lundgren's better efforts." -- Clint Morris, Moviehole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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