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The Perfect Weapon (1991)
Directed by Mark DiSalle
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Overview
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff’s mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim’s death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.
Rated R | Length 83 minutes
Actors
Jeff Speakman | John Dye | Mako | James Hong | Mariska Hargitay | Dante Basco | Beau Starr | Seth Sakai | Professor Toru Tanaka | Clyde Kusatsu | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Craig Ng | John Koyama | Roger Yuan | Shaun Shimoda | Yoshimi Imai | Ralph Ahn | Troy Fromin | Leland Sun | James Lew | Ray Sua | Leo Lee | Chris Tashima | Bill Saito | Al Leong | Branscombe Richmond | Jeff Imada | Carl Ciarfalio | Philip Tan | Thomas Rosales Jr. | Gary Price | Al Goto | Will Leong | Tom Hermann | Micah Roberts | Ryan Bohannon | Justin Webb | Nikki Feemster | Tanya Russell | Don Pulford | Al Jones | Mario Roberts | Tom Elliott | Francine Lee | Phil Chong | Roger Ito | Simone Boisseree | Lou Voiler | Alan Stock | Mark DiSalle | Cole S. McKay | Greg Landerer | Robert Apisa | Gregory J. Barnett | Kenny Endoso | Ken Hanes
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/2021 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Pretty fun movie with some great martial arts sequences. Weird to see a young Mariska Hartigay show up here in a supporting role without any dialogue, well before she became a household name in Law and Order: SVU. Also, Mako as a Korean because all those asian people look alike anyway right? Ah the ‘90s.
I’m curious why Speakman didn’t go on to achieve at least minor Chuck Norris levels of fame after this film. I’m guessing this first starring role was his best and things declined after. I’ll have to check out more of his films.
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