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Ring of Steel (1994)

Directed by David Frost

Action | Drama

Most recently watched by noahphex

Overview

A champion fencer accidentally kills an opponent in a match. Disgraced, he is blackballed from the fencing community, until a mysterious stranger saves his life one night from a gang of muggers. He soon finds himself caught up in the world of underground illegal swordfights, where combatants fight to the death.

Rated R | Length 94 minutes

Actors

Robert Chapin | Wil Darwin Adams | Carol Alt | Mark Arnott | Henry Brown | Melvin Jones | Joe Don Baker | Darlene Vogel | Jim Pirri | Gary Kasper | Don Stark | Carlos Lauchu | Greg Wrangler | Axel Muench | Gene LeBell | Travis McKenna | David Speaker | Geoffrey B. Russel | Lance Larsen | Ahmad Reese | Michael Blanks | Deron McBee | Darrin Jaques | Mike Starkey | Matthew Gratzner | James Lew | Hien Nguyen | Roger Yuan | Luke LaFontaine | Adam De Felice | Gregory S. Michaels | Garrett Warren | Kenneth Ivan | Hanna Landy | Greg Michaels | Jon Napier

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Now it was Micah’s selection, which he indicated would probably be better in slot 4 at BTSNAT2 after we’d been drinking. His film Ring of Steel (1994) fit that mandate as it was a rather middling 90s fencing action flick (wha?). And it features Joe Don Baker, which was expected from Micah, as the evil Orson Welles-looking mastermind behind the underground fighting league.

I say middling because it’s the kind of flick that might languish on late night cable or Cinemax; people watch a few minutes then change the channel. Not me but most. I truly enjoy these kinds of awful 90s cheesy melodramatic action romps and this one delivered. Noah described it as “Bloodsport meets sword fighting.” That’s perfect. Not a crowd favorite but as I tweeted, this is kind of film I can watch everyday. Thanks, Micah!

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