Bloodfist
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Bloodfist is a 1989 martial arts
film starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Wilson plays a dojo
sensei
in California
who travels to Manila
to avenge his professional kickboxer brother, who was murdered after a fight.
Back in the United States, retired boxer Jake Raye (Wilson) and co-owner of Hal and Jake’s self-defense class receives a call from the Philippines police department. He is told his half-brother Michael is dead, and must pick up the body in Manila
. Jake travels to Manila and collects the body, but decides to stay there and find his killer. Jake gets training help from a man named Kwong (Joe Mari Avellana) and stays with local kickboxer Baby Davies (Michael Shaner), whom a local Filipino neighbor Angela (Marilyn Bautista) has a thing for, and his sister Nancy (Riley Bowman). Kwong tells Jake about a gladiator-like tournament known as the Red Fist Tournament where only one comes out alive, and his brother’s killer will likely be there.
Kwong trains Jake for the tournament and enters him. He manages to win all the fights and proceeds to the final match, where he faces off with Chin Woo (Aguilar). Kwong tells him that Chin Woo is his brother’s killer, and also the fighter who put Baby Davis in a coma. Hal, who has come from California to watch Raye’s final bout, informs Raye that Kwong is the killer after Kwong drugs Raye. Angela comes in with a gun, but dies at the hands of Chin Woo. Woo is defeated by Raye, who sets off after Michael’s true killer. It is revealed that Kwong has a brother, who died at the hands of Michael that fateful night, and Kwong is the one who murdered him. Kwong fights Raye in the same alley where Michael met his fate. Jake is badly wounded, but finishes Kwong and impales him on a fence. Nancy and Jake walk off into the night.
theatrically from Concorde Films, opening on September 22, 1989, and ended up grossing $1,770,082.
The film was released on VHS
by MGM/UA Home Entertainment and made over $11 million in video rental sales.
New Concorde Home Entertainment
released the film on DVD on May 30, 2000 along with sequels Bloodfist II
, Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
, and Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
. The DVD is currently out-of-print.
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
film starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Wilson plays a dojo
Dojo
A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way". Initially, dōjōs were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts but typically it is considered the formal gathering place for students of any Japanese martial arts style to...
sensei
Sensei
' is a Japanese word that basically means "person born before another." In general usage, it means "master" or "teacher," and the word is used as a title to refer to or address teachers, professors, professionals such as lawyers, CPA and doctors, politicians, clergymen, and other figures of authority...
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
who travels to Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
to avenge his professional kickboxer brother, who was murdered after a fight.
Plot
The film opens with a man getting beaten by his opponent, then after the guy finds out the fight was rigged, decides to fight back. The opponent is dead on the floor, and the first guy is announced as the winner. On his way back to his home, he is killed by another man.Back in the United States, retired boxer Jake Raye (Wilson) and co-owner of Hal and Jake’s self-defense class receives a call from the Philippines police department. He is told his half-brother Michael is dead, and must pick up the body in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. Jake travels to Manila and collects the body, but decides to stay there and find his killer. Jake gets training help from a man named Kwong (Joe Mari Avellana) and stays with local kickboxer Baby Davies (Michael Shaner), whom a local Filipino neighbor Angela (Marilyn Bautista) has a thing for, and his sister Nancy (Riley Bowman). Kwong tells Jake about a gladiator-like tournament known as the Red Fist Tournament where only one comes out alive, and his brother’s killer will likely be there.
Kwong trains Jake for the tournament and enters him. He manages to win all the fights and proceeds to the final match, where he faces off with Chin Woo (Aguilar). Kwong tells him that Chin Woo is his brother’s killer, and also the fighter who put Baby Davis in a coma. Hal, who has come from California to watch Raye’s final bout, informs Raye that Kwong is the killer after Kwong drugs Raye. Angela comes in with a gun, but dies at the hands of Chin Woo. Woo is defeated by Raye, who sets off after Michael’s true killer. It is revealed that Kwong has a brother, who died at the hands of Michael that fateful night, and Kwong is the one who murdered him. Kwong fights Raye in the same alley where Michael met his fate. Jake is badly wounded, but finishes Kwong and impales him on a fence. Nancy and Jake walk off into the night.
Cast
- Don 'The Dragon' Wilson as Jake Raye
- Joe Mari Avellana as Kwong
- Rob KamanRob KamanRob "The Dutchman" Kaman is a Dutch retired 9 time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion considered by many as the greatest kickboxer of all time. Often called "Mr. Low Kick" because of his feared low kicks which he used to set up his devastating offensive attacks.- Biography :In his early days...
as Raton - Billy BlanksBilly BlanksBilly Wayne Blanks is an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the inventor of the Tae Bo exercise program.-Career:Blanks began his study of the martial arts at the age of eleven and practices Karate and Taekwondo...
as Black Rose - Cris Aguilar as Chin Woo (as kris Aguilar and Chris Aguilar)
Releases
Bloodfist received a limited releaseLimited release
Limited release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country ....
theatrically from Concorde Films, opening on September 22, 1989, and ended up grossing $1,770,082.
The film was released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
by MGM/UA Home Entertainment and made over $11 million in video rental sales.
New Concorde Home Entertainment
New Concorde
New Concorde is a Los Angeles, California based film distribution company founded by Roger Corman. NC got its start in 1983 when Corman formed the production and distribution Concorde-New Horizons as one of the first production companies to develop and take advantage of video as a distribution...
released the film on DVD on May 30, 2000 along with sequels Bloodfist II
Bloodfist II
Bloodfist II is a 1990 action/adventure film starring Don Wilson, Kris Aguilar and Ronald Asinas. It was directed by Andy Blumenthal and written by Catherine Cyran.-Plot:...
, Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight is a 1992 action/adventure film starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Richard Roundtree, and Gregory McKinney. It was directed by Oley Sassone and written by Allison Burnett...
, and Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying is a 1992 action/adventure sequel starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Cat Sassoon, Jon Agro, Kale Browne, Stephen James Carver and Lenny Citrano. It was directed by Paul Ziller and written by Rob Kerchner and Paul Ziller....
. The DVD is currently out-of-print.