There's a lot of ROCKY and a bit of HONEYMOON IN VEGAS in DEADLY BET, a cut-above-average kickboxing opus starring Jeff Wincott (best known for TV's "Night Heat" series) as Las Vegas gambler Angelo Scala, who's just run out of luck.
Idyllic plans to move to Colorado with his fiancee Isabella (Charlene Tilton, the petite star of TV's "Dallas") are dashed as Angelo, in hopes of financial security for their fresh start, has stupidly put Isabella up as collateral on a bet, and then loses a kickboxing bout to Rico Daraby (Steven
Vincent Leigh), who controls the Vegas underground fighting business. Fed up with Angelo's behavior, Isabella shacks up with the rich suave ...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
93 mins