Ah, the joys of head-kicking! It's hard to imagine that, until fairly recently, American mainstream cinema really didn't have any of it. Oh sure, there might be the occasional noggin-punt in a kung fu movie, but it's only with the recent popularity of such luminaries as Steven Seagal and
Jean-Claude Van Damme that cranium booting has become as big a part of popular culture as spurting blood and psychotic lesbians.
Paul Wagner (Andy Armstrong), an American entrepreneur who is the main architect of an underwater tunnel between Hong Kong and mainland China, and his wife are murdered by his corrupt partner Nigel Griffith (Alan Scarfe) and his crony, mob boss Raymon...
Released:
1991
Rated:
R
Length:
118 mins