Detective Bud McCall (Ted Prior) poses as a Folsom Prison inmate to prevent a convict with syndicate connections from testifying in defense of Vincent (Vincent Barbi), an underworld chieftain. Desperately trying to protect himself, Vincent orders an assistant, Tony Marino (Tony
Zarindast), who was saved by McCall in Vietnam, to eliminate the cop. Both inside and outside of the joint, McCall fights for his life, aided by cellmate Eddy Lee (Carter Wong) and, ultimately, by Marino, whose girl friend has been kidnaped by Vincent. The first half of Zarindast's nihilistic
martial-arts drama is tautly confined to the volatile world of organized crime, with his gliding cam...
Released:
1989
Rated:
R
Length:
92 mins