Directed by Lucas Lowe and featuring rising martial-arts star Loren Avedon, THE KING OF THE KICKBOXERS offers an unusual plot for a movie of this genre.
Bangkok. 1981. Sean Donahue (Michael DePasquale, Jr.), an American, has just won an important kickboxing match. However, Sean's victory does not go over well with the locals. As Sean and his brother Jake (Avedon, star of NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER II and III) are heading toward their hotel, they
are ambushed. Sean is murdered and Jake is badly beaten by the ruthless and much-feared martial arts fighter Khan (Billy Blanks). Ten years later, we find Jake working as a fearless undercover cop in New York City. The po...
Released:
1991
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins