Fist Fighter (1989)An ex-boxer comes back to a town called Rosario in South America taking revenge for the death of a friend. Director:Frank Zuniga |
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C.J. Thunderbird
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| Edward Albert | ... |
Harry 'Punchy' Moses
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Ellen
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Billy Vance
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Moreno
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Rhino
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Emiliano Redondo | ... |
Delgado
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Eleazar Garcia Jr. | ... |
Muñes
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Tony Isbert | ... |
Rains
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Gus Rethwisch | ... |
The Beast
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Jimmy Nickerson | ... |
King Bellinakov
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José Chávez | ... |
Police sergeant
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Jorge Reynoso | ... |
Lobo I
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Manuel Benítez | ... |
Lobo II
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Sergio Acosta | ... |
Lobo III
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C.J. Thunderbird, a down-on-his-luck professional fighter is informed that his old friend has been killed in an illegal fight. He finds out that the killer is a goon named Rhino and, with vengeance on his mind, tracks him down in Bolivia. The trouble is that the guy works for a local drug lord and the only way for C.J. to get to Rhino is to prove himself with his fists. However, the druglord doesn't want his best goon hurt, so he arranges for the corrupt local authorities to bust C.J. and send him to prison. The only way out is fighting the prison's monstrous colossal cage-fighting champ known as the Beast, who's never left an opponent breathing. Druglord's hot blond Caucasian girlfriend, Ellen, tired of being at the criminal's mercy, decides to help C.J. anyway she can. Even with all the odds against him, C.J. is no pushover and Rhino slowly becomes worried.
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 May 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A puño limpio See more »Filming Locations:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MexicoBox Office
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$221,163 (USA)Company Credits
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The man who starred in the great "Butterflies are Free" and the not bad "Midway"; golden globe winner for the most promising newcomer in 1973, suddenly starts his way through the b-movie world.
In a similar way to what happened to names like Jan-Michael Vincent (after The Mechanic and Big Wednesday) and Timothy Bottoms (talented actor who starred in, for example, "The Last Picture Show" and "Johnny Got His Gun"), Edward Albert faded into anonymity after his first screen appearances and unfortunately (which his not happening to Mr. Bottoms) it seems very hard to recover the deserved statute of a good actor.
The screenplay is similar to many other movies, but specially the acting seems a bit better: names like the referred Edward Albert, George Rivero (Rio Lobo), Mike Connors (Gideon) and the real-life martial artist champion Mattias Hues are maybe the better thing in the whole movie.
With good fighting sequences and interesting moments, "Fistfighter" is a good title to watch instead of bad Norris or Seagal films.