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The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

No gun. No knife. No equal. Just try him.

19916.21h 25m

Overview

Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.

Directed by Mark DiSalle
Written by David C. Wilson
Produced by Mark DiSalle, Pierre David
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $14.1M

Top Cast

Jeff Speakman

Jeff Speakman

Jeff Sanders

John Dye

John Dye

Det. Adam Sanders

Mako

Mako

Kim

James Hong

James Hong

Yung

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Jennifer

Dante Basco

Dante Basco

Jimmy Ho

Beau Starr

Beau Starr

Capt. Carl Sanders

Seth Sakai

Seth Sakai

Master Lo

P

Professor Toru Tanaka

Tanaka

Clyde Kusatsu

Clyde Kusatsu

Detective Wong

About The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon is a action, drama, crime film released in 1991. Directed by Mark DiSalle, it stars Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako. Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.

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