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Kick of Death

Kick of Death

The Deadliest Kickboxer in Hong Kong... is Coming to America!

19973.71h 25m

Overview

Shane MacQuade is a rising star in Hong Kong's underworld kickboxing rings... until he wins a fight he was supposed to lose. Framed for murder, running from both the Triad mob and the police, Shane escapes to America. There, a chance encounter with a professional hitman in the Nevada desert ends with Shane taking the man's identity and his life. Shane finds that the violent world he left behind in Hong Kong is too strong to escape. A crooked Las Vegas fight promoter and a stripper named Angelique draw him into a web of sex and murder that will test his martial arts skills to their limit and change his life forever.

Directed by David Avallone
Written by David Avallone
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Top Cast

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Laura Shin

Keum

David Heavener

David Heavener

Alderton

G

George D. Amoroso

Right Hand

Joel Stoffer

Joel Stoffer

Jason

M

Michael Guerin

Shane MacQuade

Vernon Wells

Vernon Wells

Paulie

T.J. Storm

T.J. Storm

Abdul Sabbah (as Storm)

Rodrigo Obregón

Rodrigo Obregón

Vinnie Vasta

Melissa Allen-Weiser

Melissa Allen-Weiser

Angelique

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Brenda Maly

Marion

Themes & Keywords

martial artsstripperbouncerhong konglas vegastriads

About Kick of Death

Kick of Death is a adventure, action, crime film released in 1997 exploring themes of martial arts, stripper, bouncer, hong kong, las vegas, triads. Directed by David Avallone, it stars Laura Shin, David Heavener, George D. Amoroso. Shane MacQuade is a rising star in Hong Kong's underworld kickboxing rings... until he wins a fight he was supposed to lose. Framed for murder, running from both the Triad mob and the police, Shane escapes to America. There, a chance encounter with a professional hitman in the Nevada desert ends with Shane taking the man's identity and his life. Shane finds that the violent world he left behind in Hong Kong is too strong to escape. A crooked Las Vegas fight promoter and a stripper named Angelique draw him into a web of sex and murder that will test his martial arts skills to their limit and change his life forever.

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