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No Contest

No Contest

A roller coaster ride of full frontal, high-octane action!

19955.21h 38mR

Overview

A beauty contest turns into a hostage situation, when the Miss Galaxy competition is taken over by a gang, demanding a ransom of diamonds. Sharon, a kick-boxing actress, is the host of the show, and the thorn in the terrorists side.

Directed by Paul Lynch
Written by Robert C. Cooper
Produced by Peter R. Simpson
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Top Cast

Shannon Tweed

Shannon Tweed

Sharon Bell

Andrew Dice Clay

Andrew Dice Clay

Oz, aka Raymond Ulysses Brice

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

Sergeant Crane

Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper

Ice

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Vic

John Colicos

John Colicos

Senator Donald Wilson

James Purcell

James Purcell

Captain Henricks

Judith Scott

Judith Scott

Nancy Polson

L

Louis Wrightman

Que

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Cal

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Themes & Keywords

daughtermartial artsshowdownhostagesenatorbeauty contestswimming poolfemme fatalegunfightterrorismexplosionheroinemachine gunone woman armyterrorist plotcanuxploitation

About No Contest

No Contest is a drama, action, crime, thriller film released in 1995 exploring themes of daughter, martial arts, showdown, hostage, senator, beauty contest. Directed by Paul Lynch, it stars Shannon Tweed, Andrew Dice Clay, Robert Davi. A beauty contest turns into a hostage situation, when the Miss Galaxy competition is taken over by a gang, demanding a ransom of diamonds. Sharon, a kick-boxing actress, is the host of the show, and the thorn in the terrorists side.

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