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The King of the Kickboxers

The King of the Kickboxers

In the ring of death, only one man can be king!

19906.81h 39m

Overview

Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.

Directed by Lo Yuen-Ming
Written by Keith W. Strandberg, Ng See-Yuen
Produced by Keith W. Strandberg, Boonlert Setthamongkol
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Top Cast

Loren Avedon

Loren Avedon

Jake Donahue

Billy Blanks

Billy Blanks

Khan

Keith Cooke

Keith Cooke

Prang

Jerry Trimble

Jerry Trimble

Drug Dealer

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Captain O'Day

Don Stroud

Don Stroud

Anderson

Sherrie Rose

Sherrie Rose

Molly

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William Long Jr.

Big Boss

Vincent Lyn

Vincent Lyn

Warehouse Fighter #2

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David Michael Sterling

Mr. McKinney

Themes & Keywords

martial artsfighterbangkok, thailandsnufftrainingmuay thairevengeundercover copmartial artistkickboxingmartial arts trainingpolice surveillanceavenging brotherbrother murder

About The King of the Kickboxers

The King of the Kickboxers is a action, crime, thriller, drama film released in 1990 exploring themes of martial arts, fighter, bangkok, thailand, snuff, training, muay thai. Directed by Lo Yuen-Ming, it stars Loren Avedon, Billy Blanks, Keith Cooke. Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.

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