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Bad Ass

Bad Ass

They messed with the wrong senior citizen.

20125.81h 31m

Overview

Decorated Vietnam hero, Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.

Directed by Craig Moss
Written by Craig Moss, Elliot Tishman
Produced by Jim Busfield, Ben Feingold, Ash R. Shah
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Top Cast

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo

Frank Vega

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

Panther

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Mayor Williams

Patrick Fabian

Patrick Fabian

Officer Malark

Joyful Drake

Joyful Drake

Amber Lamps

J

John Duffy

Martin

Harrison Page

Harrison Page

Klondike Washington

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

Father Miller

Winter Ave Zoli

Winter Ave Zoli

Tatiana

Tonita Castro

Tonita Castro

Juanita Vega

Themes & Keywords

vietnam veteranherocorruptionsocietybusbased on true storyfriendsdomestic violencelos angeles, californiamuder

About Bad Ass

Bad Ass is a action, drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of vietnam veteran, hero, corruption, society, bus, based on true story. Directed by Craig Moss, it stars Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman. Decorated Vietnam hero, Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.

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