This mishmash of cliches has kickboxer Shane McQuade entering a tournament in Hong Kong. His opponent is so confident that he fights while chomping a cigar and wearing sunglasses. The fight is rigged, but Shane decides he’s not going to take a dive because they insulted his manager. So a bunch of bad people lose a lot of money.
Shane’s manager Paulie is a drunk with a huge mullet. He tells Shane he made a mistake, but Shane thinks no one will come after him since he’s now their champion fighter.
When the thugs seek revenge, Paulie is mortally wounded and Shane is literally stabbed in the back. He runs off none the worse for wear and decides he needs to get out of Hong Kong now. Shane lacks basic geographical knowledge of the US since since he isn’t sure if Los Angeles is near Las Vegas.
When Shane hitches a ride, he is picked up by a man who eventually says he recognizes him due to the prior murders. Oh you didn’t know Shane had previously killed people? Then the guy pulls over and asks Shane to get something out of his trunk. It turns out to be a body, which he instructs Shane to carry into the desert and dig a hole for himself and the body. The man surely regrets this plan as Shane starts beating him to death with his own shovel.
Surprisingly the Hong Kong martial arts scene is front page news in Los Angeles. Trying to keep a low profile, he starts calling himself Vinnie and heads to Vegas where he meets up with Jason, a friend he hasn’t seen in years who is married to his ex. Shane gets a job as a bouncer and starts sleeping with one of the dancers. But his past catches up to him and there is kickboxing and shoot outs. Hurrah.
This movie is sometime amusing and other times boring. The soundtrack can best be described as interesting and often not applicable to what is happening on screen. The fight scenes are slow moving, both literally and figuratively. Some of the kicks or punches are two feet above their heads. IMDB says the budget was $15,000 and was made in thirteen days.
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| Oh Storm, how do we tell you the fights are lame |
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| Nothing like wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigar in a fight |
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| King of mullets |
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| Our hero who has murdered people |
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| The shootout in the Astro van |
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| Boom mic alert |
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