TNT Jackson (1974)

A young karate expert searches for her brother's killer in Hong Kong.

Director:

Cirio H. Santiago

Writers:

Dick Miller, Ken Metcalfe

Stars:

Jeannie Bell, Stan Shaw, Pat Anderson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jeannie Bell	...	Diana 'T.N.T.' Jackson (as Jeanne Bell)
Stan Shaw	...	Charlie
Pat Anderson	...	Elaine
Ken Metcalfe	...	Sid (as Ken Metcalf)
Chiquito	...	Dynamite Wong
Imelda Ilanan	...	Joe's Assistant
Leo Martinez	...	(as Leo Martin)
Max Alvarado
Percy Gordon
Chris Cruz
Joonee Gamboa	...	(as John Gamble)

Storyline

Her name is Diana Jackson, but you can call her T.N.T. When T.N.T.'s brother is killed by ruthless drug dealers, the beautiful young karate expert goes to the most dangerous part of Chinatown to find the killer. In trouble with the law since she was 13, T.N.T. wants no help from the pigs; but she does befriend a Chinaman named Joe, whose impressive martial arts skills prove useful more than once. In her quest for the killer, she'll meet the white drug lord, Sid; Elaine, his bitchy girlfriend; his suspicious Chinese assistant, Ming; and Charlie, his handsome black assistant with criminal ambitions of his own. Before her search is over, she'll find herself making love to Charlie, trading insults with Elaine, and fighting criminals while nude and in the dark. Just call her T.N.T.

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Plot Keywords:

karate | martial arts | hong kong | club | casket | 

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Taglines:

She'll put you in traction.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Philippines

Language:

English Filipino Tagalog

Release Date:

17 January 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dynamite Jackson

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

HPS Productions, New World Pictures, Premiere Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When TNT Jackson fights a roomful of men topless, she is wearing small black panties. During the fight, she makes a leaping attack while wearing bigger white panties. When she lands, she's wearing the black panties again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Stag Jackson: Hey, brother, how you doin'?

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Connections

Featured in The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004)

User Reviews

Stimulating concepts, poorly executed

The stimulating concepts: T.N.T fights 10 men in the streets of Hong Kong; 4 men in her room while she is topless; an attractive blonde woman (Pat Anderson, who is a major hottie and kicks a lot of butt herself). The poor execution: the (occasionally sped-up) fight scenes range from clumsy to REALLY clumsy. Sometimes they look more like playfights; you can HEAR the sound of a hit but you don't SEE any contact. For a former Playboy Playmate, Jeanne Bell is an average-looking woman and her acting is stiff. But at least she's tall, she looks fit and she has the right attitude for this role down pat. As her love interest / main target, Stan Shaw adds the only touch of class to the film, and has all the best lines as well. The production values are dreadful, and the DVD picture quality is on the level of a bad VHS. For a better execution of the same story, I suggest you seek out the same director's "Naked Fist" / "Firecracker", made in 1981. The female lead in that one, Jillian Kesner, actually has some real-life martial arts background, so the fight scenes are much better. (**)