Rapid Fire (1992)

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writers (WGA):

Cindy Cirile (story) and
Alan B. McElroy (story) ...
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Release Date:

21 August 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Unarmed and extremely dangerous.

Plot:

When student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed...

Plot Keywords:

Witness | Tiananmen Square Beijing | Beretta | Kiss | Corruption

Cast

Brandon Lee	...	Jake Lo
Powers Boothe	...	Mace Ryan
Nick Mancuso	...	Antonio Serrano
Raymond J. Barry	...	Agent Frank Stewart
Kate Hodge	...	Karla Withers
Tzi Ma	...	Kinman Tau
Tony Longo	...	Brunner
Michael Paul Chan	...	Carl Chang
Dustin Nguyen	...	Paul Yang
Brigitta Stenberg	...	Rosalyn
Basil Wallace	...	Agent Wesley
Al Leong	...	Minh
François Chau	...	Farris
Quentin O'Brien	...	Agent Daniels
D.J. Howard	...	Sharpie
Maurice Chasse	...	Sharpie
Walter Addison	...	Detective
John Vickery	...	Detective
C'Esca Lawrence	...	Lisa Stewart
Donald Li	...	Tall Guard
Michael Chong	...	John Lo
Jeff McCarthy	...	Agent Anderson
Marvin Elkins	...	Fireman
Steve Pickering	...	Cop in Van
Ronald William Lawrence	...	Jail Guard
Will Kepper	...	Jail Guard
Al Foster	...	Jail Guard
Richard Schiff	...	Art Teacher
Roy Abramsohn	...	Agent Klein
Diana Castle	...	Cop in Gallery Alley
Chen Baoer Paul	...	Laundry Worker
Cedric Young	...	Chicago Uniform
Peter Russell	...	Ambulance Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Chong	...	Gunman (uncredited)
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Gunman (uncredited)
Eddy Donno	...	Grey-Haired Man at Serrano's Place (uncredited)
Kenny Endoso	...	Gunman at Laundry (uncredited)
Matt Johnston	...	Gunman (uncredited)
Gene LeBell	...	Red-Haired Gunman at Serrano's Place (uncredited)
Fred Lerner	...	Gunman with Shotgun (uncredited)
Cole S. McKay	...	Gunman in Car (uncredited)
John Meier	...	Gunman (uncredited)
Gerald Okamura	...	Gunman (uncredited)
Chuck Picerni Jr.	...	Gunman at Serrano's Place (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni	...	Driver of Gunman Car (uncredited)
Steve Picerni	...	Gunman (uncredited)

Directed by
Dwight H. Little

Writing credits (WGA)
Cindy Cirile		(story) and
Alan B. McElroy		(story) (as Alan McElroy)
Alan B. McElroy		(screenplay) (as Alan McElroy)

Produced by
Barry M. Berg	....	associate producer (as Barry Berg)
John Fasano	....	executive producer
Robert Lawrence	....	producer
Gerald T. Olson	....	executive producer (as Gerald Olson)

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Ric Waite		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Gib Jaffe

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Debi Manwiller
Richard Pagano

Production Design by
Ron Foreman

Art Direction by
Chas. Butcher
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer		(as Leslie Frankenheimer)

Costume Design by
Erica Edell Phillips

Makeup Department
Dorothea Long	....	hair stylist
Ben Nye Jr.	....	key makeup artist
Jill Rockow	....	makeup artist
Dione Taylor	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Barry M. Berg	....	unit production manager (as Barry Berg)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rose Dolfi	....	dga trainee
Bryan Dresden	....	second second assistant director
Brian Faul	....	second assistant director
John Isabeau	....	second assistant director
Gerald T. Olson	....	second unit director (as Gerald Olson)
Denis L. Stewart	....	first assistant director (as Denis Stewart)

Art Department
Tom Bartholomew	....	stand-by painter
Giovanni Bianchini	....	propman
Robert Bleckman	....	propman (as Bob Bleckman)
Pasquale 'Pat' Buffolino	....	swing gang (as Pasquale Buffolino)
Vincenzo Buffolino	....	swing gang
Kevin Conlin	....	construction coordinator (as Kevin M. Conlin)
Frank Flores	....	swing gang
Matt Golden	....	storyboard artist
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter
Audrey A. Johnson	....	assistant props (as Audrey Johnson)
Kent H. Johnson	....	property master/weapons supervisor
Hank Mayo	....	drawings: prop
Hank Mayo	....	storyboard artist
Michael Mercado	....	propmaker
Mark Powell	....	construction foreman
Gregori Renta	....	leadman
Natalie Richards	....	set designer
Tommy Samona	....	swing gang (as A.T. Samona)

Sound Department
Margaret Adachi	....	assistant adr editor
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Gary Blufer	....	sound effects recordist
Alan Bromberg	....	sound editor (as Allan Bromberg)
G.W. Brown	....	adr editor (as Greg Brown)
Rickley W. Dumm	....	apprentice sound editor (as Rickley Dumm)
John Michael Fanaris	....	sound effects coordinator
Leslie Gaulin	....	supervising foley editor
Steven Gerrior	....	assistant sound editor
Hector C. Gika	....	sound editor (as Hector Gika)
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Douglas Greenfield	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley mixer (as Gary Hecker)
Larry Hoki	....	sound recordist
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound editor
Holly Huckins	....	supervising adr editor
Scott D. Jackson	....	supervising foley editor
Tobie Joanne Jackson	....	sound effects coordinator (as Tobie Jackson)
Robert Janiger	....	sound mixer (as Rob Janiger)
Kurt Kassulke	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound editor
Lee Lemont	....	adr editor (as Lee Lamont)
Blake Marion	....	sound effects coordinator
David McDonald	....	adr recordist (as David C. McDonald)
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor
Rocky Moriana Jr.	....	sound editor
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Jeffrey Perkins	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Steve Schwalbe	....	foley editor (as Steven J. Schwalbe)
George W. Scott	....	key boom operator (as George Scott)
Scott D. Smith	....	sound mixer: Chicago
Allen L. Stone	....	sound re-recording mixer
Becky Sullivan	....	adr editor
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound editor (as Don Warner)
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (as Jeff Wilhoit)
Richard E. Yawn	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Ulano	....	production sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jim Jolly	....	propshop foreman (as Jim Jolley)
Joseph P. Mercurio	....	special effects foreman (as Joe Mercurio)
Vincent Montefusco	....	wiring engineer
Dick Wood	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Pete Antico	....	stunts
Bob Arnold	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Pat Banta	....	stunts
Chino Binamo	....	stunts
Jeff Bornstein	....	stunts
Steve Boyum	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Jeff Cadiente	....	stunts
Frank P. Calzavara	....	stunts
John Casino	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Darryl Chan	....	stunts
George Cheung	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunts
Mark A. Cuttin	....	stunts (as Mark Cuttin)
Tim A. Davison	....	stunts (as Tim Davison)
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunts (as Mark DeAlessandro)
Mitchell Dean	....	stunt performer
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Larry Duran	....	stunts
Chris Durand	....	stunts
Ellarye	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts (as Ken Endoso)
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts (as Ed Fernandez)
Frank Ferrara	....	stunts
James Fierro	....	stunts (as Jim Fierro)
Lorenzo Gaspar	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunts
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts (as Hank Hooker)
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Tom Huff)
Brian Imada	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunt coordinator
Shinko Isobe	....	stunts
Bobby Itaya	....	stunts
Roger Ito	....	stunts
Steven Ito	....	stunts
Matt Johnston	....	stunts
Jimmy Jue	....	stunts (as Jim Jue)
Nathan Jung	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Henry Kingi	....	stunts (as Henry Kingi Sr.)
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunts
Peter Lai	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Daniel Lee	....	stunts (as Danny Lee)
Leo Lee	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	stunts (as Willie Leong)
Fred Lerner	....	stunts
James Lew	....	stunts
Stacy Logan	....	stunts
Steve Martinez	....	stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts (as Cole McKay)
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Sandy Mukai	....	stunts
Donna L. Noguchi	....	stunts (as Donna Noguchi)
Daniel O'Haco	....	stunts (as Danny O'Haco)
Gerald Okamura	....	stunts
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts
Linda Perlin	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (as Charles Picerni Sr.)
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Peewee Piemonte	....	stunts (as Richard Piedmont)
Randy Popplewell	....	stunts
Stuart Quan	....	stunts
Vernon Rieta	....	stunts
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts
Bill M. Ryusaki	....	stunts (as Bill Ryusaki)
Bill Saito	....	stunts
Steve Santosusso	....	stunts
Russell Solberg	....	stunts
Jill Terashita	....	stunts
Gary Toy	....	stunts
Randy Toyota	....	stunts
Tierre Turner	....	stunts
Andre Veluzat	....	stunts
Renaud Veluzat	....	stunts
Ric Roman Waugh	....	stunts
Jeff Williams	....	stunts
Curtis F. Wong	....	stunts
Danny Wong	....	stunts
Eddie Wong	....	stunts
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts
Roger Yuan	....	stunts (as Roger Yuen)
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Joel Zolin	....	stunts
Tsuyoshi Abe	....	stunts (uncredited)
Branscombe Richmond	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric D. Andersen	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Eric Anderson)
Alex Barraza	....	best boy grip: second unit
Carl Boles	....	gaffer
Mike Bonnaud	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Mike Bonnaud	....	electrician
Don E. FauntLeRoy	....	camera operator: second unit (as Don Fauntleroy)
Scott Floren	....	key grip (as Scott Florin)
Steven W. Gage	....	second assistant camera (as Steve Gage)
Charles Glosup	....	electrician
John M. Hennessy	....	dolly grip: second unit (as John Hennessey)
Ron Knox	....	gaffer: second unit
Dennis J. Laine	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Dennis Laine)
Tom May	....	key grip: second unit (as Tommy May)
Benny Mendez	....	best boy grip
Richard A. Mention III	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Rick Mention)
Steven R. Monroe	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Steve R. Monroe)
Joe A. Salamdino	....	dolly grip (as Joey Salandino)
Chris Schwiebert	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Gary Sneed	....	electrician
Ken Tosic	....	best boy electric
Kip Wurl	....	grip
Luke Wynne	....	still photographer
Charles S. Hodes	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Hope A. Nielsen	....	film loader (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Mark A. Ridge	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Iannaccone	....	costume supervisor (as Bob Iannaccone)
Victoria Snow	....	costumer (as Victoria J. Snow)
Amy Stofsky	....	costume supervisor
Michael Voght	....	costumer (as Michael J. Voght)

Editorial Department
Bob Allen	....	assistant editor
Janice Campion	....	assistant editor
Jeff Etcher	....	assistant editor
Donald Likovich	....	first assistant editor
Sharon McGeeney	....	negative cutter
Keith Parrish	....	color timer
William Pine	....	color timer (as Bill Pine)
Brian Ralph	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Carol Sue Baker	....	music coordinator
M.B. Gordy	....	musician: Percussion
Bernie Kirsch	....	music scoring mixer (as Bernie Kirsh)
Larry Mah	....	additional music recordist
Thomas Milano	....	supervising music editor
Dawn Soler	....	music consultant (as Dawn Solér)
Armin Steiner	....	additional music recordist
Christopher Young	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Ken Bellanca	....	transportation captain
Timothy P. Ryan	....	transportation captain (as Tim Ryan)
Don Tardino	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Pete Anthony	....	librarian
Darryl Chan	....	trainer: Brandon Lee (as Darryl M. Chan)
Tony Didio Jr.	....	key armorer
David Eichler	....	production associate: Mr. Little
Terry J. Erdmann	....	unit publicist (as Terry Erdmann)
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer: main titles
Gerrit V. Folsom	....	location manager (as Gerrit Folsom)
Jeff Imada	....	fight choreographer
Linden Johnson	....	assistant accountant
Brandon Lee	....	fight choreographer
Bill McCamey	....	on-set nurse
Paul Ohrt	....	production coordinator
Michael Pitt	....	production assistant
Yoli Poropat	....	production coordinator
Edward Poveda	....	assistant accountant
Sharron Reynolds	....	script supervisor
Paul Schuyler	....	production assistant
Christine Soteros	....	craft service (as Christine Soteros)
Leora Tobias	....	assistant location manager
E. Gedney Webb	....	auricle programmer (as Gedney Webb)
Rebecca C. Crespi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Riley Kathryn Ellis	....	studio executive (uncredited)
Harry Lu	....	armorer (uncredited)

Thanks
Charles Wang	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• 20th Century Fox (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Fox Video (USA) (VHS)
• Fox Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Manuel Salvador (Spain)

Special Effects

• Cinema Research (opticals)

Other Companies

• Chicago Tribune, The  thanks
• Gordon Ecker Productions  sound editing
• Hollywood Title Services  typography
• International Recording Co.  sound re-recording (as International Recording Corporation)
• Mad Hatter Studios  music recording studio (as Mad Hatter Studio)
• Michelson Food Services  catering (as Michelson)
• Salon Films  thanks (as Salon Films [H.K.] Limited)
• Segue Music  music editing
• Stagg Street Studios  music recording studio

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Dolby Stereo)

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | South Korea:18 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:R (certificate #31442) | Finland:(Banned) (1992) | Finland:K-18 (2001) (cut) | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 (cut) | UK:18 | Norway:18 (video rating) (1992) | Norway:(Banned) (1992-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Brandon Lee originally wanted Hong Kong director John Woo to direct the film. however, the studio wanted a martial arts film rather than the type of films that Woo made. The director role then went to Dwight H. Little.

Goofs:

Continuity: The morning after Jake has sex with Withers, he has a white sheet on top of him. In the next shot after she gets up from bed, Jake has a brown blanket on him.

Quotes:

Jake Lo:Whatever it takes? Whatever it takes is something that happens to somebody else.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Obscurus Lupa Presents: Rapid Fire (#2.19)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Can't Find My Way

THE SON ALSO RISES.

Brandon Lee is nothing short of electric in this movie and I suspect that had he lived he would have alternated movies like this with more esoteric fare like "THE CROW." He had the potential to be a bigger star than his father as he was a better actor and was more vulnerable in his portrayal of a fighting hero therefore making him appeal to both sexes.Women tend not to be great Bruce Lee fans. The action in this movie is explosive and well choreographed and for this credit should go to Lee's friend Jeff Imada whose name you will find on the credits of most movies and t.v.shows that feature martial arts action.Powers Boothe is his usual reliable self in his cop role and if faults are to be found with "RAPID FIRE" they are that the villains are not memorable nor do they offer a great threat to Lee and the leading lady is just used as window dressing.However,Dwight Little as director delivers the goods here and the film is an good companion piece to his exhilarating Steven Seagal actioner "MARKED FOR DEATH." made the previous year.