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3.6/10   52 votes
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Director:
Cirio H. Santiago
Writer:
Charles Philip Moore (writer)
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Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama more
Plot:
A man is unjustly convicted of a brutal crime. In prison he must fight for survival, justice and freedom. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Die from laughter... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jerry Trimble ... John Merill

George Takei ... Uncle Coronado

Ted Markland ... Sacker

Laura Albert ... Helen Ferris
Vic Diaz ... Warden Acosta
Romy Diaz ... Alvarez
Roland Dantes ... Vargas
Berting Labra ... Jojo
Ramon D'Salva ... Fuentes
Zernan Manahan ... Glasses
Nick Nicholson ... Greasemonkey
Steve Rogers ... Porky
Jim Moss ... Lude
Archie Adamos ... Lopez
Ronald Asinas ... Ocho
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Additional Details

Runtime:
77 min
Country:
Philippines | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 (VHS) | USA:R (DVD) | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors in geography: John Merril, ex-SEAL, set-up for the rape and killing of a Philippine woman, is summarily judged and condemned for life at the ‘Bolera Prison Colony’, a Pilipino name. However, a Portuguese flag is seen in close-up, and then beaten by the wind as the ship taking him approaches the island of the warlord Acosta. Portugal has no colonies since 1975, and administered the Chinese territory of Macao up to December 17, 1999 -- and that's a peninsula. No western character in the film is supposed to be Portuguese. more
Quotes:
[breaking up a fight]
Uncle Coronado: Stop being led by your hate!
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Movie Connections:
Remake of Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1992) more

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0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Die from laughter..., 15 June 2006
1/10
Author: Frank Markland from United States

Jerry Trimble stars as John Merill, an ex-Navy SEAL who is wrongfully imprisoned for the death of a woman.(He stepped in to stop a rape and after killing the bad guy, he got framed by the bad guy's friends) He's forced to spend the rest of his life in a hellhole prison, however the corrupt guards and warden(Vic Diaz) are mistreating prisoners and the human rights people are interested in these allegations. This is because of Uncle(George Takei) who has proof of all the wrong doings, however Uncle and John Merill must survive not only the gangs but also the corrupt guards and warden. Live By The Fist is easily among one of the worst movies I ever saw. I saw this on Cinemax about 12 years ago and it was really something to watch. The dubbing is uniformly awful with Trimble, Markland and Takei as the only cast members who actually put in their own voices. The acting is terrible and even George Takei is awful. Trimble does some okay footwork but basically this is far too awful to be even worth it for action fans. Camp fans will find much to laugh at but I was too bored to even find this much fun. Maybe I should see it again...

1/2* out of 4-(Awful)

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