Kickboxer 5 (1995)

After David Sloan is murdered, it's up to kick-boxing champ Matt Reeves to avenge him.

Director:

Kristine Peterson

Writer:

Rick Filon

Stars:

Mark Dacascos, James Ryan, Geoff Meed

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Dacascos	...	Matt Reeves
James Ryan	...	Mr. Negaal
Geoff Meed	...	Paul Croft
Tony Caprari	...	Moon
Greg Latter	...	Bollen
Duane Porter	...	Bull
George Moolman	...	Pinto
Rulan Booth	...	Angie Croft
Robert Whitehead	...	Tito
Denney Pierce	...	Johnny Styles
John Hussey	...	Chalky
Dale Cutts	...	Trainer
Mathew Stewardson	...	Valet
Burton Richardson	...	Jack
Robin Smith	...	Chauffeur

Storyline

Kickbox champion Matt Reeves witnesses the murder of his friend Johnny. When he investigates on the circumstances it appears that a Mr. Neegal in South Africa has founded a new kickbox association and does not leave international champions much of a chance. Johnny had to pay with his life when he did not want to join. Neegal seems to kill everybody who is in his way. Matt is on his own now, but suddenly finds an unexpected ally.

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | chop socky | blood spatter | terrorist plot | blood | 

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Taglines:

Payback Can Be Deadly [America VHS Video Tape]

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for continuous violent action

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kickboxer 5: The Redemption

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kings Road Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)

User Reviews

not a very good end to this series

Kickboxer 5 isn't the best movie out there...it is by far not the worst.

The Kickboxer franchise missed its superstar Van Damme after Kickboxer. Though most fans really enjoyed the sequels with the charismatic Sasha Mitchell (David Sloane) who was good at fighting and good at comedy and despised the beastly Tiger Tong po character from 1 and 2.

This title has neither Van Damme, Mitchell or Tong po. We can also forgive KickBoxer 4 from switching the tong po character star Michael Qissi, though this movie barely connects to the kickboxer franchise, the only connection is a weak Six degrees of separation to the character of David sloane which is obviously mentioned to justify the title.

The movie seemed like a very poorly produced title to try and make a bit of a profit from the cult following this series has, as well as to appeal to the straight to DVD audience/market.

Costs are now down due to the removal of Mitchell. The shooting location of South Africa confirms how the costs were kept down, The lead actor Mark Dacoscos seems like a talented Martial Artist and stars in this movie with Geoff Meed and james Ryan. The action is Very good and fast paced, a small concern is the fact that all the stars appear to be doing other styles of fighting instead of Kickboxing or Muay ti.

Overall the movie ain't to bad. It is a let down compared to the other Kickboxer films. I believe the title grab of Kickboxer 5 was more a money grab to receive more profits, when without the references to the Sloane family and the Kickboxer name as well as a bit more drama/character development this film could have easily Stood Alone and Made the same money without the kickboxer name.

Overall 4/10