Savate (Video 1995)

1865. A young French officer, travelling the U.S. in search of the murderer of his best friend, gets involved in a struggle between poor farmers and a rich landowner. To help the farmers, ... See full summary »

Director:

Isaac Florentine

Writers:

Isaac Florentine (story), Julian Stone (screenplay),

Stars:

Olivier Gruner, Ian Ziering, Ashley Laurence

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olivier Gruner	...	Joseph Charlegrand
Ian Ziering	...	Cain Parker
Ashley Laurence	...	Mary Parker
Michael Palance	...	Mitchum
Donald Gibb	...	Cody Johnson (as Don Gibb)
Marc Singer	...	Ziegfield Von Trotta
James Brolin	...	Col. Jones
Charles Santore	...	Slim
Raliegh Wilson	...	Emmit
Rance Howard	...	Farmer
Takis Triggelis	...	Phillipe (as Takis)
Gene Wolande	...	Zachariah
Zale Kessler	...	Promoter
Scott L. Schwartz	...	Bruno the Horrible (as Scott Schwartz)
Erik Betts	...	Brazilian fighter (as Eric Betts)

Storyline

1865. A young French officer, travelling the U.S. in search of the murderer of his best friend, gets involved in a struggle between poor farmers and a rich landowner. To help the farmers, he offers them his "Savate" (French kickboxing) skills.

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Plot Keywords:

kickboxing | shotgun | kickboxer | cowboy boots | six shooter | 

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Taglines:

The True Story of the World's First Kickboxer

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Genres:

Action | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for martial arts and western violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1995 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

The Fighter

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

PM Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Amazing how bad this was.

My wife and I watched this and while I can only speak for myself, I have to say it was quite bad. I like Westerns and I like martial arts movies too, but this was one of the worse acting, writing and directing jobs I've ever seen. They should have named the movie cliché' instead. It was one 'tense' scene after another. Characters were introduced at odd times and then disposed quite quickly. I thought I was watching a really bad episode of some karate show on cable.

It was amazing how bad this was. I said to my wife that the camera crew must have been shaking their heads as they worked on this flick. The camera work was okay by the way. The one thing that was not sub-par. My wife and I both saw missed opportunities to make the movie better.

And what was with the widow kissing Oliver at the end? Her husband just died a few hours earlier in the morning, yet she suddenly turns her sadness into love.

I'd be ashamed if I had my name on the writing, directing or cast credits for this.