Vanishing Son IV (TV 1994)

After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian is taken in and... See full summary »

Director:

John Nicolella

Writer:

Robert Eisele

Stars:

Russell Wong, Chi Muoi Lo, Mark Valley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Russell Wong	...	Jian-Wa
Chi Muoi Lo	...	Wago
Mark Valley	...	Adams
Matthew Lillard	...	Dawson
Dee Wallace	...	Megan (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Kay Tong Lim	...	Louyung Chang
Paul Butler	...	Estabrook
Gary Wade Morton	...	Garcia
Terry Laughlin	...	Trawler Captain
Thomas H. Thompson	...	Neo Nazi #1
Jeff Gibson	...	Neo Nazi #2 (as Jeff Gibson)
Vivian Wu	...	Lili
Marcus Chong	...	Fu Qua (as Marcus S. Chong)
Shewling M. Wong	...	Chinese Translator
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Clair Armstrong

Storyline

After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian is also befriended by the ghost of brother Wago. Wago must act as an angel to Jian-wa to gain acceptaince into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit and run plan to kill Jian-wa so he doesn't talk to the police. This third sequel to Vanishing Son also serves as a pilot for the TV series by featuring flashbacks from the first three films.

---

Plot Keywords:

sequel | hit and run | numbered sequel | brawl | martial arts | 

---

Genres:

Action | Drama

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mahitis tou iliou - Teliki anametrisi

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cohen De Laurentiis Productions, R.A. Productions Inc., Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Vanishing Son (1994)

User Reviews

Terrible economization with empty results

I can only extend what previous author douglasp wrote with precisely describing my sentiments about this Vanishing Son IV.

When you develop interesting characters with truly interesting, at times even artistic and passionate results, particularly in first of the four... considering some limitation of this genre, Vanishing Son never deserved this embarrassing economizing $ummation of literally making a sequel for sake of sequel. The story itself is truly insulting to anyone who had seen the previous 3. Had they made some DVD release this would be at best, something to consider as barely worthy as extra feature. Alone on its own, it has nothing to do with previous movies. Surely leaves bitter taste of disappointment.

It only exploits the viewer's interest in characters with absolutely nothing to offer. Who ever made decision to even consider this idea… truly had no idea what he was doing.