Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill (1996)

A former CIA agent (Wilson) lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son (White). When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses and his ... See full summary »

Director:

Rick Jacobson

Writer:

Alex Simon (screenplay)

Stars:

Don 'The Dragon' Wilson, John Patrick White, Jillian McWhirter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Don 'The Dragon' Wilson	...	Rick Cowan / George 'Mac' MacReady
John Patrick White	...	Chris Cowan
Jillian McWhirter	...	Danielle Mendelsohn
Warren Burton	...	Michael Powell
Donnie Hair	...	Emeric Pressburger
Richard Farrell	...	Major
John McHugh	...	Detective Terry O'Leary
Conor Nolan	...	Carlo Gianini
Brendan Murray	...	Stanton
Mike O'Mahoney	...	McGrath
Liam Silke	...	Bernard
Shawn Brewster	...	Nick Bartoll
Carl Milinac	...	Bryan Flannaghan
Geroid McDonnacha	...	Chris' Buddy
Christopher Place	...	Football Player

Storyline

A former CIA agent (Wilson) lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son (White). When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses and his son is kidnapped, he is forced back into the business and his son suddenly sees a side of his father that he never knew existed.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | cia agent | kickboxing | hero | fist fight | 

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Taglines:

There is only one escape for a man who knows too much.

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bloodfist VIII: Hard Way Out

Filming Locations:

Augustine Street, Galway City, County Galway, Ireland

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only "Bloodfist" film in the series not to have "WKA World Kickboxing Champion" under Don 'The Dragon' Wilson's name in the opening credits.

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Connections

Follows Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)

User Reviews

Hard Way To Kill...

Don Wilson stars as George MacReady who kicks into high gear, when his son is kidnapped by CIA agents who are targeting him for death because of his secret identity being blown, now he must fight his ex-comrades and save his son, while not ripping his pants in the process. That is not an unworthy observation, Don Wilson wears jeans so tight they might as well be spandex and it becomes quite believable that Wilson is a true martial artist because somehow he can kick way over his head and do so without once tearing a hole in his pants. If anything else though, Bloodfist VIII is a one man show with Wilson quite invincible against assembly line villains who say everything that villains of this nature do. The one interesting element is that the characters are named after classic actors and directors such as George MacReady, Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell. Other then that the production values are better this time around although who ever was behind the radio shock effect should be walloped with a tire-iron, overall i'm saying this is the least terrible of the last 4 sequels. But really this is a fifty cent rental at best, once again Don Wilson fans will enjoy this but other then that it holds little appeal. Also John Patrick White has to be the oldest teenager ever.

*1/2 out of 4-(Poor)