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They'll Do What Ever It Takes...To Take Down Their Man more
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Pure Escapism, Very Enjoyable
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Dudikoff | ... | Jersey Bellini |
 | Lisa Howard | ... | B. B. |
 | Tony Curtis | ... | Wald |
 | Steve Bacic | ... | Peter Carlos |
 | L. Harvey Gold | ... | Santos (as Harvey Gold) |
| Pablo Coffey | ... | Theodore Tyler |
| Reese McBeth | ... | Chilli |
 | April Telek | ... | Fiona |
| Claire Riley | ... | Lt. Ortega |
| Gary Chalk | ... | Wasser |
| Dale Wilson | ... | Chuck Ramsey |
 | Alex Green | ... | Bass |
| Wayne Knechcel | ... | Vassone |
| Jim Johnston | ... | Desk Sergeant |
| Harvey Dumansky | ... | Unger |
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Rated R for violence and some nudity.
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97 min | Germany:92 min | Germany:68 min (heavily cut) (16-rated version)
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Follows Bounty Hunters (1996)
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Okay, I admit that I love low-brow films. I don't want to think about what the Director is trying to do. The story is not to be taken seriously and concerns a male and female bounty hunters being pursued by Tony Curtis's mob buddies. There is a heavy emphasis on explosions and thankfully no car chases.
Watch as Lisa Howard, a 135 pound attractive bounty hunter, out fights the 180 pound guys in hand to hand combat, sometimes taking on two at a time. What makes the scene work is that the fights are shot without using tricked up camera work and special effects as seen in most films today. It looked like a real, not a fake fight.
What I really appreciate is that every spoken word can be understood and every scene is well lighted. There is only brief nudity and virtually no profanity. There isn't much in the way of racial diversity. Above average escapism film.