Shadow Fury (2001)

Director:

Makoto Yokoyama

Writers:

Eric Koyanagi (short story)
Makoto Yokoyama (short story)

Release Date:

1 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Cloned to Kill

Plot:

Madsen, a bounty hunter with a bad liver and an even worse attitude, with the help of the lovely Dr. Forster, must stop Dr. Oh and Takeru and restore order to the world.

Plot Keywords:

Clone | Killer | Mad Scientist | Fighting

Cast

Sam Bottoms	...	Mitchell Madsen
Masakatsu Funaki	...	Takeru
Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld	...	Dr. Louise Forster
Bas Rutten	...	Kismet (Adult)
Fred Williamson	...	Sam
Pat Morita	...	Dr. Oh
Allan Kolman	...	Dr. Hiller
Cassandra Grae	...	Sasha
Gregory Vahanian	...	Dr. Markov
Billy Rieck	...	Dice
Richard Alan Johnston	...	Bob
Sean Vincent Biggins	...	Joe
John Stork	...	Kismet (Teenager)
Taylor Lautner	...	Kismet (Child)
Jennette McCurdy	...	Anna Markov

Also Known As:

Shadow of the Dragon (International: English title) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

Spain:89 min | Australia:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Spain:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Company:

Pathfinder Pictures

Quotes:

Sasha: I'm gonna get some water after our long night Takeru you animal.
[walks off]
Takeru: [to himself] I'm an animal?

Could have a lot been better.

I gave this movie a chance. At times I was entertained but at other moments all I could think was "What were they thinking?". I really liked Masakatsu Funaki. He reminds me of Sho Kosugi, my idol in the 80s. OK so Funaki is a lot more buff than Sho ever was. This is the first film I've seen him in. According to his profile he's a pro wrestler in Japan. I hope he makes more movies in the U.S..

The story made little sense. At times I was ready to fall asleep. The only thing that saved it for me was the kickass action, care of Funaki. I would be awesome to see him do some cool modern day ninja flicks. For a buff guy he can move pretty quick. Another kickass person in this flick is young Taylor Lautner. This little guy only has one scene but wow I was impressed,and I've been in martial arts for 25 years. Back to the sucky story. At one point the heroes have to fight these mutants,but they look and act like zombies. What's that all about? The Bottoms character is suppose to be dying and needs a liver. By the end of this movie I wanted him to just die already. Like I said. The action is the only thing that made it worth watching. If your not a martial arts fan, you may not like it.