Transformed (Video 2005)

The film will be a dramatic and controversial story about a corrupt city government that uses an innocent community as its drug distribution center to generate money to fund revolutions in ... See full summary »

Director:

Leo Fong

Writer:

Leo Fong

Stars:

Jaime Abregana Jr., Bill Burch, George Dilman

Cast

Credited cast:
Jaime Abregana Jr.	...	Borg
Bill Burch	...	Detective Preston
George Dilman	...	Ninja
Steven Dowd	...	Told
Jeremy Flynn	...	Attorney
Leo Fong	...	The Fist
Christian Gill	...	Nunchuck Man
Adam James	...	DEA Agent
Shirlee Knudson	...	Pastor Debra
Rafael Kosche	...	Sniper
Darcy Ludwig	...	Nancy
Jack Medaris	...	Detective Woodard
Ken Moreno	...	Cholo
Stack Pierce	...	The Mayor
Milton Riess	...	Police Officer

Storyline

The film will be a dramatic and controversial story about a corrupt city government that uses an innocent community as its drug distribution center to generate money to fund revolutions in Central America. The film depicts corrupt city officials involved in unthinkable situations with a storyline that is sure to keep you glued to the screen. With Martial Arts gaining steam over the past few years and the likes of Jackie Chan and Jet Li finally getting their due, its no wonder why we are seeing more and more quality martial arts action films dealing with extreme situations. The Hollywood community and movie goers have embraced martial arts in general and the making of this movie is just another example of how martial arts is truly main stream.

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Taglines:

There Comes A Time When The Weak Must Take A Stand

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sky Dragon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fred Williamson only worked for two days on this film.

User Reviews

A middling and moderately amusing clunker

Feisty ace martial artist Pastor Debra (a flat performance by the lovely Sherlee Knudson) gets fed up with the corrupt city officials and scummy dope pushers who are selling junk to the kids in the city of Westgate. So Debra, along with help from the Fist (the wooden Leo Fong), the Hammer (a pudgy Fred Williamson), the pressure point guy (tubby wonder George Dilman), and reformed drug dealer Cholo (decently played by Ken Moreno), decides to clean up the town by opening up a king-sized barrel of chopsocky ferocity on the no-count slimeballs. While the premise certainly has promise, alas said promise is severely undermined by Fong's heavy-handed (mis)direction, the sluggish pace, the talky script, a complete lack of any hardcore sleaze and graphic violence, hit or miss acting from the variable cast (only the always reliable Stack Pierce manages to rise above the general mediocrity with his smooth portrayal of the crooked mayor), the meandering narrative, and the insipid score. Granted, this movie delivers the sporadic unintentionally hilarious moment (Pastor Debra's rough'n'tumble fight scenes in particular are absolutely sidesplitting!) and some cool rousing bust 'em up martial arts action in the last reel, but overall this pretty dull and underwhelming wash-out is strictly humdrum stuff.