Bad Ass (2012)

A Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime.

Director:

Craig Moss

Writers:

Craig Moss, Elliot Tishman

Stars:

Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Patrick Fabian

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Trejo	...	Frank Vega
Charles S. Dutton	...	Panther
Patrick Fabian	...	Officer Malark
Joyful Drake	...	Amber Lamps
John Duffy	...	Martin
Harrison Page	...	Klondike Washington
Richard Riehle	...	Father Miller
Winter Ave Zoli	...	Tatiana
Tonita Castro	...	Juanita Vega
Andy Davoli	...	Renaldo
Patricia De Leon	...	Marissa (as Patricia Deleon)
Frank Maharajh	...	Detective Shah
Jillian Murray	...	Lindsay Kendall
Shalim Ortiz	...	Frank Vega (17-25 yrs)
Craig Sheffer	...	Attorney

Storyline

Decorated Vietnam hero Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus (where he protects an elderly black man from a pair of skin heads) makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend Klondike is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.

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Plot Keywords:

bus | vietnam veteran | murder | torture | topless | 

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Taglines:

They messed with the wrong senior citizen.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, some torture, pervasive language, and some sexual content/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bad Ass: Acima da Lei

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amber Lamps, Silver Nitrate

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the character "Amber Lamps" is based on a quote from the original AC Transit Bus Fight video. Upon getting hit in the face, one of the men in the video requests an ambulance but mispronounces it as "amber-lamps".

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Goofs

When Klondike is shot, you see what looks like a paint-ball mark, bright red. The view of him on the ground shows a more blood like maroon color.

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Quotes

Mayor Williams: And enough with the long text messages. What's up with those fucking happy faces. I hate that shit.

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Connections

References Delta Farce (2007)

User Reviews

Good music theme

Oh I got so disappointed with this movie... It did really started well it was a clever speech that was opening for a great story. But then it was like they changed director, everything suddenly gets predictable and boring and you are already seeing the ending in middle way.

Well nevertheless the acting is not bad at all (except for some lame parts) and there are some cool fight scenes and some other a bit disordered action shoots. I liked the soundtrack, very nice hip hop themes, and I liked how the main character followed the clues.

It's a movie that could had evolved on something much more thrilling but if you just want to relax with nothing too complex to mess around with your head it's a nice movie. I mean you can even watch it with kids, not a big problem, but for me it's definitely not what I look forward in a movie.