Sam Crain, a professional model, is asked by her sister to smuggle a package from Europe to Portland Oregon, where she discovers that her sister is battling Chinese Shaolin Monks (not ...
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| Andrew Dice Clay | ... | Ed Molloy | |
| Teri Hatcher | ... | Samantha Crain | |
| Yuji Okumoto | ... | Wu | |
| Deborah Van Valkenburgh | ... | Cammy Crain | |
| Brion James | ... | Brown | |
| Tim Thomerson | ... | Black | |
| Charles Rocket | ... | Jones | |
| Nicholas Guest | ... | Smith | |
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Dorothy Dells | ... | Miss Bellows |
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Wrick Jones | ... | Lead Officer |
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Galen Schrick | ... | Jim Romeo (as Galen B. Schrick) |
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Steve Tancora | ... | Bob Brisco |
| Peter Kwong | ... | Red Monk | |
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Danny Perkin | ... | Guy in Line #2 |
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Ken Elston | ... | Rookie Cop (as Ken D. Elston) |
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Sam Crain, a professional model, is asked by her sister to smuggle a package from Europe to Portland Oregon, where she discovers that her sister is battling Chinese Shaolin Monks (not ninjas!). Fleeing the monks, Sam unwittingly involves Ed "Brainsmasher" Molloy, a nightclub bouncer. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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17 November 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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"Brain Smasher...A Love Story" is sort of fun to watch (there must be about 5 or 6 laughs here and there) and Teri Hatcher is sexy and feisty. But the script is just too thin and one-note: these evil Chinese monks want this flower that is the key to Ultimate Power, and Andrew Dice Clay, Teri Hatcher and Deborah Van Valkenburgh try to keep it away from them. That's it. The whole movie is basically an extended chase, without many plot complications: the monks catch up to the heroes, the heroes fight them off, the heroes run away, repeat. The other thing that bugged me was the inconsistency in the way these monks are presented: at certain times they seem to be invincible and almost superhuman, jumping from and to incredible heights (these acrobatics are definitely the freshest idea of the movie), at other times they are bumbling, inept and useless in a fight. Oh well, I guess you can just look admiringly at Teri Hatcher and try to forgive the weaknesses....Footnote: Brion James and Tim Thomerson have two very small parts as police officers. (**)