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Phillip Rhee | ... | Tommy Lee | |
Christopher McDonald | ... | Sheriff Jack Banning | |
Gina Gershon | ... | Margo Preston | |
Mark Rolston | ... | Donnie Hansen | |
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Peter Simmons | ... | Owen Tucker |
Anzu Lawson | ... | Karen Banning (as Cristina Anzu Lawson) | |
Dee Wallace | ... | Georgia (as Dee Wallace-Stone) | |
Michael Bailey Smith | ... | Tiny | |
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Justin Brentley | ... | Luther Phelps Jr. |
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Andra R. Ward | ... | Rev. Luther Phelps Sr. |
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Barbara Boyd | ... | Isabel Jackson |
Kitao Sakurai | ... | Justin Banning | |
Cole S. McKay | ... | Bo (as Cole McKay) | |
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Steve Hulin | ... | Tre |
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Jack C. Thomas | ... | Mr. Morgan |
While visiting his sister, Tommy Lee discovers a band of ruthless white supremacists is planning to shatter the peace of a small rural community. But what these thugs don't realize is that with Tommy, they're in for the fight of their lives. With the help of an honorable sheriff and a headstrong young teacher, Tommy battles back against the hateful group, waging war with everything he has to protect the town. Now, there's no turning back.
BEST OF THE BEST 3: NO TURNING BACK steps even further away from the tournament set-up of the original movie to offer straightforward straight-to-video action thrills from leading man Phillip Rhee. Rhee is the sole returning cast member from the first two movies, although he steps up to direct here as well as star in what turns out to be a typically over the top, mildly entertaining slice of mid-'90s entertainment.
This time around the setting is the small, ubiquitous town in one of the southern states. Rhee turns up and soon uncovers a hotbed of racism and murder, brought about by the antics of the cult-ish members of the local church, which bears more than a passing similarity to Westboro Baptist Church. Cue lots of violent fist fights, shoot-outs and explosives, achieved in the best low budget '90s way.
BEST OF THE BEST 3 isn't as good as the previous film in this series - the action isn't as hard-hitting or as well staged - but it's not bad and could be a lot worse. Rhee is a dependable hero type, and the supporting cast is packed with familiar aces: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION's Mark Rolston as the baddie, R. Lee Ermey as a preacher, Gina Gershon as a potential love interest, Dee Wallace-Stone as a townswoman, and the hulking Michael Bailey Smith (THE HILLS HAVE EYES remake) as a thug.