A former CIA agent (Wilson) lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son (White). When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses and his ...
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| Don Wilson | ... | Rick Cowan / George 'Mac' MacReady (as Don 'The Dragon' Wilson) | |
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John Patrick White | ... | Chris Cowan |
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Warren Burton | ... | Michael Powell |
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Donnie Hair | ... | Emeric Pressburger |
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Richard Farrell | ... | Major |
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John McHugh | ... | Detective Terry O'Leary |
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Conor Nolan | ... | Carlo Gianini |
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Brendan Murray | ... | Stanton |
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Mike O'Mahoney | ... | McGrath |
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Liam Silke | ... | Bernard |
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Shawn Brewster | ... | Nick Bartoll |
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Carl Milinac | ... | Bryan Flannaghan |
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Geroid McDonnacha | ... | Chris' Buddy |
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A former CIA agent (Wilson) lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son (White). When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses and his son is kidnapped, he is forced back into the business and his son suddenly sees a side of his father that he never knew existed. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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29 October 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This film was not part of the Bloodfist franchise when originally released in the United States. It debuted on video with the title "Hard Way Out". It was later released on video and DVD in the U.S. with the new title "Bloodfist VIII: Hard Way Out". See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"Bloodfist VIII" is about as watchable as any "Part VIII" of a film series could ever hope to be. Not that it has to do anything with the previous entries anyway - is the name "Bloodfist" such a money maker that they couldn't simply release this as "Trained To Kill"? At first, this appears to be an acting stretch for Don Wilson - he is a math teacher with typical problems in his relationship with his teenage son. But don't worry, we soon find out that he is an ex-CIA agent, targeted for death by Italian hit men and even some of his former employers! The one new element here is the Irish setting for much of the action - and apparently someone thought we were too thick to get the fact that we're in Ireland, because there is this "folk" (I don't know how else to describe it) music score that keeps on playing throughout. At least the close-contact fight scenes are mostly good, with Wilson in top form. (**)