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The Weapons of Death

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 30m
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4.4/10
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The Weapons of Death (1981)
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In San Francisco's Chinatown, a band of thugs kidnaps a girl for a large Chinese gang. Her half-brother gathers a team of expert fighters to get her back.In San Francisco's Chinatown, a band of thugs kidnaps a girl for a large Chinese gang. Her half-brother gathers a team of expert fighters to get her back.In San Francisco's Chinatown, a band of thugs kidnaps a girl for a large Chinese gang. Her half-brother gathers a team of expert fighters to get her back.

  • Director
    • Paul Kyriazi
  • Writer
    • Paul Kyriazi
  • Stars
    • Eric Lee
    • Bob Ramos
    • Ralph Castellanos
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    131
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Kyriazi
    • Writer
      • Paul Kyriazi
    • Stars
      • Eric Lee
      • Bob Ramos
      • Ralph Castellanos
    • 12User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Eric Lee
    Eric Lee
    • Eric
    Bob Ramos
    • Curt
    Ralph Castellanos
    • Bishop
    Louis Bailey
    • Carter
    • (as Louis Winfield Bailey)
    Gerald Okamura
    Gerald Okamura
    • Chong
    Nancy Lee
    • Angela
    Paul Kyriazi
    Paul Kyriazi
    • Paul
    Garrick Huey
    • David
    Joshua Johnson
    • Josh
    Leemoi
    • Sue-Lin
    Sid Campbell
    Gina Lau
    • Red Vest Ninja Girl
    • (as Gini Lau)
    Alan Gin
    • Foon
    Steve LaBounty
    • Biker leader
    Gerard Hurley
    Gabe Vargas
    Carlos Navarro
    Nelson Huey
    • Director
      • Paul Kyriazi
    • Writer
      • Paul Kyriazi
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      Carter: How's it going, man?

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    6/10
    Pleads for a remake by someone who know how to make films
    There is a surprisingly strong script here; sadly, it is buried by poor production values, generally amateurish performances, and a lack of any real direction that could turn these disadvantages into strengths (or at least nullify them).

    However, the film is only comparatively bad - that is, if you size it up with better made American martial arts films, it will look pretty bad; if you rate it next to anything Hong Kong, it will look embarrassing when not laughable.

    However, After this became obvious, I let decided I'd try to set these comparisons aside and just let the film be an cheap American action film of its era; and on its own terms, it proved watchable, and even entertaining.

    The high point of the film is a sequence some reviewers complain about, that seems to drop a biker gang into the movie out of nowhere. The writing is crisp and the 'cinema verite' approach makes the violence seem brutal, despite lack of proper dramatic perspective. This actually emphasizes the almost Homeric theme of the scene, and I could help thinking that the writer had read a bit of Homer before writing the film, since similarly epic-influenced moments pop into the story throughout. It's too bad the script wasn't sold to someone or some group that could really put a package like this together.

    Altyhough looking dumb at the surface, there are some interesting themes here expressed well in the dialog. And the pacing is pretty good for a cheap action movie.

    One other remark - I suspect this sat on a shelf looking for a distributor for a number of years - the '80s release date is belied by the hokey '70s fashions and hairstyles.
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    • Nov 9, 2007

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    • Release date
      • July 24, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los guerreros de San Francisco
    • Filming locations
      • Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Cinamerica
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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