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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michelle Goh | ... | Tommie Ling | |
| Steven Seagal | ... | Prof. Robert Burns | |
| Corey Johnson | ... | Ed Grey | |
| Tom Wu | ... | Li Bo | |
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Ozzie Yue | ... | Fang Lee, 'The Barber' |
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Bruce Wang | ... | Tang Zhili, 'The Bird' |
| Chike Chan | ... | Mr. Chang | |
| Hon Ping Tang | ... | Sai Lo | |
| Dave Wong | ... | Yin Quinshi | |
| Chooye Bay | ... | Wong Dai (as Chooi Kheng Beh) | |
| Elaine Tan | ... | Luo Yi | |
| Michael J. Reynolds | ... | Dean | |
| Kata Dobó | ... | Maya Burns (as Kata Dobo) | |
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Vincent Wong | ... | Luo Dazhong |
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Ray Charleson | ... | Harry 'Crash' Kupper |
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Archeology Professor Robert Burns is on location leading an important dig in the ancient ruins on the Far Eastern Chinese border. He accidentally discovers that the Chinese Mafia, the Tong, is using his newly discovered ancient Chinese artifacts to hide and smuggle narcotics across the border. Robert immediately tries to flee with his assistant and narrowly manages to escape the pursuing Tong but not without a heavy price. His loyal assistant is killed and he is framed with the evidence at the Chinese border by the Chinese military and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. He is locked up in a Chinese prison where he is guilty until proven innocent. His loving wife Maya vows to help get him out of jail. The DEA finally convinces the Chinese military that Robert may be of more help to them outside jail by leading them to the real smugglers. Once he leaves his Chinese prison cell Robert would rather enjoy his freedom back in the U.S. and keep his past behind him, but The Tong catches up to him ... Written by Philip Steinman <philipsteinman@earthlink.net>
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Out for revenge. Out for payback. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Written by Klayton
Performed by Celldweller
Courtesy of Esion Media
By Arrangement with Position Music
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In a 2018 BBC News report, Rachel Grant accused Steven Seagal of sexual assault during the movie's pre-production stage. Having been cast for a role in the film, Grant met Seagal and director Michael Oblowitz for a line reading in a Bulgarian hotel suite, and when Oblowitz left the room, Grant claims Seagal pulled down her top and exposed himself. Grant was later released from the production and claims this was due to her refusal to submit to Seagal. See more »Goofs
When in the Chinese Barber Shop, the barber pulls the blind down over the door, a few seconds later, he closes it again. See more »Soundtracks
Welcome To The EndWritten by Klayton
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19 August 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Men have a place in their brains called the macho cortex (MC) buried in the limbic system which, when sufficiently stimulated, turns us into drooling morons with only two desires; survival and sex, not necessarily in that order. Most action flicks are designed to stimulate the MC by flooding our senses with big, ugly dudes who are bad (we don't care why) and we want to see killed or luscious babes who are good (all babes are good, even bad ones) and we want to...well, you know. This parses as Big, ugly = bad, Babe = good. All we need is some kind of Rambo-like hero with whom we can identify and, presto, we're there, vicariously getting off as we watch the hero (us) waste the bad guys while the babes swoon.
The problems with the formula in Seagal's formula action outing "Out for a Kill" are manifold. First, the hero, Seagal, doesn't fit the strong, silent type paradigm because he looks like a porky zombie on ludes. Second, the hero is married and then quickly widowed. So, now we're stuck with a porky zombie on ludes who is in mourning. Yuck! Thirdly, as Seagal trucks through a plot flatter than a saltine, there are no babes watching or waiting to drop their skivvies at the end. So, where's the prize? No respectable action hero would go to so much trouble with no hotties watching and waiting. Hottie cop Goh is waiting at the end but she's a platonic thing because she can't jump the hero since he's in mourning. Duh! Therefore, all the killing is a needless, senseless waste of time, the MC never gets engaged, and we, the men, are left with no reason to drool so boredom sets in and that's a bad thing. (C-)