Alien from L.A. 1988  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Kathy Ireland, Thom Mathews, Don Michael Paul, Linda Kerridge, Richard Haines, William R. Moses, Janet Du Plessis, Simon Poland, Russel Savadier, Deep Roy
Shy, plain Wanda's (Kathy Ireland) life becomes less boring when she searches for her missing archeologist father. Falling in a hole, she finds a populated, underground world whose inhabitants believe she and her father are spies.
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Brain Smasher: A Love Story 1993 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Andrew Dice Clay, Teri Hatcher, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Yuji Okumoto, Brion James, Tim Thomerson, Charles Rocket, Nicholas Guest, Dorothy Dells, Wrick Jones, Galen Schrick, Steve Tancora, Peter Kwong
Supermodel Samantha Crain (Teri Hatcher) attempts to deliver a smuggled package containing a red lotus flower to her sister Cammy (Deborah Van Valkenburgh). On making the delivery, she learns that Cammy has been captured by Chinese Shaolin Monks who want the lotus flower because they believe it holds the key to ultimate power. The sisters manage to flee the Monks, and Samantha hires Ed "Brain Smasher" Molloy (Andrew Dice Clay) as her bodyguard. The couple fights off the monks a number of times–until Molloy is captured. The monks demand the lotus flower in return for Molloy, and the sisters must decide whether or not to make a deal.
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Corrupt 1999 R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Silkk The Shocker, Ice-T, Tarsha Nicole Jones, Ernie Hudson Jr., T.J. Storm, Karen Dyer, Tahitia, Vincent Klyn, Jahi J.J. Zuri, Romany Malco
After years of feuding, two street gangs reach a shaky truce. But when MJ (Silkk The Shocker) decides to leave the ghetto and make it on the "outside," rival boss Corrupt (Ice-T) doesn't buy in on that plan.
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Cyborg 1989 R, 86 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn, Alex Daniels, Dayle Haddon, Ralf Moeller, Terrie Batson
In the future, the entire world is a movie set. A half-robot, half-woman Cyborg has the knowledge to save the world from a dreadful plague, but the bad guys want to stop her. Along comes her hero who wants to escort her safely back to headquarters (Atlanta), where she can save the world. Pretty bad stuff, but some (unintentional) laughs.
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back 1991  R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Sasha Mitchell, Peter Boyle, Dennis Chan, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Michel Qissi, John Diehl, Heather McComb, Matthias Hues, Emmanuel Kervyn, Vince Murdocco, Humberto Ortiz, Vincent Klyn, Brent Kelly, Brian Austin Green, Joe Restivo
This sequel to Jean-Claude Van Damme's film involves David Sloan (Sasha Mitchell), the brother of Van Damme's character, as he retires from professional kickboxing after the death of his two brothers. He now runs a martial arts school for underprivileged youths, but the bad guys who caused his brothers' deaths want him back in the ring.
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Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor 1994 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Sasha Mitchell, Nicholas Guest, Michele Krasnoo, Brad Thornton, Deborah Mansy, Jill Pierce, Kamal Krifia, Thom Mathews, Nicholas Anthony, Vernon, Derek Partridge, Burton Richardson, Jackson Kane, Terri Colombino, David Manzanares
In the continuing story, David Sloan's (Sasha Mitchell) kickboxing nemesis is now a drug lord and terrorist in Mexico. Sloan is also in prison after being framed, and to top it off, Sloan's wife has been kidnapped. After striking a deal to get out of prison if he helps bring his nemesis to justice, Sloan sets out to take care of business. Wow!
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Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon 2004  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Mickey Hardt, Richard Roundtree, David Carradine, Carmen Electra, Vincent Klyn, Marie Matiko, Diego Wallraff, Johnny Nguyen, Scott L. Schwartz, Fat Joe, Joanna Krupa, Jamie Marie Spears
Max Havoc (Mickey Hardt) has given up his life as a kickboxer and is now in Guam working in his new profession as a sports photographer. While on his photo shoot, Max is drawn back into his past through an encounter with the ruthless Black Dragons and finds himself in the position of the only one who can bring peace back to the island.
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Mean Guns 1997  R, 104 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Ice-T, Michael Halsey, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Kimberly Warren, Tina Cote, Yuji Okumoto, Thom Mathews, Hoke Howell, James Mathers, Jahi J.J. Zuri, Jerry Rector
Action abounds in this film involving assassins, weapons, and $10,000,000. Three Syndicate traitors, Marcus (Michael Halsey), Lou (Christopher Lambert), and D (Kimberly Warren) are forced into a survival-of-the fittest contest–the devious plot of Syndicate boss Vincent Moon (Ice-T) to punish those who have screwed up his operations.
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Postmortem 1998  R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Michael Halsey, Stephen McCole, Gary Lewis, Ivana Milicevic, Dave Anderson, Stephen Docherty, Leigh Biagi, Phil McCall, Ian Hanmore
James McGregor (Charlie Sheen) wants to put his old life, that of a profiler of killers, behind him. Thus, he moves to Scotland and starts work as a novelist. But things aren't peaceful for long; a serial killer is on the loose and faxes to James obituaries of the victims. James is now the prime suspect. Cheap, but watchable.
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The Sword and the Sorcerer 1982 R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Richard Lynch, George Maharis, Simon MacCorkindale, Richard Moll, Robert Tessier, Nina Van Pallandt, Jeff Corey, Anna Bjorn, Joe Regalbuto
Although this movie has a plot that is difficult to discern and actors who are given weak dialogue, it is saved by the comedy of Lee Horsley. This adventure is all about an evil king and rebels who want to retake the kingdom.
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Ticker 2001 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper, Steven Seagal, Jaime Pressly, Nas, Rosanda "Chilli" Thomas, Peter Greene, Kevin Gage, Michael Halsey, Norbert Weisser, Joe Spano, Ice-T
Terrorists led by Swann (Dennis Hopper) conduct a series of bombings, and two cops (Tom Sizemore and Steven Seagal) are hot on the trail. Explosions are frequent in this lame action flick.
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The Wrecking Crew 1999 R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Ernie Hudson Jr., T.J. Storm, David Askew, Vincent Klyn, Romany Malco, Jahi J.J. Zuri
The Wrecking Crew, an undercover government hit squad, is sent into the streets of Detroit to rid the city of a deadly street gang.
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| 1. Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996)
2. Alien from L.A. (1988)
3. Brain Smasher: A Love Story (1993)
4. Corrupt (1999)
5. Cyborg (1989)
6. Dangerously Close (1986)
7. Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
8. Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
9. Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
10. Mean Guns (1997)
11. Postmortem (1998)
12. The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
13. Ticker (2001)
14. The Wrecking Crew (1999)
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