John Weidner Movies
A disgraced bodyguard is torn between duty and vengeance when he's forced to protect the very same assassin who previously murdered his client. John Ridley (Til Schweiger) has been sworn to protect, and when he fails at his job, he simply walks away. Haunted, he spends years attempting to erase the image of a client being killed right before his eyes. But when Ridley is offered a job that could set him up for life, he has no choice but to accept. Little did Ridley realize that the man he would be protecting is Lee Maxwell (Chazz Palminteri). It was Maxwell who dispatched with Ridley's client as the helpless bodyguard watched in horror, and with three days to go before the cold-blooded hit-man testifies before the grand jury, the man hired to guard his life begins plotting his revenge. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 1996
- R
In this sci-fi adventure an intergalactic ambassador and his entourage are kidnapped by terrorists. Ironically, they were heading out to a hostage negotiation. If they do not escape in time, a war between planets could ensue. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Billy Wirth, Edward Albert, (more)
In this crime drama, members of a formerly peaceful community fight back after the cops fail to protect them from the gangsters who have turned their neighborhoods into battlefields. They do this by hiring a boozy detective to investigate the backgrounds of the supposedly upstanding local politicals and businessmen behind the mayhem. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
This martial arts actioner stars former light heavyweight World Kickboxing Association champion Don Wilson as a lawyer who loses his wife and son at the murderous hands of drug dealers when the two accidentally find themselves in the midst of a drug deal. Decker, the lawyer, was also there, but is suffering from a form of amnesia and cannot recall the names or faces the police need to make arrests. Repeated trips to a therapist do not help, but then Decker runs across another drug deal in progress and kicks the crud out of the dealers. The violence triggers a dim memory and he discovers the more drug-dealers he beats up, the sharper his memory. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Shari Shattuck, (more)
Tinged with morbid eroticism and drenched in gore, this low-budget vampire thriller stars Michelle Owens as Carris Blass, a sex-crimes detective who offers herself as bait to ensnare a savage sex killer stalking the streets and alleys of Los Angeles -- and discovers too late that the suspect (Gregory A. Geer) is actually a powerful vampire who sexually molests his victims. Once bitten, Blass undergoes a dramatic transformation into femme fatale, along with the usual vampire traits, such as an extreme aversion to sunlight. Despite the doubts of her cynical husband (Michael McMillen), she is determined to bring down her undead foe before her transformation becomes complete. Despite the unconventional twist of depicting the vampire as more of a deranged, rape-happy psychopath than an instinctive predator, there is little to distinguish this blood-soaked outing from the usual horror-exploitation fare. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
In this martial arts actioner, a hot-tempered kickboxer finds his position on the US team endangered when he becomes obsessed with a young woman and finds himself victimized by a blackmailer. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Worth
- 1992
- R
This crime thriller concerns three cops (Jason Carver, Sam J. Jones, Sherrie Rose) and their quest to stop a criminal kingpin (Richard Lynch) and the corrupt chief of police (Mickey Rooney). ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
In this Ring of Fire sequel, Don Wilson and Maria Ford play an enduring couple who survive all sorts of interference from rival kickbox gangs in their effort to put a little romance in their lives. When Ford is kidnapped and taken deep into the subterranean womb of an enemy gang hideaway, her lover must come to her rescue. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson
A terrorist couple is pitted against each other when the female counterpart is captured by C.I.A. agents. She is convinced to help them bring down the dangerous group in this violent actioner. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lorenzo Lamas, O.J. Simpson, (more)
- 1991
- R
A luckless kickboxing alcoholic gambler's obsession causes him to use his girl friend as a stake in his latest bet--that he can beat a kickboxing mobster, famous for fixing Vegas matches. He loses, but lacks the nerve to tell her about it and instead continues to make plans to move to Colorado with her. Unfortunately, she finds out and, to get even, moves in with the crook who won her. Meanwhile, the boxer makes another bad bet and ends up working for a vicious loan shark to pay off his resulting debt. He also begins drinking so heavily that he cannot function. He hits bottom soon enough, but then decides to turn his life around and enter a kickboxing tourney with a half-million-dollar prize. The film went straight to video after it was made and features violence and sexual situations. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jeff Wincott, Steven Vincent Leigh, (more)
When some land developers threaten to get their hands on the public California beach, a couple of dudes and a few scantily-clad babes hold a bikini contest in a scheme to foil the plans. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
One girl gets involved with guys from rival kickbox gangs which can only lead to one thing, and that's a showdown. That's exactly what happens in this West Coast gang high-stakes kickfest. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson
This direct-to-video martial arts actioner stars hunky Lorenzo Lamas as deposed world kickboxing champ Nick Taylor who begins training a promising but naive young fighter, Danny Davis, to beat his ruthless nemesis, Jake Gerard. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lorenzo Lamas, Kathleen Kinmont, (more)
- 1988
- R
This grim sci-fi film presents a dim view of the near future in which humanity has been decimated by a virulent plague. The survivors are rigidly divided into those who are plague-free and those who are dying. The former live in heavily-guarded areas and have most of the wealth and power, while the latter are quarantined. A few people have a fatal but not contagious mutation of the virus. These are the Zero Men, and during their lives they are able to move in an out of the different zones; some of them are mercenaries and when the daughter of a prominent industrialist is kidnapped and taken to the plague zone, it is up to one of these terminally ill soldiers of fortune to save her. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Wings Hauser, Brion James, (more)
- 1987
- R
In this spoof, a young girl is convicted of a crime she didn't commit and sentenced to serve time in Loch Ness Penitentiary. It is up to a reporter to don the disguise of a woman to enter the prison and prove her innocence. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Devon Jenkin, Jeff Eagle, (more)
