Keith Cooke Movies
Follow fitness expert Kathy Smith in a high-intensity workout designed to increase metabolism and decrease the waistline as she leads viewers in a winning combination of aerobics, boxing, kickboxing, and Tai Chi. After kicking things off with a fifty-minute boxing lesson which aims to define the upper body and slim the core, Smith is joined by martial arts expert Keith Cooke for a kickboxing workout that utilizes simple punch and kick drills to help get definition in the butt, hips, and legs. A therapeutic Tai Chi workout finishes off the workout by helping to reduce stress, improve circulation, and leave the viewer feeling refreshed, focused, and invigorated. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Adversaries become wary allies in this free-wheeling action comedy. Hank Rafferty (Steve Zahn) is a Los Angeles Police Department officer who finds himself out of a job after he becomes involved in a violent altercation with police academy flunk-out Earl Montgomery (Martin Lawrence), escalating into a media event which brings the LAPD a wealth of bad publicity. Unable to find work, Hank finally takes a job as a "rent-a-cop" with a private security firm -- and discovers to his annoyance that his new partner is Earl. While neither of them are thrilled to be working together on the lowest strata of the law enforcement community, the two find themselves dealing with bigger crime than they expected when they stumble across evidence of a elite smuggling network operated by criminal mastermind Nash (Eric Roberts). Hank and Earl want to put Nash out of business, and they try without success to persuade the police of the importance of the case. But before long they discover it's not just Nash's men who are after them, but two high-ranking LAPD officials, Lt. Washington (Bill Duke) and Detective McDuff (Colm Feore). National Security was directed by Dennis Dugan, who'd previously helmed antic comedies starring Adam Sandler and Chris Farley; this film also marked Martin Lawrence's entry into the elite of Hollywood's comedy stars, with Lawrence taking home a 20-million-dollar paycheck for his work on the picture. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, (more)
- 1999
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Noted fitness expert Kathy Smith teams with martial arts expert Keith Cooke for this workout video, which utilizes kickboxing and Tai Chi techniques to tone your body, build strength and endurance, and to better focus the mind and body. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Just when you thought the game was over, along comes the second movie inspired by the popular video game Mortal Kombat. While Liu Kang (Robin Shou) led his warriors Princess Kitana (Talisa Soto), Sonya Blade (Sandra Hess), Rayden (James Remar), and Johnny Cage (Chris Conrad) to victory, and the safety of the world seemed certain, no one counted on the treachery of Shao-Kahn (Brian Thompson), the evil Emperor of the Outerworld, who has a new plan to overtake the Earth. Shao-Kahn has discovered a portal between Earth and Outerworld, and if it stays open for seven days, the two worlds will merge, with Shao-Kahn controlling both planets. Rayden and Sonya set out to find his colleague Jax (Lynn Red Williams), while Liu Kang and Kitana are on the trail of Nightwolf (Litefoot) as they race against time to defeat Shao-Kahn, who has brought Kitana's mother Queen Sindel (Musetta Vander) back from the grave to aid his evil scheme. Mortal Kombat II: Annihilation marked the directorial debut of cinematographer John R. Leonetti. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, (more)
- 1995
This futuristic sci-fi tale, filmed in the Philippines, is of a man (Keith H. Cooke) who is the only human fighter in cyborg kickboxer matches in "New Manila." His trainer, who is also his fiance, is kidnapped and becomes the sex slave of an evil, greedy corporate leader. He comes up with a plan to rescue his fiance and get his revenge on the man who kidnapped her. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Norbert Weisser, Keith Cooke, (more)
- 1991
- R
A Thai "snuff film" ring is the target of an American undercover detective in search of the men who killed his brother. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1991
- R
TV star John Stamos makes a game transition to the big screen in Born to Ride. Stamos plays a motorcycle whiz, who in 1939 is assigned to motorize a US cavalry troop. His irreverence and slovenliness makes Stamos a pariah to his superior officer John Stockwell -- and just to complicate matters, both men are rivals for the affections of Teri Polo. All is forgiven during a desperate (and highly unlikely) mission to Spain, wherein Stamos uses his cycle skills to rescue a defecting Nazi scientist. As history, Born to Ride is a bust; as a vehicle for John Stamos, it has its points. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
- R
The final chapter in the two-volume series finds sheriff China O'Brien (Cynthia Rothrock) still the bedrock lawperson of Beaver Creek. The small village is once again invaded, this time by a group of Vietnam-vet outlaws led by a drug-dealing madman (Harlow Marks). ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cynthia Rothrock
While staying in her hometown for a vacation, a martial-arts-trained police officer (Cynthia Rothrock) finds herself running for sheriff after her father (David Blackwell) is killed by a local crimepin (Steven Kerby). As the long arm of the law, China O'Brien avenges her father's death. The film was followed by a sequel. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cynthia Rothrock
