Vincent Klyn Movies
A former kickboxer who has forsaken fighting to become a professional photographer finds that leaving his painful past behind isn't as simple as just walking away in an action-packed take of fight or flight starring Richard Roundtree, David Carradine, and Carmen Electra. Max Havoc (Mickey Hardt) was once the biggest skull-cracker on the block, but these days he prefers the flicker of the shutter over the thrill of hand-to-hand combat. Though Max looks forward to a career of filling glossy magazines with his slick and stylish pictures, he is soon drawn back into the world of fighting when he visits Guam and is forced into a battle against the dreaded Black Dragons. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mickey Hardt, Joanna Krupa, (more)
The debut feature film from director Will Harper, this action picture finds Mexico in the grips of a group of no-good drug dealers. Luckily, one man has what it takes to go up against the cartels and return the country to the people. Starring Vincent Klyn, Blair Valk, and Ronald G. Joseph, Mexican Blow has also been released as The Warrior. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1998
This short-lived TV drama series is set in Hawaii where the surfing Connolly clan, headed by widow Ciel Connolly (Bo Derek), has to contend with evil millionaire developer Gardner Poole (Lee Horsley), who's hated by his rebel daughter Kate (Jacinda Barrett). Land-grabber Poole has his eye on Ciel and also on her struggling cattle ranch. Meanwhile, Ciel's surfer sons Cole (William Gregory Lee) and Kelly (Brian Gross) chase after waves and women. Cinematographer John Aronson is responsible for the impressive Hawaiian location shots. The series premiered October 17, 1998 on NBC. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bo Derek, Lee Horsley, (more)
Zalman King directed this tale of an international quest for the perfect wave by three professional surfers -- Shane (Patrick Shane Dorian), Mickey (co-scripter Matt George), and Keoni (Matty Liu). Starting in the South Seas, they head to Madagascar, Bali, and Hawaii, experiencing a series of adventures and misadventures, from 40-foot waves, to the girl from Ipanema -- all captured by the camera of cinematographer John Aronson with "special water photography" by Sonny Miller. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patrick Shane Dorian, Matt George, (more)
- 1995
- R
In this combination action-horror movie, a kick-boxing vampire hunter (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) takes on various Los Angeles-based bloodsuckers and ends up pursued by their brethren and the police. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson
- 1994
- PG13
In this futuristic martial arts drama based on a popular video game, Los Angeles has been transformed into a watery New Angeles after a long-threatened earthquake devastates the West Coast. Billy Lee (Scott Wolf) and his brother Jimmy (Mark Dacascos) are two martial arts experts who were raised by a woman named Satori (Julia Nickson) after the death of their parents. Satori has come into possession of one half of a magic amulet; if joined with the other half, it gives whomever possesses it remarkable powers. However, the other half of the charm is now held by Koga Shuko (Robert Patrick), a martial arts master and business tycoon who is obsessed with ruling New Angeles. Satori gives her half of the amulet to Billy and Jimmy, hoping they can keep it safe while trying to win the other half away from the unscrupulous Koga Shuko. In their adventures, the brothers encounter Marian (Alyssa Milano), the leader of a gang called "The Power Corps," and Linda Lash (Kristina Malandro Wagner), Koga Shuko's beautiful but deadly female bodyguard. George Hamilton and Vanna White appear in cameos as themselves, and Andy Dick has a small role as the Smogcaster. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Patrick, Mark Dacascos, (more)
Set in a WW III-decimated 21st-century Los Angeles in which humans compete with cyborgs, this low-budget special-effects laden thriller chronicles the attempts of a heroic fellow to clean up the town and keep the androids from taking over what's left of the planet. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Olivier Gruner, Tim Thomerson, (more)
- 1992
- R
A small-time crook (Judd Nelson) runs a nightclub and conspires to ruin the life of a cop (Christopher McDonald) by killing his wife and framing his son for murder. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Five years after his kickboxing champion brother was set up and killed, a martial artist goes on a brutal rampage/investigation to find--and pulverize--the guilty parties. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- 1991
- R
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Intergalactic super-cop Brick Bardo (Tim Thomerson) crash-lands in the Bronx while on a cosmic head hunt, only to find himself just over a foot tall in our world. Bardo spends time bringing street gangs to justice while pursuing his original quarry. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
Kathryn Bigelow's fourth action film follows FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) as he goes undercover to infiltrate a cache of Southern California surfers suspected of robbing banks. Utah, a former football player, is assigned to Los Angeles. There, four bank robbers, who wear rubber masks and call themselves "Ex-Presidents," have executed a series of successful robberies which embarrassingly have the FBI stumped. Utah, and his partner Pappas (Gary Busey) suspect that the robbers are surfers and hatch a plan for catching them. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, (more)
Most surfer dudes come off as clean-cut types, but not the two surfer lead men in this film. Involved in drug trading, these guys go after a major deal that turns sour when a friend wisens the narcs to their exploits. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- George Clooney, DeDee Pfeiffer, (more)
This sequel to the popular Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle centers on the exploits of David Sloan (Sasha Mitchell) the younger brother of the two fighters (Van Damme and Dennis Alexio) who died in the first installment. As this episode begins, David has given up competition and is running a kickboxing school for underprivileged urban kids. His life changes abruptly when the villainous fight manager who murdered his brother shows up and forces him back into the ring. Fortunately, David's Zen master shows up for spiritual and moral support. The ensuing fight scenes are quite bloody and violent. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sasha Mitchell, Peter Boyle, (more)
In a post-apocalyptic world, killer-for-hire Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is hired to escort a cyborg--which contains valuable information on a cure for a deathly plague--to its research center. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, (more)
