The King of the Kickboxers

R 18+
1h 39m
1990
6.707 /10 (116)

In the ring of death, only one man can be king!

Overview

Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.

Country : United States of America, Hong Kong
Languages : English
Released Date: 1990-11-01

Top Billed Cast

Loren Avedon

Jake Donahue

Billy Blanks

Khan

Keith Cooke

Prang

Jerry Trimble

Drug Dealer

Richard Jaeckel

Captain O'Day

Don Stroud

Anderson

Sherrie Rose

Molly

William Long Jr.

Big Boss

Vincent Lyn

Warehouse Fighter #2

David Michael Sterling

Mr. McKinney

Ong Soo Han

Thasi

Bruce Fontaine

Dan Handel

Patrick Shuck

Young Jake

John Kay

Mr. Director

Michael Depasquale Jr.

Sean Donahue

Dean Harrington

Radioman

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