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Shamrock was later the star of a low-budget martial arts film in 1997 called Champions alongside Danny Trejo. Shamrock released his book, Inside The Lion's Den , on March 15, 1998. In 1999, Shamrock appeared in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger as a prisoner who was involved in an illegal fighting ring staged by the prison guards and warden.
Black Pearls is a 1991 Canadian martial arts film directed by Ron Hulme, and starring Jalal Merhi, Monika Schnarre, Lazar Rockwood, Bolo Yeung and Jamie Farr.Merhi stars as a college graduate who renounces his upper class lifestyle to learn martial arts in Hong Kong, and take down the local drug cartel responsible for the death of his brother.
"Such ingenuity is typical of Chan's films. His 1980 directorial debut, The 36 Crazy Fists, was the first martial-arts film to combine action and comedy effectively, and Chan's incredible inventiveness with action scenes long ago earned him the nickname 'the Buster Keaton of martial arts'", commented The Washington Times.. [6]
House of Flying Daggers (2004) Zhang Yimou’s magnum opus, Daggers is maybe more love story than a martial arts film—and so the most action-packed love story of all time—but “love story ...
FLASHBACKS: As many of the martial arts star’s classic films are re-released in cinemas – to mark 50 years since his death – Tom Fordy salutes a man who overcame incredible odds to become ...
Street Fighter: The Movie: Karate,Wu Shu,Sumo and Boxing: 1995: Cutthroat Island: Fist of the North Star: Mortal Kombat: The Quick and the Dead: Rumble in the Bronx: 1996: Barb Wire: Iron Monkey 2: Dragonheart: Indian: The Quest: Night Hunter [11] Somebody Up There Likes Me: 1997: Mortal Kombat Annihilation: 1998: Rush Hour: The Storm Riders ...
Hard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director John Woo in his American film directorial debut. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work homeless Cajun merchant seaman and former United States Force Recon Marine who saves a young woman named Natasha Binder (Yancy Butler) from a gang of thugs in New Orleans.
Jason Statham (/ ˈ s t eɪ θ əm / STAY-thəm; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor and producer.He is known for portraying tough, gritty, or violent characters in various action thriller films, and has been credited for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and 2010s. [1]