The Lost Empire (1985)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writer:

Jim Wynorski (writer)

Release Date:

February 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

After officer Rob Wolfe is killed trying to stop a gang of ninjas from robbing a jewelery store, his sister...

Plot Keywords:

Catfight | Neck Breaking Scene | Female Nudity | Policewoman | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Melanie Vincz	...	Angel Wolfe
Raven De La Croix	...	Whitestar
Angela Aames	...	Heather McClure
Paul Coufos	...	Rick Stanton
Robert Tessier	...	Koro
Angus Scrimm	...	Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck
Blackie Dammett	...	Prager
Linda Shayne	...	Cindy Blake
Kenneth Tobey	...	Capt. Hendry
Tom Rettig	...	Officer Robinson
Angelique Pettyjohn	...	Whiplash
Art Hern	...	Charles Chang
Anne Gaybis	...	Prison referee
Bill Thornbury	...	Rob Wolfe
Gary Don Cox	...	Horny cowboy

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:16

Company:

Harwood

Trivia:

Angus Scrimm's character, "Lee Chuck" , was so named in homage to Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, the jewelry store proprietor fires seven shots from a six shot revolver.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chopping Mall (1986)

Gleefully silly

This absurd farrago is something of a guilty pleasure on my part. Anticipating (15 years early) the recent "Charlie's Angels" movie, it features three ethnically-mixed women, all martial arts experts, investigating a preposterous plot and thoroughly intimidating the various hapless males they stumble across.

The film begins with "Dirty Harriet" type cop action and climaxes with gladiatorial battles and a sub-Bondian villain threatening the world with a doomsday weapon that looks alarmingly like a giant phallus. It's fast-moving, funny and good-natured enough to be enjoyable viewing.