Rapid Fire (1992)

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writers (WGA):

Cindy Cirile (story) and
Alan B. McElroy (story) ...

Release Date:

21 August 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Unarmed and extremely dangerous.

Plot:

When student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed...

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Electrocution | Surveillance | Broken Nose | Undercover

Cast

Brandon Lee	...	Jake Lo
Powers Boothe	...	Mace Ryan
Nick Mancuso	...	Antonio Serrano
Raymond J. Barry	...	Agent Frank Stewart
Kate Hodge	...	Karla Withers
Tzi Ma	...	Kinman Tau
Tony Longo	...	Brunner
Michael Paul Chan	...	Carl Chang
Dustin Nguyen	...	Paul Yang
Brigitta Stenberg	...	Rosalyn
Basil Wallace	...	Agent Wesley
Al Leong	...	Minh
François Chau	...	Farris
Quentin O'Brien	...	Agent Daniels
D.J. Howard	...	Sharpie

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | South Korea:18 | USA:R (certificate #31442) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Finland:(Banned) (1992) | Finland:K-18 (2001) (cut) | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Norway:18 (video rating) (1992) | Norway:(Banned) (1992-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Brandon Lee originally wanted Hong Kong director John Woo to direct the film. however, the studio wanted a martial arts film rather than the type of films that Woo made. The director role then went to Dwight H. Little.

Goofs:

Continuity: The morning after Jake has sex with Withers, he has a white sheet on top of him. In the next shot after she gets up from bed, Jake has a brown blanket on him.

Quotes:

Jake Lo: Whatever it takes? Whatever it takes is something that happens to somebody else.

Movie Connections:

Features "Batman" (1966)

Soundtrack:

I'll Be There

An amazing action movie

I saw this once when I was about 10 years old and ever since that I have been a huge Brandon Lee fan, and since the first time I watched it I have seen this movie over and over again and I never seem to get bored of it. Everything about this film is good, especially the seemingly non-stop action and Brandon Lee's amazing martial arts skills which he displays very well. Another part of this movie is the incredible acting.....both from Brandon Lee and the supporting actor Powers Boothe(Mace Ryans) . This is one of those films that stick out and it's one of those films which you can just watch over and over again and never get bored of. When you see a normal action film you notice that the acting and the plot are rather weak however in Rapid Fire everything is strong and enjoyable....the plot, the acting and of course the action. Many people have said that Rapid Fire is slightly tacky and corny, well all I can say is what do you expect from an action movie made in 1992?

This is an amazing film which really sticks out and leaves a mark, and Brandon Lee is excellent and not to mention funny and his sarcasm and strange sense of humor is a fresh change from the usual wooden and hollow action heroes. This is one of my favorite movies of all time and if you're a Brandon Lee fan such as myself this is truly unmissable.

9 out of 10