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Low Blow (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Low Blow' (released in the Philippines as 'The Last Fight to Win: The Bloody End') is a 1986 film edited, shot, and directed by Frank Harris and released through Crown International Pictures. It is about a private investigator that goes on the hunt for a girl who has been taken in by a religious cult. He recruits a team to help him in his quest to rescue the girl. It stars Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell, Troy Donahue, Akosua Busia and Stack Pierce.
Plot
A young heiress is in the clutches of a weird religious sect which is based in a rural compound. The cult leader (played by Cameron Mitchell). At his side is a lady called Karma (played by Akosua Busia) who has a vocal prowess. She is also the lover of the leader.'Los Angeles Times', June 02, 1986 - [http://articles.latimes.com/1986-06-02/entertainment/ca-8531_1_low-blow Movie Review : 'Low Blow' Takes Aim At The Heights Of Silliness - MICHAEL WILMINGTON] Joe Wong (played by Leo Fong) is a former policeman,' '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures', By Daniel R. Budnik - [https://books.google.com/books?id=S6RtDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA121&dq=%22Leo+Fong%22Low+Blow%22Joe+Wong&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv4rHL_sTVAhWJgbwKHdJQBtQQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=%22Leo%20Fong%22Low%20Blow%22Joe%20Wong&f=false Page 120, 121]'The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies', By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Richard Meyers - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qW8rAUX6yvIC&pg=PA214&dq=%22Hope+Holiday%22Cameron+Mitchell%22Low+Blow&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAm-Si_8TVAhUBErwKHfhBA30Q6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=%22Hope%20Holiday%22Cameron%20Mitchell%22Low%20Blow&f=false Page 214 1736] who has been hired by her businessman father to bring her back to him safely.Turner Classic Movies - [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82116/Low-Blow/ Low Blow(1986), Brief Synopsis] He teams up with a group to help him which includes a Vietnam vet and a pro-boxing champ.Letterboxd - [https://letterboxd.com/film/low-blow/ Low Blow 1986 Directed by Frank Harris]
Cast
Production
The film was directed by Frank Harris. Leo Fong produced the film and Hope Holiday was the associate producer.'Screen World', Volume 38 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=fGUEAQAAIAAJ&q=%22low+Blow%22Leo+Fong%22&dq=%22low+Blow%22Leo+Fong%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXuLPDkMXVAhWBrpQKHclNDgYQ6AEIUjAI Page 124] Leo Fong also wrote the story.'Chicago Reader' - [https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/low-blow/Film?oid=1053679 Low Blow] The film also features Billy Blanks in his first film role.IMDb - [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087593/ Billy Blanks]Explosive Action, Thursday, August 19, 2010 - [http://www.explosiveaction.com/2010/08/low-blow-1986.html Low Blow (1986)]
Release
'Low Blow' was released in the United States in 1986. In the Philippines, the film was released as 'The Last Fight to Win: The Bloody End' by Movierama Films on October 13, 1988, connecting it to the unrelated film 'Fight to Win'; the film poster miscredits Jean-Claude Van Damme as its writer and director.
It was released on Vestron in both Beta and VHS formats in 1986.'Billboard', December 6, 1986 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=NUUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA47&dq=%22Low+Blow%22Leo+Fong%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjn_s-EhMXVAhXIvbwKHfNqBy4Q6AEIOzAD#v=onepage&q=%22Low%20Blow%22Leo%20Fong%22&f=false Page 47 'Video Retailing', New Releases, HOME VIDEO]
Critical reception
Fong's performance in the cult film was called a tour de force head-scratcher by Cnet.com.Cnet.com, August 3, 2018 - [https://www.cnet.com/news/best-amazon-prime-perk-the-terrible-b-movies-of-course/ The best Amazon Prime perk? The terrible, terrible movies, of course
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It featured on Red Letter Media's "Best of the Worst" web series in 2015.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/JPfamikeU3E Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150717085618/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPfamikeU3E Wayback Machine]:
References
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