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Rapid Fire is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Dwight H. Little released in USA on 21 august 1992 with Brandon Lee
Rapid Fire (1992)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 august 1992
Length 1h35
Directed by Dwight H. Little
OriginUSA
Themes La corruption policière, Mafia films, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Gangster films
Rating63%
Rapid Fire is a 1992 American action film directed by Dwight H. Little, and starring Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe and Nick Mancuso. The film was released in the United States on August 21, 1992.
Lee was reportedly in talks with 20th Century Fox about making Rapid Fire 2, prior to his death. School scenes were filmed at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Many of the fight scenes were orchestrated by Lee, which contain elements of his father Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do fighting style.
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The film opens in Thailand, with Antonio Serrano (Nick Mancuso), a mafia drug distributor visiting long-time associate Kinman Tau (Tzi Ma), a drug kingpin. Serrano is having troubles and wants them to work together, but his request is not reciprocated.Actors
Brandon Lee
(Jake Lo)
Powers Boothe
(Mace Ryan)
Tzi Ma
(Kinman Tau)
Raymond J. Barry
(Agent Frank Stewart)
Nick Mancuso
(Antonio Serrano)
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