Giudizio finale: colpevole

Cop Bud McCall (Ted Prior) is framed for selling drugs and sent to the big house. Once inside he befriends cell mate Eddy Lee (Carter Wong) - another man doing time for being principled - and they watch each others backs. McCall has a price on his head since he is going to testify against a mob boss. But when a hit attempt takes place during a prison transfer, he finds an unlikely ally in Tony Marino (writer-producer-director Tony Zarindast), a hitman who he served with in Vietnam (weird since the age difference between Prior and Zarindast is 148 years).

This is my fourth viewing from the Iranian born auteur Zarindast and might be the most memorable. That is probably due to the fact it has Prior, Wong and explosions. Oh my. This feels like an Action International flick, but that is probably due to the casting of AIP mainstay Prior. It is rare to see Wong in a leading role in an American made action flick and I'll admit I couldn't understand half of what he was saying (you will now understand why he had five words of dialogue in Big Trouble in Little China). Of course, it is his flying fists that got him the gig and he excels there. It is one of those movies where five guys with shotguns will suddenly surround him and then attack one by one. Also featuring the aptly named Beano as a chubby hitman.