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Firecracker

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
921
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Jillian Kesner in Firecracker (1981)
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Martial ArtsActionDramaThriller

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  • Director
    • Cirio H. Santiago
  • Writers
    • Ken Metcalfe
    • Cirio H. Santiago
    • Allan Holzman
  • Stars
    • Jillian Kesner
    • Darby Hinton
    • Rey Malonzo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    921
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cirio H. Santiago
    • Writers
      • Ken Metcalfe
      • Cirio H. Santiago
      • Allan Holzman
    • Stars
      • Jillian Kesner
      • Darby Hinton
      • Rey Malonzo
    • 22User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Trailer 0:45
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    Jillian Kesner
    Jillian Kesner
    • Susanne Carter
    Darby Hinton
    Darby Hinton
    • Chuck Donner
    Rey Malonzo
    Rey Malonzo
    • Rey
    • (as Reymond King)
    Ken Metcalfe
    Ken Metcalfe
    • Erik, The Arena's Boss
    Pete Cooper
    • Pete, San Francis Bar Owner
    • (as Peter Cooper)
    Don Gordon Bell
    Don Gordon Bell
    • Gladiator
    • (as Don Bell)
    Carolyn Smith
    • Bonny Carter
    Chanda Romero
    Chanda Romero
    • Malow
    Tony Ferrer
    Tony Ferrer
    • Tony
    Vic Diaz
    Vic Diaz
    • Grip
    Omar Camar
    • Aikido Fighter
    Rubiah Suparman
    Yasmin Yusuff
    Malik Selamat
      Tony Carreon
      • Drug Baron
      • (uncredited)
      Mike Cohen
      • Olongapo Club Patron
      • (uncredited)
      Jim Gaines
      • Gladiator
      • (uncredited)
      George Gyenes
      • Olongapo Club Patron
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Cirio H. Santiago
      • Writers
        • Ken Metcalfe
        • Cirio H. Santiago
        • Allan Holzman
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      • Trivia
        Movie trailers for the film declared this picture to be "the first erotic martial arts thriller".
      • Goofs
        At about 30 minutes, Carter is attacked and captured by several thugs. She's wearing a white jumpsuit that gets smudged in several places during the fight, but is clean by the end of the sequence.
      • Quotes

        Chuck Donner: I have $500 says you can't go three minutes with Bruno.

        Susanne Carter: Rack 'em up.

      • Alternate versions
        UK video versions, titled Naked Fist, are cut by 3m 53s for an '18' rating. The TV broadcast has extra scenes to pad out the running time after the cuts of some fighting, gore, and the naked kickboxing.
      • Connections
        Edited from Shogun Assassin (1980)

      User reviews22

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      7/10

      Trashy!

      This is pure sleaze BUT so unabashedly so that it's great. The soundtrack is solid and the unwavering dedication to exploitation make up for the awful fight scenes and inability of the lead to actually do any proper kicks or punches.
      • jellopuke
      • May 22, 2020
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      • Release date
        • May 1981 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Philippines
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Gnadenlose Hetzjagd
      • Filming locations
        • Philippines
      • Production companies
        • New World Pictures
        • Premiere Productions
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 17 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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