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The Laser Man

  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
69
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The Laser Man (1988)
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A naive young scientist unwittingly helps mobsters build a laser weapon, then has to try to reclaim it from them in this crime drama parody.A naive young scientist unwittingly helps mobsters build a laser weapon, then has to try to reclaim it from them in this crime drama parody.A naive young scientist unwittingly helps mobsters build a laser weapon, then has to try to reclaim it from them in this crime drama parody.

  • Director
    • Peter Wang
  • Writer
    • Peter Wang
  • Stars
    • Marc Hayashi
    • Maryann Urbano
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    69
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Wang
    • Writer
      • Peter Wang
    • Stars
      • Marc Hayashi
      • Maryann Urbano
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Marc Hayashi
    • Arthur Weiss
    Maryann Urbano
    • Janes Cosby
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Joey Cheung
    Peter Wang
    • Lt. Lu
    Joan Copeland
    Joan Copeland
    • Ruth Weiss
    George Bartenieff
    • Haven
    David Chan
    • Jimmy Weiss
    Sally Yeh
    Sally Yeh
    • Susu
    Neva Small
    • Martha Weiss Cheung
    Christopher Curry
    Christopher Curry
    • Officer
    Shirl Bernheim
    • Mahjong lady
    Steven Chen
    • Pastor
    Enrique Gomez
    • Unemployed man
    Grey Kooritsky
    • Teen girl
    Carol Jean Lewis
    • Unemployment office interviewer
    • (as Carol-Jean Lewis)
    Norman Matlock
    Norman Matlock
    • Bam
    Lex Monson
    • C'est Magnifique Officer
    Philip Moon
    Philip Moon
    • Soldier
    • Director
      • Peter Wang
    • Writer
      • Peter Wang
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    1johnqadamsiii

    Just a fair warning...

    This movie is, in a word, terrible. I enjoy a wide variety of movies, from the campy to the truly odd. This movie is neither, although from reading the hyped cover I thought it might be interesting. In fact, the material has potential but it was never acted on and, speaking of acting, there are some pretty bad moments of it present here. Lt. Lu - and his semi-intelligent narration - is the only thing going for the movie. It's too bad there was not either better acting and direction or an extreme lack of either so as to be comedically entertaining for the viewer. We have underdeveloped characters here who lend melodrama and inappropriateness to the whole misplaced amalgam. This piece is also very dated to the 80's. I rented this and was, sadly, unable to watch it beyond the half-way point. If you are looking for an awful but funny 80's disaster, this probably isn't your ticket.
    10p0pc0rn_cLassiX

    for those of refined taste...

    This is probably my favorite ny shot movie. I'm not sure how someone can watch this and say it had nothing to offer. The nature of this movie seems so averse to tropes. Really, this movie justifies itself alone by having a scene of father and son double teaming a hot dog, lady and the tramp style. The movie wraps up with a ryuichi sakamoto banger -- so good. If you don't like this movie, you probably didn't spend much of your life being disappointed by asian representation in film.

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      Maryann Urbano's debut.

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    • Release date
      • September 25, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • The Laserman
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Film Workshop
      • Peter Wang Films Inc.
      • SJM
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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