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Death Dimension

  • 1978
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
917
YOUR RATING
Death Dimension (1978)
Kung FuMartial ArtsActionSci-Fi

The Pig has a plan to eradicate some people with a freeze bomb that instantly freezes people to death. It is up to Detective Ash to stop him and protect the woman with the secret to the ice ... Read allThe Pig has a plan to eradicate some people with a freeze bomb that instantly freezes people to death. It is up to Detective Ash to stop him and protect the woman with the secret to the ice bomb embedded in a microdot under the skin of her forehead.The Pig has a plan to eradicate some people with a freeze bomb that instantly freezes people to death. It is up to Detective Ash to stop him and protect the woman with the secret to the ice bomb embedded in a microdot under the skin of her forehead.

  • Director
    • Al Adamson
  • Writer
    • Harry Hope
  • Stars
    • Jim Kelly
    • Harold Sakata
    • George Lazenby
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    917
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Al Adamson
    • Writer
      • Harry Hope
    • Stars
      • Jim Kelly
      • Harold Sakata
      • George Lazenby
    • 23User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jim Kelly
    Jim Kelly
    • Lt. Detective I. J. Ash
    Harold Sakata
    Harold Sakata
    • Santo 'The Pig' Massino
    • (as Harold 'Odd Job' Sakata)
    George Lazenby
    George Lazenby
    • Capt. Gallagher
    Terry Moore
    Terry Moore
    • Madam Marie
    Aldo Ray
    Aldo Ray
    • Verde
    Bob Minor
    Bob Minor
    • Tatoupa
    Patch Mackenzie
    Patch Mackenzie
    • Felicia
    Myron Lee
    • Li
    • (as Myron Bruce Lee)
    April Sommers
    • Jackie
    Linda Lawrence
    • Sheila
    T.E. Foreman
    • Dr. Mason
    • (as T.E. Forman)
    Frank Scarpitto
    • Tobbian
    Lionel Tarape
    • Tattooed thug
    Alphonse Walter
    • Ambush hoodlum
    James Sperling
    • Ambush hoodlum
    William Yin
    • Ambush hoodlum
    Bernardo Mercardo
    • Guard in brothel
    Earl Sidall
    • Guard on tower
    • Director
      • Al Adamson
    • Writer
      • Harry Hope
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    4gridoon

    Black Belt Jones + 007 + Oddjob = not nearly as much fun as it sounds

    Well, the cast of this movie certainly has great cult value: Jim Kelly, George Lazenby, Harold Sakata. The movie itself, however, is not as much fun as it could have been. Kelly still has the moves, but while some of his fighting isn't bad, it is spoiled by the unslick presentation (lighting, framing, etc.). Sakata is, for me and many others, an iconic presence: his Oddjob is arguably the best henchman in the entire Bond series. However, his role here adds nothing to his stature, in fact it probably detracts from it. Lazenby's participation is minor. The film is poorly directed, and obviously drawn-out at the climax. Worth a look for its cast, but don't expect too much. (*1/2)
    jlabine

    Cheezy Poofs!!!

    I think anyone studying film making should be required to watch this film, and learn how NOT to make a film! This is just plain stupid!! I can see why the "Goldfinger" director had OddJob mute. Because Sakata's line readings are so bad, they might as well have dubbed in his voice. Why was poor George Lazenby cast to play in such trashy films? Was he really that bad in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"? Did the director of this film think that by casting two Bondian actors in this film that he would be raising the production value of such a horrible script? The action scenes are so tame and unexciting, that you can't believe why Jim Kelly would allow this to be vehicle in his career after the success of "Enter The Dragon". The only one aspect of this film worth viewing (with the exception of the Bondian actors) is the soundtrack. Not that it's completely brilliant, but it definately has a Rare Groove edge to it (if that's your bag), but I doubt a Soundtrack album ever accompanied this "drive-in" "B-" movie. Oh, and Jim Kelly has a cool red jump suit to wear. But that's about it. If the opening scene (with a woman getting stitched up in a nauseating slow pace) doesn't get you to turn the video off, the action will slowly put you to sleep. Only interesting if you were ever curious to see what George Lazenby got up to after his turn at James Bond.
    4dworldeater

    Bad, but that doesn't mean I won't watch it

    Death Dimension aka The Black Eliminator is one of two films that Jim Kelly made with infamous schockmeister Al Adamson. Both of these movies are really bad, this is the worst of the two. Black Samurai was the better of the two, it was just as poorly made as this. However, it was more over the top and entertaining. This has a lame plot that has Jim Kelly go after a villain named "The Pig" and has to save a woman from getting killed by a freeze bomb. The only reason to watch this movie is Jim Kelly, who really deserved better. There are a few decent karate fights and Jim Kelly still is a cool hero. I would have rather Jim Kelly fired his agent to get him better projects, but doing crap like this you can't really blame the guy for his exit from the film industry to pursue a career in tennis.
    4Leofwine_draca

    A pretty bad film that somehow entertains

    A routine action vehicle for Jim Kelly (ENTER THE DRAGON), directed without any flair whatsoever by Al Adamson, one of the kings of the "exploitation quickies" along with Andy Milligan and Larry Buchanan. This is deeply clichéd stuff which manages to get by through the interesting and funny characters, the upbeat groovy '70s music and the martial arts sequences, which make up for in quantity what they lack in finesse.

    Enter Jim Kelly, fresh from his success and short-lived career as a martial artist, as a "mean and moody" cop who likes to wear red shell suits on occasion. Kelly spends most of the film fighting and little time acting, as he repeatedly finds himself attacked by lots of bad guys. These fight scenes are hardly what you would term "well-photographed" but they are very entertainingly done, complete with over-emphasised sound effects.

    Now, you would think that a film containing plentiful action (plus a couple of topless women for exploitation purposes) would have to be pretty exciting, right? Wrong. Adamson's tacky and cheap direction is evident at all moments, sucking vitality from the movie; loads of scenes consist of people arguing whilst sitting around in darkened rooms, which is hardly what I would call fun.

    Kelly is pretty athletic in the lead role, but gets no chance to act or develop a character. George Lazenby (ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE) co-stars as Kelly's chief; Harold Sakata plays the chief villain, the Pig, and his line readings are a hoot; it's a shame that it's impossible to take him seriously! Also around for good measure are a hulking black bodyguard with a nasty scar across his face who likes to break people's arms and necks, a couple of prostitutes who take their clothes off a lot, an incredibly evil-looking tortoise (the scariest tortoise I've ever seen in a film, actually) and lots of dumb criminal henchmen who appear from nowhere.

    DEATH DIMENSIONis a bad film, to be sure, but quite an entertaining one, mainly for the interesting cast alone. I forgot to mention the Bruce Lee clone who actually ends up being called "Bruce Lee". Guess they had to throw in as many personalities as they could here. Lots of boredom is countered by lots of action, making a pretty fair movie in the end, which isn't that bad.
    3Uriah43

    Extremely Disappointing Considering the Actors Involved

    This film begins with a scientist by the name of "Dr. Mason" (T. E. Foreman) implanting a microdot containing top-secret information related to some environmental research into the forehead of his attractive assistant "Felicia" (Patch McKenzie). Immediately afterward he is then summoned by a ruthless man named "Santo 'the Pig' Massino" (Harold Sakata) who has essentially been holding both Dr. Mason and Felicia as hostages and forcing them into misusing their knowledge of the environment to construct a devasting weapon known as a freeze bomb. Fortunately, while Dr. Mason is reporting to Santo, Felicia has taken the opportunity to escape from the fortified compound without being detected. Not only that, but anticipating Santo's wrath, Dr. Mason also injects some poison into his body so that Santo has no ability to retrieve the valuable information he possesses as well. Needless to say, this infuriates Santo who immediately sends his Haitian hitman "Tatoupa" (Bob Minor) to find Felicia and bring her back at all costs. Meanwhile, upon learning of the death of one of their agents investigating Santo's operation, "Captain Gallagher" (George Lazenby) sends "Lt. Detective I. J. Ash" (Jim Kelly) to find Felicia before Santo and his men manage to catch up to her. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this film certainly had some potential as it contained a fairly decent plot and several good actors to carry it to fruition. What it didn't have, however, was capable direction as most of the action scenes looked poorly stages and extremely cheap. Not only that, but the scenes involving Jim Kelly's martial arts abilities could have used serious improvement as well. That being said, considering the actors involved, I was rather disappointed with this movie and I have rated it accordingly. Below average.

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    Related interests

    Donnie Yen in Ip Man 3 (2015)
    Kung Fu
    Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon (1973)
    Martial Arts
    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi

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    • Trivia
      Harold Sakata is dubbed by James Hong.
    • Goofs
      In the fight outside the bordello, it makes no sense for several of the thugs to have their heads covered with pantyhose. They were defending the premises, and wouldn't have needed to hide their identities.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Worst Movies of All Time: Der Einzelkämpfer (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Just Friends
      Words and music by Jack Gross

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Einzelkämpfer
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles Police Department, Highland Park Station - 6045 York Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA(Exterior establishing shot of police station)
    • Production companies
      • Harry Hope/Spectacular Film Productions
      • Nichols Communications
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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