''Dragon Fire'' is a 1993
martial arts film
Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expres ...
set in a
dystopia
A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). ...
n
Los Angeles
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in the year 2050. It is notable for heavily using actual
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
champions for the actors.
Cast
* Dominick LaBanca as Laker Powers
* Pamela Pond as Marta
* Kisu as Slick
* Harold Hazeldine as Eddie
* Charles Philip Moore as Low-Ball
* Michael Blanks as Ahmed Mustafa
* Dennis Keiffer as Johnny Powers
* Roy Boesch as Official
* Manuel Luben as Manolo
* Randall Shiro Ideishi as Li (as Randy Ideishi)
* Richard Fuller as Hulk
* John Arthur as Black Ice
* Val Mijailovic as Morales
* Rae Manzon as Kemal
* Laura Neustedter as Woman Fighter
* Carolyn Raimondi as Woman Fighter
* Marc Wilder as Waheed
* Deon Edwards as Rankin
External links
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1993 films
1993 martial arts films
Dystopian films
Martial arts tournament films
Kickboxing films
Martial arts science fiction films
1990s science fiction films
Films set in 2050
1990s English-language films
Films directed by Rick Jacobson
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