''Fist of the Warrior'', formerly known as ''Lesser of Three Evils'', is a martial arts/ crime film directed by Wayne A. Kennedy in his feature film directorial debut. It stars

Ho-Sung Pak Ho-Sung Pak (born November 8, 1967) is a Korean-American film actor, stunt performer, martial artist, action choreographer, game character, writer, and producer. Life and career Pak, a Korean American, was born in Chicago, Illinois. He played ...

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, Roger Guenveur Smith and

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, and features

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by Ho-Sung Pak and Wayne A. Kennedy. The film was shot in 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA, and was released by

Lionsgate Home Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...

on February 10, 2009.

Plot

The film follows three characters, a hit-man, a mobster and a corrupt detective who confront each other when events come to a head for them. Hit-man Lee Choe decides to retire to live a normal life. After refusing an order from mobster John Lowe, Lowe has Lee's girlfriend killed. In order to seek vengeance, Lee goes on a mission to kill Lowe, who turns to corrupt detective Craig Barnes to frame him. At the same time, Barnes, who's being investigated by internal affairs, has to deal with his unhappy, alcoholic wife Katie.

Cast

as Lee Choe *

as John Lowe * Roger Guenveur Smith as Det. Craig Barnes * Robin Paul as Sarah Reeves *

as Katie Barnes *

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as Woman in Black *

Antonio Fargas Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American actor known for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation and comedy movies, as well as his portrayal as Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series '' Starsky & Hutch''. Early life Fargas was born in New ...

as Father Riley *

Ed Marinaro Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American actor and former NFL player. In 1971, he was a unanimous All-American and finished as a runner-up to Pat Sullivan for the Heisman Trophy, and from 2010 to 2011 starred in the football comedy s ...

as Raymond Miles *

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as Arnold Denton *

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as I.A. Officer *

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as Anthony Black *

Brian Thompson Brian Earl Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film ''The Terminator''. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film '' Cobra''. His first named role was on ''Werew ...

as Max *

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as Frank *

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as Chief Matthews *

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as Jenny Reeves *

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as Mary * Gina St. John as Det. Georgette Wilson

Production

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

took place in August 2004. ''Fist of the Warrior'' was produced by Ho-Sung Pak, Wayne A. Kennedy and Matthew Chausse who created together the film company GenOne. It was initially produced by CatchLight Films under the title ''Lesser of Three Evils'' and was originally to be distributed by Fabrication Films. The film was featured at the 2005 Cannes Film Market However it was not released and was the subject of a legal dispute that ended in January 2008. In 2008 the film was renamed as ''Blood Money'' with Boll World Sales owning the international distribution rights. After being re-edited by Aglet Post, the film was ultimately released in the US by Lionsgate on DVD in 2009 under the title ''Fist of the Warrior''.Lionsgate Publicity: February 2009
. Lionsgateinfo.com. Retrieved on January 11, 2012.

References

External links

''Fist of the Warrior'' DVD program description
(Doc) by

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''Lesser of Three Evils''
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