''Immortal Combat'', also known as ''Resort to Kill'' is a 1994 action film directed by Dan Neira. The plot involves an East-meets-West buddy scenario, starring martial artist
Sonny Chiba, wrestler
Roddy Piper
Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor.
In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for hi ...
,
Meg Foster and
Tiny Lister
Tommy Deebo "Tiny" Lister Jr. (born Thomas Duane Lister Jr.; June 24, 1958 – December 10, 2020) was an American character actor and occasional professional wrestler known for his roles as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the 1995 film ''Friday' ...
.
Plot
An L.A. police officer (
Roddy Piper
Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor.
In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for hi ...
) and an exchange officer from Asia (
Sonny Chiba) became good friends. They are also
reincarnated Mayan
Mayan most commonly refers to:
* Maya peoples, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Maya civilization, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Mayan languages, language family spoken ...
warriors. When their undercover drug operation at a high-end hotel fails, they are targeted by the products of an evil corporation, HybriCo run by Quinn (
Meg Foster). Foster is known for producing invincible, ninja warriors for international distribution. An unstoppable monster named Lister causes mayhem for the heroes.
Deron McBee
Deron Michael McBee (born August 23, 1960) is an American actor and sportsman, known for playing Motaro in '' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'' and as Malibu on '' American Gladiators''.
Career
Deron McBee toured the professional racquetball c ...
, fresh off his stint as Malibu on
American Gladiators plays the final heavy "Signature Killer." It served an excellent audition for a later role in
Mortal Kombat
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. And it turns out, if you behead them or burn them with fire, they are not so immortal.
Cast
*
Sonny Chiba as Jiro "J.J." Jintani
*
Roddy Piper
Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor.
In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for hi ...
as John Keller
*
Meg Foster as Quinn
*
Deron McBee
Deron Michael McBee (born August 23, 1960) is an American actor and sportsman, known for playing Motaro in '' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'' and as Malibu on '' American Gladiators''.
Career
Deron McBee toured the professional racquetball c ...
as Muller
*
Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. as Yanagi
* Woon Young Park as Osato
* Lara Steinick as Andy
*
Roger Cudney as Stan
*
Kim Morgan Greene
Kim Morgan Greene is an American actress, known for her performance as Channing Carter Colby in the ''Dynasty'' spin-off series ''The Colbys''.
Greene played Nicole Love on '' Another World'' from 1983 to 1984, and later starred as Channing Car ...
as Karen Keeler
*
George Belanger as Captain Edwards
* Hiroyasu Fujishima as Hiro
*
Mario Ivan Martinez
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She died on 9 April 2017, aged 75, from emphysema
Emphysema, or pulmonary emphysema, is ...
as Dr. Edward Collier
* Mineko Mori as Jill
*
Michael Sabatino as Rudy
* Craig Mally as Davis (uncredited)
* Pamela Roth as Andy's Mother (uncredited)
*
Chris Jericho as Cameo (uncredited)
Response
IGN Movies rated the movie a solid two out of five.
References
External links
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1990s action films
1994 films
Japan in non-Japanese culture
1990s English-language films
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