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ActionThriller

Rapid Fire

- Unarmed and extremely dangerous.

College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.

Release Date : 1992-08-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century FoxRobert Lawrence Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Brandon Lee

Character Name : Jake Lo

Original Name : Brandon Lee

Gender : Male

Powers Boothe

Character Name : Mace Ryan

Original Name : Powers Boothe

Gender : Male

Nick Mancuso

Character Name : Antonio Serrano

Original Name : Nick Mancuso

Gender : Male

Raymond J. Barry

Character Name : Agent Frank Stewart

Original Name : Raymond J. Barry

Gender : Male

Kate Hodge

Character Name : Karla Withers

Original Name : Kate Hodge

Gender : Female

Tzi Ma

Character Name : Kinman Tau

Original Name : Tzi Ma

Gender : Male

Tony Longo

Character Name : Brunner Gazzi

Original Name : Tony Longo

Gender : Male

Michael Paul Chan

Character Name : Carl Chang

Original Name : Michael Paul Chan

Gender : Male

Dustin Nguyen

Character Name : Paul Yang

Original Name : Dustin Nguyen

Gender : Male

Brigitta Stenberg

Character Name : Rosalyn

Original Name : Brigitta Stenberg

Gender : Female

Basil Wallace

Character Name : Agent Wesley

Original Name : Basil Wallace

Gender : Male

Al Leong

Character Name : Minh

Original Name : Al Leong

Gender : Male

François Chau

Character Name : Farris

Original Name : François Chau

Gender : Male

Quentin O'Brien

Character Name : Agent Daniels

Original Name : Quentin O'Brien

Gender : Male

D.J. Howard

Character Name : Sharpie

Original Name : D.J. Howard

Gender : Male

Maurice Chasse

Character Name : Sharpie

Original Name : Maurice Chasse

Gender : Male

Walter Addison

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Walter Addison

Gender : Male

John Vickery

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : John Vickery

Gender : Male

C'Esca Lawrence

Character Name : Lisa Stuart

Original Name : C'Esca Lawrence

Gender : Male

Donald Li

Character Name : Tall Guard

Original Name : Donald Li

Gender : Male

Michael Chong

Character Name : John Lo

Original Name : Michael Chong

Gender : Male

Jeff McCarthy

Character Name : Agent Anderson

Original Name : Jeff McCarthy

Gender : Male

Marvin Elkins

Character Name : Fireman

Original Name : Marvin Elkins

Gender : Male

Steve Pickering

Character Name : Cop in Van

Original Name : Steve Pickering

Gender : Male

Ronald William Lawrence

Character Name : Jail Guard

Original Name : Ronald William Lawrence

Gender : Male

Will Kepper

Character Name : Jail Guard

Original Name : Will Kepper

Gender : Male

Al Foster

Character Name : Jail Guard

Original Name : Al Foster

Gender : Male

Richard Schiff

Character Name : Art Teacher

Original Name : Richard Schiff

Gender : Male

Roy Abramsohn

Character Name : Agent Klein

Original Name : Roy Abramsohn

Gender : Male

Diana Castle

Character Name : Cop in Gallery Alleyway

Original Name : Diana Castle

Gender : Female

Chen Baoer Paul

Character Name : Laundry Worker

Original Name : Chen Baoer Paul

Gender : Male

Cedric Young

Character Name : Chicago Cop

Original Name : Cedric Young

Gender : Male

Russell Peters

Character Name : Ambulance Driver

Original Name : Russell Peters

Gender : Male

Phil Chong

Character Name : Tau Gunman (uncredited)

Original Name : Phil Chong

Gender : Male

Carl Ciarfalio

Character Name : Serrano Gunman (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Ciarfalio

Gender : Male

Eddy Donno

Character Name : Grey-Haired Serrano Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddy Donno

Gender : Male

Kenny Endoso

Character Name : Tau Gunman at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenny Endoso

Gender : Male

Matt Johnston

Character Name : Gunman (uncredited)

Original Name : Matt Johnston

Gender : Male

Nathan Jung

Character Name : Tau Gunman at Laundry (uncredited)

Original Name : Nathan Jung

Gender : Male

Gene LeBell

Character Name : Red Haired Serrano Gunman (uncredited)

Original Name : Gene LeBell

Gender : Male

Leo Lee

Character Name : Tau Gunman at Laundry (uncredited)

Original Name : Leo Lee

Gender : Male

Fred Lerner

Character Name : Gunman with Shotgun (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Lerner

Gender : Male

John C. Meier

Character Name : Gunman (uncredited)

Original Name : John C. Meier

Gender : Male

Gerald Okamura

Character Name : Tau Henchman at Laundry (uncredited)

Original Name : Gerald Okamura

Gender : Male

Charlie Picerni

Character Name : Driver of Gunman Car (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlie Picerni

Gender : Male

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Character Name : Gunman at Serrano's (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Picerni Jr.

Gender : Male

Steve Picerni

Character Name : Gunman (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Picerni

Gender : Male

Bill Saito

Character Name : Tau Gunman at Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Saito

Gender : Male

Damon Stout

Character Name : Artist (uncredited)

Original Name : Damon Stout

Gender : Male

Nick Dimitri

Character Name : Serrano Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Dimitri

Gender : Male

James Lew

Character Name : Tau's Men at Laundry (uncredited)

Original Name : James Lew

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reb_Brown

@Reb_Brown

2021-06-23

This ranks alongside **KING OF NEW YORK** as a spiritual not-quite-sequel to **YEAR OF THE DRAGON**. Let's put a few of the same characters in Chicago, with Raymond J. Barry in essentially the same role (though now even more overtly crooked and with the FBI) and swap out that Thai drug baron John Lone visited with Tzi Ma and now throw in Bruce Lee's son into the mix. Bring in horror director Dwight H. Little (fresh off his other successful action outing **MARKED FOR DEATH**) and see what we get? Well, the results are a bit of a mixed bag for sure. While the action sequences are largely okay, the plot doesn't really throw us any surprises. The romance between Brandon and a female police officer falls flat on its face and the surrogate father-son dynamic he has with grizzled cop Powers Boothe feels similarly forced and awkward. Also, why is a big Chinese drug shipment being brought in via the Port of Chicago when anywhere on the West Coast would be 1000x more convenient? Plot contrivances galore, plus a really goofy Tienamen Square flashback make for just a little too much dumb writing to take seriously. That said, Brandon Lee, though still a bit rough around the edges, is tremendously charismatic as the lead. His character seems very much a humanized fish out of water and his handling of the numerous martial arts sequences makes us lament his untimely passing that much more. Dwight's action highlights come near the start with a very John Woo inspired shootout in an art gallery and reach their crescendo mid-movie with a hapless gang of Italian wannabe mobsters turning their besieged restaurant HQ into a fortress. Nick Mancuso, the primary antagonist of the picture, really shines as a somehow likable pathetic wimp of a mob boss. He's a lot of fun to watch, and its unfortunate that his character leaves the film prior to the third act, which turns into a straight-up dig on John Woo with a very low-stakes cliched battle in a Chinese... laundromat / factory (???). Both Tzi Ma and Al Leong get in some quality martial arts time with Brandon, but it's still so much more fun to see him in a fisticuffs match with giant brute Tony Longo in that mid-movie restaurant scene. As it is, **Rapid Fire** has a lot of fun 80's/early-90's-style action in it and sits comfortably next to the likes of **RAW DEAL** and **HARD TO KILL** in terms of quality. Had it not been saddled with a lame script that plays its cards way too soon, it could have been a lot more. Leave it to Brandon's final film **THE CROW** to finally deliver the action goods to end up defining one of Hollywood's most tragically brief and promising careers.