Raw Force (also known as Kung Fu Cannibals) is a 1982 martial arts action horror film written and directed by Edward D. Murphy. An international co-production of the Philippines and the United States, it stars Cameron Mitchell, Geoff Binney, Jillian Kesner, John Dresden, Jennifer Holmes and Hope Holiday.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Edward D. Murphy |
| Written by | Edward D. Murphy |
| Produced by | Frank E. Johnson |
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| Cinematography | Frank E. Johnson |
| Edited by | Eric Lindemann |
| Music by | Walter Murphy |
Production company | Ansor International |
| Distributed by | American Panorama |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Plot
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The Burbank Karate club travel to a forbidden island of disgraced martial artists to do battle with zombies, mercenaries, cannibals and kung fu masters so deadly and sinister they had to be banished to the Island of Raw Force.
Cast
edit- Cameron Mitchell as Captain Harry Dodds
- Geoffrey Binney as Mike O'Malley
- Hope Holiday as Hazel Buck
- Jillian Kesner as Cookie Winchell
- John Dresden as John Taylor
- Jennifer Holmes as Ann Davis
- Rey King as Go Chin
- Carla Reynolds as Eilleen Fox
- Carl Anthony as Lloyd Davis
- Jewel Shepard as Drunk Sexpot
- Vic Díaz as Monk
- Camille Keaton as Girl in Toilet
Home media
editIn October 2014, Raw Force was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Vinegar Syndrome.[4][5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ VV.AA. (1990). Variety Film Reviews. Vol. 18. Garland Publishing. ISBN 9780824052171.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1997). Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 1998. Penguin Books. p. 1,096. ISBN 0452279143.
- ^ Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0810830271.
- ^ "Raw Force". Vinegar Syndrome. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Orndorf, Brian (October 12, 2014). "Raw Force Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Galbraith IV, Stuart (September 22, 2015). "Raw Force (aka Kung Fu Cannibals)". DVD Talk. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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