Firecracker (1981)
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50% want to see it
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Low-budget action specialist Cirio H. Santiago directed this Philippine-set martial arts film, which bears more than a passing resemblance to his earlier T.N.T. Jackson and his later Angelfist. Jillian Kessner stars as Susanne Carter, a karate expert whose sister is murdered by mobsters. Genre… More Low-budget action specialist Cirio H. Santiago directed this Philippine-set martial arts film, which bears more than a passing resemblance to his earlier T.N.T. Jackson and his later Angelfist. Jillian Kessner stars as Susanne Carter, a karate expert whose sister is murdered by mobsters. Genre regulars Ken Metcalfe and Vic Diaz co-star, and Kessner has a nude karate scene. Like most of the prolific Santiago's actioners of the period, this was released by exploitation specialist Roger Corman's New World Pictures, with ads touting Kessner as champion of the 1981 Black Belt Olympics. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Directed By
- Cirio H. Santiago
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
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Critic Reviews
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John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
This 'TNT Jackson' remake is more enjoyable than its predecessor, thanks to an outrageous sequence in which Kesner progressively loses her clothing during a battle with a pair of thugs, scored to a jazz-rock Filipino rip-off of the B-52's' 'Planet Clare.'
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Cast
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Jillian Kesner
as Susanne Carter
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Darby Hinton
as Chuck Donner
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Ken Metcalfe
as Erik
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Chanda Romero
as Malow
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Vic Diaz
as Grip
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Pete Cooper
as Pete
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Tony Ferrer
as Tony
- Rey Malonzo
- Carolyn Renee Smith
