Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill

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Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill
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Film poster
Directed by Rick Jacobson
Written by Alex Simon
Starring Don Wilson
John Patrick White
Jillian McWhirter
Production
company
Distributed by New Concorde
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill (though later released as Bloodfist VIII: Hard Way Out) is a 1996 American action film directed by Rick Jacobson and starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson, John Patrick White, Jillian McWhirter, and Warren Burton. It was written by Alex Simon. It is the Final Bloodfist movie in name only to star Don "The Dragon" Wilson

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Plot

Widower Rick Cowan (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) is a high school teacher and a pretty dull guy, at least to his rebellious 15-year-old son Chris (John Patrick White).

Chris is having problems with a few of the bullies in school. Just when it looks like he’s given in to their demands and is handing over his sweet 90’s CD boombox to a bully, it turns out that he rigged it to electrocute the bully.

And then assassins try to kill Rick and Chris. It turns out the reason for Rick's long absences during Chris's childhood was his secret work as overseas CIA operative George Macready. Chris had never known any of it, but he learns that his mother knew, and she fell victim to a bomb that was meant for Rick.

One of Rick's missions had led to the JFK-style murder of an Italian politician named Michaelangelo Leone, and now it appears that Italy is striking back. Rick thought he had covered his tracks, but now it looks like someone has seen through the CIA’s charade, and Rick and Chris have been marked for death by a hit squad.

Rick and Chris flee to Ireland, home of the Major (Richard Farrell), a retired spy that Cowan can still trust. The Major discovers that the Italians are just hirelings, employed by Rick's old Company boss, Michael Powell (Warren Burton), to eliminate witnesses to his own involvement in corruption.

When Powell kidnaps Chris, Rick sets out to rescue Chris, and make Powell pay.

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