Firecracker (1981 film)

Firecracker
Firecracker
Directed by	Cirio H. Santiago
Screenplay by	Ken Metcalfe; Cirio H. Santiago
Story by	Ken Metcalfe; Cirio H. Santiago
Produced by	Syed Kechik
Starring	Jillian Kesner; Darby Hinton ; Rey Malonzo ; Ken Metcalfe
Cinematography	Ricardo Remias
Edited by	Gervacio Santos
Music by	Nonong Buencamino
Production; company	Premiere Productions
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	May 1981;
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	Philippines; United States
Language	English

Last updated February 25, 2025

Firecracker is a 1981 martial arts film directed and written by Cirio H. Santiago. The film follows a Los Angeles martial-arts instructor who goes to the Philippines to find her sister.

Synopsis

A Los Angeles martial-arts instructor goes to the Philippines to find her sister.

Cast

Jillian Kesner as Susanne Carter, a Los Angeles martial-arts instructor
Darby Hinton as Chuck Donner
Rey Malonzo as Rey
Ken Metcalfe as Erik

Reception

John Beifuss stated in his review "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."^[3]

References

↑ Nash, Jay; Ross, Stanley (1986). The Motion Picture Guide - Volumes 1-10. Cinebooks. p. 854.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
↑ Craig, Rob (April 16, 2019). American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. p. 48.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
↑ Beifuss, John (2012-02-13). "Pam Grier, TNT Jackson & Kung Fu Stewardesses: The Roger Corman 'Lethal Ladies' Collections - The Bloodshot Eye". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2025-02-09.

External links

Firecracker at IMDb

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[1] Nash, Jay; Ross, Stanley (1986). The Motion Picture Guide - Volumes 1-10. Cinebooks. p. 854.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[2] Craig, Rob (April 16, 2019). American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. p. 48.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] Beifuss, John (2012-02-13). "Pam Grier, TNT Jackson & Kung Fu Stewardesses: The Roger Corman 'Lethal Ladies' Collections - The Bloodshot Eye". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2025-02-09.

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