Firecracker (1981 film)

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Firecracker
Directed by Cirio H. Santiago
Screenplay byKen Metcalfe
Cirio H. Santiago
Story byKen Metcalfe
Cirio H. Santiago
Produced bySyed Kechik
StarringJillian Kesner
Darby Hinton
Rey Malonzo
Ken Metcalfe
CinematographyRicardo Remias
Edited byGervacio Santos
Music byNonong Buencamino
Production
company
Premiere Productions
Distributed by New World Pictures
Release date
  • May 1981 (1981-05)
Running time
83 minutes [1]
CountriesPhilippines [2]
United States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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Synopsis

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

Cast

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]

Psychotronic indicated that the film, with TNT Jackson, was an example of "the "American lady fighter avenges the death of her sister” routine right down to the topless kickboxing scene." [4] The film is also said to reuse the plot of TNT Jackson. [4]

A presentation of the film wrote: "The athletic and sexy Jillian Kesner is assaulted every ten minutes by thugs to practice her martial arts skills. The final showdown takes place in an arena where duels to the death are held [...] The film's big grindhouse moment: the blonde heroine loses her clothes while fleeing and fights her attackers in just her bra and panties." [5]

References

  1. ↑ Nash, Jay; Ross, Stanley (1986). The Motion Picture Guide - Volumes 1-10. Cinebooks. p. 854.
  2. ↑ Craig, Rob (April 16, 2019). American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. p. 48.
  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.
  4. 1 2 The Psychotronic Video Guide (1996).
  5. ↑ Père, Olivier (2014-05-10). "Une femme dangereuse de Don Schain et Attaque à mains nues de Cirio H. Santiago". Olivier Père (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
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