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Kenpo differs from other forms of martial arts in that the goal appears to be to chain a never-ending stream of punches to your opponent’s face, almost like an old-school arcade game come to life.
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Considering that the movie is only 88 minutes long, the filmmakers were able to cram an almost staggering number of action sequences into the screenplay, whether it’s Speakman doing a ‘bull in a China shop’ routine as he accidentally smashes up Mako’s antique shop while fighting some hoodlums or the showstopping scene where Speakman faces off against three opponents at once in a Korean-owned gym. “The Perfect Weapon” was clearly designed from the ground up as a showcase for Jeff Speakman and his fighting skills. It turns out an English-speaking outsider with lightning fast Kenpo skills might just be ‘the perfect weapon’ to end this blood feud.ĭirector Mark DiSalle (producer/director on Van Damme’s “Kickboxer”) uses this simple set-up as a springboard for a nearly endless succession of well-executed and highly enjoyable fight scenes.
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Jeff springs off his couch and into action, driving down to Los Angeles’ Koreatown where he soon becomes embroiled in a deadly war between various factions of the Korean mafia. As luck would have it, Mako picks up the phone at the very moment he’s being hassled by the Korean mob in his downtown antique shop. Jump forward many years later and Jeff decides to ring up his old buddy Mako and find out how he’s doing. It wasn’t until a friend of the family, played by Mako, suggested a young Jeff enroll in Kenpo school that the boy found an outlet for his anger. The first twenty minutes of the movie are taken up by lengthy flashbacks in which we learn Jeff was a rebellious kid who lashed out after the death of his mother. In the film, Jeff Speakman stars as…Jeff, a down on his luck construction worker who happens to be an expert in the Korean martial art of Kenpo. While Speakman’s acting leaves something to be desired, the plethora of fight scenes choreographed by veteran stuntman Rick Avery make “The Perfect Weapon” an action buff’s delight. The well-oiled Kenpo practitioner was granted the spotlight for only one or two theatrical ventures in Hollywood before entering the straight to video realm and his 1991 debut “The Perfect Weapon” remains the standout. Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal certainly had the action movie market cornered during the early 90’s, but martial arts fans would be wise not to pass up this B-movie gem starring Jeff Speakman. Cast: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, Mariska Hargitay, Charles Kalani, Jr., Dante Basco, James Hong, Mako Iwamatsu, Seth Sakai, Beau Starr, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Professor Toru Tanaka, Clyde Kusatsu, Seth Sakai, Roger Yuan, James Lew