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39% Critic Match
Desert Kickboxer
“Navajo... Warrior... Kickboxer. Cross the line of his law and you'll live... to regret it.”
3.9 / 10• 1992• 1h 26m•NR• English
DramaWesternAction
Storyline
A kickboxing cop abandons the violent life after he accidentally kills his opponent during a match. After quitting, he heads for the Arizona desert to live alone and occasionally work tracking drug runners for the area sheriff. One particularly wily Mexican drug lord, Santos, has been a real thorn in tracker Joe Highhawk's side, so when he encounters the beautiful Claudia and her simpleton brother Anthony running for their lives because she, an accountant, embezzled $20 million from Santos, he decides to help them. This actioner follows what happens next. Along the way, they encounter all sorts of danger, and double cross until the exciting final standoff between the kickboxer and the villain.
Cast & Crew
John Newton
Hawk
Lead
Paul L. Smith
Santos
Judie Aronson
Claudia Valenti
SD
Sam DeFrancisco
Anthony Valenti
DC
David Correia
Jorje
FA
Frankie Avina
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Luis Contreras
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MM
Michael M. Foley
Bruno
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Isaac Florentine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desert Kickboxer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
