Title:
Lost Empire, The
Released: 1983
Genre: Action
/ Adventure / Comedy
Runtime: 83 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Plot
Summary: After officer Rob Wolfe is killed
trying to stop a gang of ninjas from robbing a jewelery
store, his sister, officer Angel Wolfe, vows to avenge
his death. Her investigation leads her to the mysterious
Dr. Sin Do, who is supposedly in league with an undead
wizard named Lee Chuck. The doctor is holding a martial
arts tournament on a secret island fortress, so Angel,
after rounding up some of her martial-artist friends,
enters the tournament in the hopes of finding Sin
Do and Lee Chuck and bringing them to justice.
Comments:
This
absurd farrago is something of a guilty pleasure on
my part. Anticipating (15 years early) the recent
"Charlie's Angels" movie, it features three
ethnically-mixed women, all martial arts experts,
investigating a preposterous plot and thoroughly intimidating
the various hapless males they stumble across.
The
film begins with "Dirty Harriet" type cop
action and climaxes with gladiatorial battles and
a sub-Bondian villain threatening the world with a
doomsday weapon that looks alarmingly like a giant
phallus. It's fast-moving, funny and good-natured
enough to be enjoyable viewing.
Cast
overview:
Melanie Vincz .... Angel Wolfe
Raven De La Croix .... Whitestar
Angela Aames .... Heather McClure
Paul Coufos .... Rick Stanton
Robert Tessier .... Koro
Angus Scrimm .... Dr. Sin Do/Lee Chuck
Blackie Dammett .... Prager
Linda Shayne .... Cindy Blake
Kenneth Tobey .... Capt. Hendry
Tom Rettig .... Officer Robinson
Angelique Pettyjohn .... Whiplash
Art Hern .... Charles Chang
Anne Gaybis .... Prison referee
Bill Thornbury .... Rob Wolfe
Gary Don Cox .... Horny cowboy
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
featured
actress:
