Product Details

• Actors: Billy Blanks, Roddy Piper, Bobbie Phillips, Kai Soremekun, Matt Birman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios Ho
• VHS Release Date: August 3, 1994
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303117724
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,265 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars [3.5] it's all about the action, November 21, 2007

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dominion_ruler "Bryan" (Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back in Action [VHS] (VHS Tape)

That's about all there is to look forward to from this B-action movie starring martial arts super star Billy Blanks and former wrestler Roddy Piper. The duo is not a cheesy matchup as I had expected. They actually do not know each other at first, and their first meeting in the film is a nasty bar room brawl between the two of them that is actually fun to watch. They eventually realize they need to work together for the same cause, and that is going after a local drug gang who has snatched both of their women - Frank's (Piper) girlfriend and Billy's (Blanks) sister.

The story/plot is bare minimal. The bad guys get busted in the beginning, but not caught, by Frank and Blanks, who have both intercepted the drug deals for different reasons. Frank is a cop attempting to take down the dealers, while Billy is attempting to rescue his sister - who is in love with one of the gang members. From there on out, the bad guys want to waste both Frank and Billy, and eventually Billy and Frank team-up to fight back and rescue their loved ones, who are eventually taken hostage.

What keeps things actually rolling in the entertainment department with this film is the action. There actually was quite a bit of action, and it was rather decent I must say. I wasn't expecting nearly as much good fight action, for I didn't recognize any popular martial arts actors from the villain side, but some of them still managed to give both Frank and Billy some good one on one's. I'm not a huge Billy Blanks fan, but in this film (despite the fact he is a good guy) he fights a bit dirty at times, obsessed with getting his sister back. It was fun watching Blanks and Piper fight in the bar room scene, it was actually a very even fight and both pretty much get the wind knocked out of each other.

If you are into B-movie action with lots of fights, this should be worth checking out. It's not the greatest fight action I have seen, that's for sure, but this was a lot better than I had expected. Blanks and Piper do make an inetersting duo who are not as cheesy as I had expected.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent time waster, January 6, 2010

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S. Cowen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back in Action [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Not a bad film. Blanks plays a brother trying to stop his sister from getting mixed up with drug dealers. And piper plays a cop trying to avenge his partners death. Some good fighting scenes,a decent car chase and some decent gun fights. Not a bad film to waste some time with and see some good fights and solid acting

As to what I didn't like. The movie is decent in most areas,but never good. The only thing that stands out is the fighting scenes with blanks. I would have liked to see piper play the rouge cop angle more also. Would have been nice to see him going punisher style on gang bangers or something. Maybe he could have been had a drug or drinking problems. I would have liked to seen this character developed a bit more. The acting by blanks and piper is solid,but the rest of the cast delivers lines like they are in the first resident evil game for ps1. The main bad guy had to be one of the most boring and uninteresting bad guys in movie history. This film also contains a number of cheesy bad one liners like most low budget b films.

In any case it's not a bad time waster. I like billy blanks and got to see him do some good martial arts moves with some decent gun play subpar acting thrown in. Not a bad film to watch when your bored or just want to watch people getting punched,shot or kicked.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Cop. One Vigilante. Alone, they're unstoppable. Together, they're invincible!, July 3, 2009

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The Whatever Dude (houston, tx United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Back in Action [VHS] (VHS Tape)

At first, I actually had no idea that Billy Blanks was an actor, but after seeing the poster for this film, my interest had been captured. I was treated to a really amazing beat 'em up fest. Billy Blanks and Roddy Piper sure know how to kick some butt.

The movie centers around veteran police office Frank Rossi, played by Piper, who after his partner Wallace is brutally gutted by a ruthless drug gang, becomes bent on avenging his partner's death. Meanwhile, Billy (Played by Billy Blanks), an ex-Special Forces agent, is trying to protect his sister from the same gang, lead by Kasajian, played brilliantly by Nigel Bennett. Rossi and Billy eventually team up after a number of confrontations when Billy's sister and Rossi's reporter girlfriend Helen (Played by Bobbie Phillips) are kidnapped by Kasajian's gang.

This movie really knows how to deliver. It's sad that there is really not that large of a following, but we can always hope that it will gain more cult recognition in the future. I hope Universal considers releasing a DVD of this movie someday, in widescreen.

Highly recommended.

EXTRAS: The tape contains a trailer for Mr. Write before the movie starts.