Raw Force - aka Kung Fu Cannibals – is a 1982 US/Filipino action adventure horror film written and directed by Edward Murphy. It stars Cameron Mitchell (Nightmare in Wax; The Toolbox Murders; Cataclsym), Geoff Binney, Jillian Kessner, John Dresden, Jennifer Holmes and Hope Holiday. Camille Keaton (I Spit on Your Grave) has a brief cameo.
Co-executive producer Lawrence Woolner was an exploitation movie veteran, having founded production and distribution company Dimension Pictures (The Devil’s Wedding Night; Werewolf Woman; Kingdom of the Spiders) in 1970.
Plot teaser:
Welcome to Warrior’s Island, burial ground of disgraced martial arts masters! When the Burbank Kung Fu Club travels to this mysterious island, they quickly find themselves facing the bloodthirsty vengeance of flesh ripping kung fu fighting zombies, gun-toting white slave traders and a band of strange monks, who may be the only key to explaining the madness…
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Reviews:
“Is it me or is this film one of the best trashy kung-fu zombie action movies ever? I think it’s great, and it’s a rare example of a low-budget movie with convoluted video box art where everything on the cover actually is in the movie.” Eat My Brains
“Raw Force is top shelf lunacy, a movie that demands to be seen; even though a film’s quality is intrinsic, I’m guessing this one is even better with a crowd, where the delirious silliness would be infectious.” Oh, the Horror!
“Boobs, blood and great martial arts scenes, Raw Force is genuine exploitation brilliance from beginning to end. The acting and the dialogue are so bad it hurts, and yet there’s a tongue-in-cheek knowingness about it that you’ll appreciate.” Digital Retribution
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