A graduate student and martial-arts expert rents a room in a house owned by a single mother who lives there with her son. A local street gang is trying to recruit the son, but the new tenant tries to help the boy's mother keep him out of the gang. When they learn of this, they target both the mother and her new tenant.
Stunts
Gruner's actual kickboxing skills elevate the choreography.
Acting
Theresa Saldana brings unexpected gravitas to underwritten mom role.
Director
Eric Karson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Olivier Gruner was a real French kickboxing champion plucked from obscurity; this was his American debut, part of Cannon Films' failed attempt to manufacture the next Van Damme.
Theresa Saldana survived a real-life stalker attack in 1982; casting her as a woman menaced by male violence adds unintentional meta-weight.
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