MANCHURIAN AVENGER
Dir. Ed Warnick, 1984
United States. 88 min.
In English

Joe (Taekwondo champion and “Korean Charles Bronson,” Bobby Kim) returns to his Colorado hometown after many years to reconnect with Kim, the man who helped raise him after Joe’s father was murdered by a gang of outlaws. When Joe learns that Kim has been killed by the villainous Cheng and his henchmen, he teams up with Kim’s sister, her husband, and a local outlaw for revenge.

MANCHURIAN AVENGER is a rare homegrown addition to the kung fu western canon, filmed on location in Fairplay, Colorado and sourcing a large cast of extras from the surrounding South Park region. Despite its modest scale, the film shoots the moon with its production values, featuring a ton of creative special effects work, charmingly anachronistic costuming, visibly dangerous stunt work, and some genuinely breathtaking footage of its Rocky Mountain surroundings.