A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.
Practical Effects
Actual martial arts training montages with Carradine's weathered gravitas
Acting
David Carradine playing it completely straight against Schneider's chaos
Writing
Prison rape jokes that somehow pivot to sincere anti-bullying messaging
Director
Rob Schneider
Rob Schneider
Big Stan
David Carradine
The Master
Jennifer Morrison
Mindy
Scott Wilson
Warden Gasque
Tsuyoshi Abe
Dang
Henry Gibson
Shorts
M. Emmet Walsh
Lew Popper
Sally Kirkland
Madame Foreman
Richard Kind
Mal
Dan Haggerty
Tubby
Bob Sapp
Big Raymond
Salvator Xuereb
Patterson
Buddy Lewis
Cleon
Peter Vasquez
Juanito
Jackson Rathbone
Robbie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rob Schneider's directorial debut, funded largely by his own money after studios passed. Carradine took the role because he genuinely loved martial arts films and needed work between Kill Bill appearances.
Released during the height of 'prison rape as punchline' era in comedy; the film's clumsy attempt to pivot to sincere anti-prison violence messaging in its final act reflects broader 2000s anxiety about the War on Drugs and mandatory sentencing.
US
