Name: The Disciples
Director: Kirk Wong Chi-Keung
Genre: Action, TV Movie
Released: 1999-10-29
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 1.5
Cast: Erin Daniels, Greg Lauren, Will Yun Lee, Eva Mendes, Ice-T

Ice-T teaches martial arts to protect a baseball player. Yes, really. No, it doesn't work.

Direct-to-video fever dreamIMDb bottom 100 energySo bad it's almost art

Overview

Action TV Movie

Four highly trained martial artists are dispatched to protect a high-profile baseball player from hired kidnappers.

Content warning

Loyalty to paycheck over craftThe collapse of practical action cinemaCelebrity career choices as cry for help

Standout Aspects

Stunts

Choreography so stiff it makes wooden planks look flexible

Acting

Ice-T's visible regret in every close-up

Best for:Friends·Background·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence

Director

Kirk Wong Chi-Keung

ReleasedOct 29, 1999

Runtime1h 23m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitylow

Tonemixed

Feellight

Top Cast

Erin Daniels

Lisa Johnson

Greg Lauren

Mick Partridge

Will Yun Lee

Yoyo Lee

Eva Mendes

Maria Serranco

Ice-T

The Sensei

Vincent Castellanos

Felix

Xavier Coronel

Trini

Tony Bolano

Santos

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Kirk Wong made the legendary 'Crime Story' with Jackie Chan before this—somehow the same person directed both.

Cultural

This represents the exact moment late-90s American TV movies started cannibalizing Hong Kong action talent without understanding it.

The Disciples (1999)