A con-artist meets a tough fighter and sees him as her ticket to a better life. The two make an agreement and head off to New Orleans to arrange a match with "the man" - the mysterious king of bare-knuckled boxing. There are no rules for this fight...one man wins when the other dies.
Practical Effects
Gloriously messy bare-knuckle brawls with zero CGI cleanup.
Production
New Orleans locations look authentically sweaty and desperate.
Costume
Bird's wardrobe screams 'I lost my better jacket in a bet.'
Director
David Mitchell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Sanderson (Ratman) was simultaneously playing J.F. Sebastian in Blade Runner—same year, vastly different garbage aesthetics.
This film captures the tail end of 1980s 'urban decay exploitation' cinema, where every city looked like Escape From New York on a budget.
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