This movie begins in California and Vegas. Agents have to work under cover, they must be sure they do not attract anyone's attention. Therefore - they go on stage: Fu as the worst ever Elvis impersonator, Cobra as a dancer in a topless bar. Maybe that doesn't make any sense so far, but wait for it, you haven't seen yet what Julie Strain wears on a normal day in the office: a leopard stringy thing (the director dryly commented "works for me", quoted from the book "Bullets, Bombs And Babes"). She's one of the good guys this time. Anyhow, the story is about gangsters led by a wrestler named Warrior who smuggles diamonds from Russia and much more. The good guys guess they have a traitor among them, because a computer access code is passed on and the cover of 4 agents is blown. They now have to fight to survive. A lot of action in this Sidaris movie (this is the 11th out of my 12 reviews for the works of Andy Sidaris, in chronological order),beautiful women and a special sense of humor as always. Shae Marks, an "actress with a figure that would make a grown man cry", as Andy Sidaris truthfully wrote in his above-mentioned book, had her first appearance in the series here.
Day of the Warrior
1996
Action / Adventure / Thriller
Day of the Warrior
1996
Action / Adventure / Thriller
Keywords: diamond
Plot summary
Somehow, the L.E.T.H.A.L. Agency's Headquarters security has been breached by an unknown foe who managed to break into the Force's computer system and tamper with classified documents regarding valuable information about its operatives. It seems that the man behind this cyber attack is none other than the "Warrior", a former CIA Agent and nowadays, a powerful multi-level criminal entrepreneur whose tentacles have spread into pornography, smuggling and the white slave trade. Ultimately, with the list of all the undercover agents' identities in hand, it is Commander's Willow Black and her team of Agents, Tiger and Cobra high-priority mission to obliterate the mastermind's lucrative underground market network.
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You ain't nothing but a hound dog (#11)
Andy Sidaris works his usual distinctly tacky magic once again
A crack team of elite federal agents take on arch criminal the Warrior (an effectively imposing portrayal by brawny pro wrestler Marcus Bagwell),a real no-count baddie who not only runs a nefarious operation that's into everything from porn to diamond smuggling, but who also has managed to hack into main computer files and obtain top secret information on all the agents. Writer/director Andy Sidaris happily indulges in his trademark blithely adolescent and hence highly entertaining cinematic mix of wonderfully extensive gratuitous distaff nudity, sizzling soft-core sex, a generous sprinkling of bloody violence, enormous splashy explosions, an amusing sense of self-mocking campy humor (a fierce wrestling match pitting two agents against the Warrior in particular is absolutely gut-busting),and clumsily staged action set pieces. Naturally, there's the customary gaggle of gorgeous gals to keep things hopping (and bouncing) along: divinely tall'n'leggy Amazonian goddess Julie Strain as commander Willow Black, delicious busty blonde Julie K. Smith as the sassy Cobra, impossibly buxom brunette Shae Marks as Tiger, the tasty Raye Hollitt as ruthless evil babe Kym, and yummy brunette Tammy Parks as Scorpion. The rest of the cast likewise have a ball with the kitschy material: Kevin Light and Cristian Letelier as quite likable as a couple of hunky agents, Sidaris movie regular Rodrigo Obregon sleazes it up nicely as oily henchman Manuel, and Gerald Okamura is a total hoot as Asian Elvis impersonator Fu. Mark Morris' polished cinematography gives the picture a neat glossy look. Both Ron Di Iulio's cool jazzy rollicking score and the roaring trash rock soundtrack further enhance the infectiously cheesy merriment. A complete schlocky riot.
Magic in movie form
L.E.T.H.A.L. (Legion to Ensure Total Harmony and Law) is back, tracking a Native American pro wrestling criminal mastermind known as The Warrior, who makes his money via diamond smuggling, art theft and making pornography. But once he breaks into the L.E.T.H.A.L. database and steals files on its agents, he goes too far!
You know who else is back? Andy Sidaris, sitting in that director's chair, making the right decisions. I'm not saying that his son Drew - here executive producer along with Arlene Sidaris - did poorly. But you really want the master at the helm.
Julie Strain finally plays one of the good guys - Willow Black - and she definitely excels at being in charge. She's joined by Julie K. Smith (Penthouse Pet of the Month, February 1993) as Cobra, who is wearing a mask and working undercover at an adult club. And then there's Shae Marks (Playboy Playmate of the Month, May 1994) as Tiger.
Former WCW wrestler - and the man whose match with Booker T doomed a WWE-led revival of the brand in one night - Marcus Alexander Bagwell shows up as Warrior, who never leaves his wrestling gym, constantly putting on traditional Native American garb and beating people up.
Rodrigo Obregon is back as Manuel. And now, Gerald Okamura is also on the side of good as the team's martial artists instructor, Fu. He also likes to dress up and sing as a Chinese Elvis, which both makes perfect sense and none at all. Such is the Sidaris Universe.
This is also the most meta of the series, as the L.E.T.H.A.L. safehouse has posters for Savage Beach, Hard Hunted and Do or Die. And I just adore their headquarters, which looks like a nondescript office building with Southwestern art on the walls and older women just typing away at desks. Is this what happens to field agents when they're tired of getting into hot tubs and hot water?