Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993) on Netflix
One of them owes a loan shark, so he and his friend Nick fight in no-rules bouts. Mr. Lee, who resents their teacher Shingo, draws them into a shootfighter match.
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Plot summary
In Tijuana, fight matches are held where a man fights until he is either unconscious or dead. Two naive friends, Nick and Ruben, go there hoping to make a quick buck. One of the friends owes money to a loan shark, and this gives the pair plenty of practice in fights with no rules. Mr. Lee, an evil man, has a grudge against Shingo. Shingo is the world shootfighter champion, and he is the teacher of Nick and Ruben. Mr. Lee hoodwinks the two friends into a shootfighter match, a no-holds-barred martial arts contest that is fought to the death.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)
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- For German-speaking territories, Shootfighter was cut in 67 places, leaving about 10 minutes missing. The Cine Club DVD release is uncut and rated for viewers 18 and over.
- William Zabka, the actor playing Ruben, got the role from Pat Johnson, who handled the film's fight choreography and had already been Zabka's trainer on Karate Kid.
