Riffed Trax: Ironheart (1992)

 What does it say about me that I've watched a Film called Ironheart, but haven't gotten around to watching the rest of the Show?

Nothing.
At all.

This is Ironheart, a 1992 Action Film.  I got this via Rifftrax, as I love Kung-Fu Films and Rifftrax.  It is like peanut butter and chocolate!

The Plot involves a Cop traveling a long distance to solve the murder of his former Partner.  Will his expertise in Martial Arts play a part?
This is a product of a time where Martial Arts Films were big and, well, anyone that could do them got a shot.

In this case, it is Britton K. Lee, who has a total of 2 Credits (this is his last) and NO picture on IMDB.
Not even a random head shot of him or a still from this Movie.

That's how little people care, eh?

Is this Film a bit of enjoyable silliness?  To find out, read on....

In the Opening Scene, a woman leaves a Club with a well-dressed man.  It turns out that he's a bad guy and he takes her to the Docks.

A guy follows them, but then gets beat up and killed by thugs, including Bolo Yeung (aka the guy on the Cover).

Wait- if he's a Henchman, is he the Lead?

Nope- it is Britton.
He's a Cop in San Francisco who just happens to be the former partner of the guy killed at the Docks.

He's told about the death and travels all of the way to Portland to work the case.

Yes, Portland.

Did this inspire that Family Guy cutaway?

I should mention that this is also the final Film by Enter the Dragon (and Gymkata) Director Robert Clouse (who lived in Oregon btw).

The actual bad guy is Richard Norton, who actually goes the whole Film (SPOILER Alert) without doing any fighting.  At all.

Weird.

Anyhow, he's trafficking in girls, drugs and guns- the usual.

As for our Cover Star, he pops up every once in a while.

He mostly beats up misbehaving thugs (like those that fail) and stand in the background.

Our Hero befriends the sort-of friend of the missing girl.  She actually insults said girl by saying that she was 'taking the easy way' to fame by 'dancing at clubs.'

Some friend...but we do need someone to do the dialog that doesn't sound like a nervous kid in their first play.

It obviously leads to a big showdown!

Our Hero takes out the henchman (on what is supposedly their ship), easily kills Norton (see earlier comment) and has a pretty nothing fight with Yeung.

The day is saved...but there is no Sequel.

A Film that is very by-the-numbers and much more banal than you might think.

The Rifftrax Crew has fun with the fact that this Film is chock full of Driving and Parking Scenes.  It is way more than any Film that ISN'T about people in a Parking Lot should have.

Lee, as mentioned once, has so little charisma (at least when Acting in English) that it is almost becomes negative charisma.
I think he was honestly trying, but also failing.

Look- if I was trying to act for the 2nd time AND it was in Korean, I'd be pretty crap too.  Fair is fair.

As I've not seen this unriffed, I can't recommend that version per se.  The Rifftrax one- absolutely!

There's a strange charm to this one, as the Music if fun, but dated and the Setting is different.
Who thought 'Make this Kung Fu Action Film into a Travelogue for Portland, Oregon?!?'

This was just a bonus Review.  

My look at an obscure Italian Film with a famous Actor's last role is still upcoming- don't worry.