A native born son to the city of chicago illinois jeff started his athletic career very early in life. Jeff speakman plays a man on the run from his past, who returns to his old stomping grounds to help stomp some korean gangster butt. Whilst the revenge motive is a familiar storyline in martial arts films, what seperates perfect weapon from the rest is jeff speakmans brilliant kenpo moves in the fight scenes. Now first off, jeff speakman gets one of the lamest introductions for someone the studio is trying to launch as an action star. The perfect weapon 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Years later, jeffs mentor, kim, is being threatened by one of the korean mafia families. Unlike steven seagal, chuck norris, and jeanclaude van damme. Years later, jeff s mentor, kim, is being threatened by one of the korean mafia families. Jeffs talent as a springboard diver blossomed in high school where jeff set new. Read the the perfect weapon plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Overview of perfect weapon, the, 1991, directed by mark disalle, with jeff speakman, john dye, dante basco, at turner classic movies. The perfect weapon 1991 stream and watch online moviefone. The perfect weapon 1991 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Nov 03, 2014 jeff speakman is out to find the man who killed his old buddy and hell kick as much ass as needbe to find out what he wants to know.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Great fun, and a rather fastpaced martial arts bmovie. Look and see what you are missing in this wonderful movie. Nonton the perfect weapon 1991 ilk21 sub indo nontonxxi. In the united kingdom, this movie was released straight to video in 1993.
It was 1991, and jeff speakman was busy promoting his first action movie for paramount pictures the perfect weapon. The plot tells the story of jeff original name, a young delinquent, who is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school. Read the the perfect weapon movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. This is a compilation of the fights scenes in perfect weapon a movie with jeff speakman. The perfect weapon, starring steven seagal perfect weapon song, a 2010 song by black veil brides perfect weapon, a british tv series for national geographic. The perfect weapon movie dvd jeff speakman 20 one man becomes a deadly strike force in this cracking actionthriller starring new martialarts sensation jeff speakman. Jeff speakman born november 8, 1958, nicknamed the perfect weapon, is an american actor and a martial artist in the art of american kenpo and japanese gojuryu, earning black belts in each.
Jeff speakman was born and raised in chicago, illinois, where he became a allamerican springboard diver in high school. On 8111958 jeff speakman was born in chicago, illinois. Today mike and i take a look at paramounts attempt at turning bland kenpo black belt jeff speakman into the next big thing with 1991s the perfect weapon. Determined to go to college, he worked for six years and graduated with honors from missouri state college, earning a bachelors degree in. The perfect weapon bluray movie cover jeff speakman jeff speakman is on bluray. The actor is currently single, his starsign is scorpio and he is now 61 years of age. The film relates the story of a young man, jeff, who is trained in the martial art of kenpo, and his fight against the korean mafia families. Typical karate tough guy zaniness, lots of hilarious karate sequences full of speakmans signature flurry of slaps and kicks. Training and competing as a gymnast during the school year and as a springboard diver in the summer consumed much of his young life. Featuring plenty of high, hard kicks, and flailing furious fists, this martial arts actioner tells an exciting tale of vengeance as a tough american street fighter stalks the streets of l. He followed it up with 1993s street knight, which was the final film ever released by my beloved cannon films, but since then has worked exclusively in the dtv market. The perfect weapon 1991 full movie download full hd youtube.
Jeff speakman interview with images martial arts movies. When paramounts the perfect weapon arrived in theaters in 1991, it heralded the arrival of the next big action star. May 05, 2018 nonton film online the perfect weapon 1991 gratis cinemaxxi film bagus bioskop online movie sub indo ilk21 indoxxi. Unlike steven seagal, chuck norris, and jeanclaude van damme, speakman stood out for several reasons, but mainly because of his radically unique style in the martial arts. Years later, jeff s mentor, kim, is being threatened by one of. Mission of justice full movie action martial arts jeff wincott duration. The perfect weapon was the only widely release movie jeff speakman ever made. Whilst the revenge motive is a familiar storyline in martial arts films, what seperates perfect weapon from the rest is jeff speakman s brilliant kenpo moves in the fight scenes. The dos and donts of creating the perfect action hero. Jeff speakman is out to find the man who killed his old buddy and hell kick as much ass as needbe to find out what he wants to know. Jan 28, 2018 the dos and donts of creating the perfect action hero. Released 1991, the perfect weapon stars jeff speakman, john dye, mako, james hong the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The perfect weapon 1991 and street knight 1993 its the 1990s. Jeff speakman is the perfect action hero in the perfect.
Now, this is my opinion, so im sure others will have a different opinion, if youve seen this move before. Jun 25, 2015 the perfect weapon was the only widely release movie jeff speakman ever made. Jeff speakman, john dye, mako these are by far the best scenes in this movie. He had just signed a fourpicture deal with paramount and was looking forward to joining the cinematic ranks of steven seagal, jeanclaude van damme, sylvester. Movie newcomer jeff speakman makes an appealing action. Perfect weapon offers jeff speakman, a new breed of sensitive hero with a. Jeff plays a drifter and kenpo karate expert who returns home to discover his mentor was murdered by a ruthless drug lord. Jeff speakman, nicknamed the perfect weapon, is an american actor and a martial artist in the art of american kenpo and japanese gojuryu, earning black be. It makes the film feel like a oneoff an action movie forgotten by all but the most devoted fans. Overall, a very poor movie, to be avoided unless you are a speakman obsessive. Speakman started acting in 1988 and became an actor in 1991 with the release of the perfect weapon, he followed this up with the feature film street knight. Perfect weapon, a 1996 video game for windows and playstation. The perfect weapon is my second favourite martial arts movie of all time, the first being bruce lees enter the dragon. Other action films followed, including the expert and deadly outbreak.
Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent kims death at the hands of an unknown. Sep 18, 2017 the film relates the story of a young man, jeff, who is trained in the martial art of kenpo, and his fight against the korean mafia families. Featuring plenty of high, hard kicks, and flailing furious fists, this martial arts actioner tells an exciting tale of vengeance as a official theatrical movie poster for the perfect weapon directed by mark disalle. The perfect weapon, a 2015 short story in the journey to star. Go see perfect weapon instead the plot is no better, but at least the fights are good. The perfect weapon is a 1991 martial arts action film directed by mark disalle and starring jeff speakman, mako iwamatsu, james hong, and caryhiroyuki tagawa. Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some selfdiscipline.