The Perfect Weapon
Seen it?1991 | 85 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (42% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
42% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$14 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 37K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mark DiSalle
- Jeff SpeakmanJeff Sanders
- John DyeDet. Adam Sanders
- MakoKim
- James HongYung
- Mariska HargitayJennifer
- Dante BascoJimmy Ho
- Beau StarrCapt. Carl Sanders
- Seth SakaiMaster Lo
- Professor Toru TanakaTanaka
- Clyde KusatsuDetective Wong