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Expect No Mercy (film)

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Expect No Mercy is a 1995 action/science-fiction film directed by Zale Dalen.

Premise

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A virtual reality martial arts academy is being used as a front for a group of highly skilled assassins. The U.S. government has called in for their own top martial arts master to put a stop to this gang of killers.

Cast

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  • Billy Blanks as Agent Justin Vanier
  • Jalal Merhi as Agent Eric
  • Laurie Holden as Vicki
  • Wolf Larson as Warbeck
  • Anthony De Longis as Damian
  • Michael Blanks as 'Spyder'
  • Real Andrews as Alexander
  • Brett Halsey as Bromfield
  • Richard Fitzpatrick as Frank
  • Geza Kovacs as Woods
  • Jefferson Mappin as Wilkinson
  • Sam Moses as Goldberg
  • Bob Collins as Bertolucci
  • Scott Hogarth as Goliath
  • Bill Pickels as Samurai
  • Layton Morrison as Destroyer
  • Christopher Lee Clements as Boxer
  • Rick Sue as Evil Clown
  • Don Gough as Ninja / Enforcer
  • Gary Chow as Gridman / Khan / Fango
  • Gary "Si-Jo" Foo as Instructor Enforcer
  • Lisa Jilon as Dominatrix

Home media

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The movie was released on VHS by Imperial Entertainment and WarnerVision in 1995 and that same year in Canada by Alliance. In 2005, a DVD was released in Canada by Legacy Entertainment but in a full screen presentation that is merely a dupe of the original VHS. The Movie is being released in 2022 on blu ray by Vinegar Syndrome.

Production

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The movie was filmed in July 1994 in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Billy Blanks was cast at the last minute as a replacement for Olivier Gruner. Gary Daniels was also originally cast in the role of Warbeck but the U.S. distributors wanted Wolf Larson for the role.

Game tie-in

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A computer game based on the film, developed by Microforum, was released in 1996 for the PC. The game is considered by many to be a knock-off of Mortal Kombat, by having digitized sprites of real people photographs, similar characters, and fatalities.

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