In 2014, she starred in the action movie mercenaries, alongside kristanna loken, brigitte nielsen, vivica a. Yuen biao vs cynthia rothrock above the lawrighting. I bought the movie and had to return it because it is not the yes madam with cynthia rothrock in it. The littleknown donna jason plays rothrock s sister, a roving reporter who also knows a thing or two about martial arts. With corruption being the key to success and cops like those played yuen biao and cynthia rothrock being the poor suckers who try to fix everything. Cynthia rothrock was born on march 8, 1957 in delaware, usa. Righting wrongs above the law martial arts movie yuen biao cynthia rothrock. A police woman, expert and instructor in martial arts, leaves the city to stay with her dad, sheriff in a town with peace and quiet or so she thinks. The picture was a hong kong production, but filmed in english on.
Righting wrongs is a 1986 hong kong action film produced and directed by corey yuen, and also produced by and starring yuen biao, both of whom also serve as the films action directors. Heres a compilation of my favorite cynthia rothrock fight scenes. Above the law also ranks as rothrocks best movie to date. Sep 10, 2019 from the 1986 kung fu action cult classic above the law righting wrongs, starring yuen biao, cyntha rothrock, melvin wong, etc and directed by corey yuen. She was born in wilmington, delaware, and was brought up in scranton, pennsylvania. From the 1986 kung fu action cult classic above the lawrighting wrongs, starring yuen biao, cyntha rothrock, melvin wong. With cynthia rothrock, richard norton, keith cooke, doug wright. Cynthia rothrock boobpedia encyclopedia of big boobs.
China obrien belongs to an era of action movies that never saw the inside of a movie theater, but not for a lack of effort. Feb 15, 2017 having won the world championship in competitive emptyhanded and weapons forms five times in a row throughout the 80s, she later became one of the most famous westerners in hong kong action. Yuen biao eastern condors, wheels on meals and cynthia rothrock china obrien, lady dragon star in this explosive action thriller classic, easily their finest work and also known as righting wrongs. Yuen biao plays jason chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. Cynthia rothrock born march 1957 american martial artist and actress hit movies include. Jun 04, 2015 a woman seeks revenge on the men who raped her and murdered her husband.
This is a compilation of the fights scenes in above the law a movie with cynthia rothrock. Fast forward 2 years, and she was casted in her first action movie, yes, madam alongside michelle yeoh. It is a serious movie that touches on the law being unable to protect the innocent and punish those who break the law. Sep 28, 2010 above the law rothrock kungfufighting. She gets plenty opportunities to show her martial arts skills. Yuen biao vs cynthia rothrock above the lawrighting wrongs. Rothrock holds black belt rankings in seven styles of martial. Cynthia ann christine rothrock is an american martial artist and actress in martial arts films.
Jan 08, 2015 scene from above the law 2 1986,staring cynthia rothrock and yen biao. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family cynthia rothrock born march 8, 1957 is an american martial artist and actress specializing in martial arts films. If your looking for cynthia, look some where else this is not the right movie. Yuen is a mildmannered prosecutor who takes the law into his own hands, when the justice system fails to capture the most notorious criminals. Join cynthia rothrock as she takes you across the planet as you climb the highest mountain, take a wild ride on a. With biao yuen, cynthia rothrock, melvin wong, roy chiao. The film also costars cynthia rothrock, melvin wong, wu ma, roy chiao. Movie name lady dragon 2 movie cast cynthia rothrock, billy drago, sam j. Yuen biao plays jason chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to. No retreat no surrender 2 1987, above the law 1986 china obrien 1988, lady dragon 1990 hits movie martial artist law fashion beauty dragon china actresses american memes. The best thing about this film is the human heman john miller as the villain of the piece.
Above the law original trailer zhi fa xian feng 1986 aka righting wrongs hong kong english title aka above the law uk video title director. The snag is that this new string of murders are not the work of biao, but hes quickly framed and accused by cindy, played by cynthia rothrock. Righting wrongs 1986, above the law, cynthia rothrock,righting,righting wrongs,righting wrongs 1986,wrongs,yuen biao,action,bike,bikes,boxing,chase,chases,combat,crash. From the deepest part of africa to the jungles of the amazon. Yuen biao, roy chiao hung, cynthia rothrock, wu ma, melvin wong, corey yuen. The movie, which was a box office success, made a household name of rothrock in hong kong. The top 20 movies starring cynthia rothrock flickchart. Righting wrongs 1986,above the law,cynthia rothrock,righting,righting wrongs,righting wrongs 1986,wrongs,yuen biao,action,bike,bikes.
She is an actress and producer, known for undefeatable 1993, lady dragon 1992 and honor and glory 1993. The international version dubbed in english is titled above the law, which. Cynthia rothrock born 8 march 1957, is an american actress specializing in martial arts films. Undefeatable is a 1994 martial arts movie starring cynthia rothrock and directed by godfrey ho using the pseudonym godfrey hall. She is an actress and producer, known for undefeatable 1993, huang jia shi jie 1985 and above the law 1986. David offered her a costarring role with chad mcqueen in martial law, rothrock s first u. Cynthia rothrocks acting career started in 1983 when golden harvest discovered her.
From the 1986 kung fu action cult classic above the law righting wrongs, starring yuen biao, cyntha rothrock, melvin wong, etc and directed by corey yuen. Yuen biao plays jason chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. First and foremost, this is more of a richard norton vehicle than it is a cynthia rothrock flick. She holds 5 black belts in korean and chinese martial arts including the korean arts of tang soo do and tae kwon do, and the chinese arts of eagle claw, wu shu contemporary, and northern shaolin classical. Above the law is one of the best films cynthia rothrock ever appeared in, period. Above the law, no retreat no surrender 2, china o brien. Look and see what you are missing in this wonderful movie. Cynthia rothrock, best fight scenes, best action scenes. Does anyone know if there is a release of this movie which has the original export english dub. Rothrock appeared on ken reids tv guidance counselor podcast on march 16, 2016. Yuen biao and cynthia rothrock star in this explosive action thriller classic. I cannot speak so certainly for yuen biao, but seeing as this movie earned him his most recent nomination at the hong kong film awards for action choreography, i cant imagine it being one of his worst. Rothrock became one of the few caucasian performers to achieve genuine stardom in the local hong kong film industry before achieving success in their own country.
This is some stupid english dubbed movie that makes no sense at all and is very ignorant. Feb 25, 2016 undefeatable is a 1994 martial arts movie starring cynthia rothrock and directed by godfrey ho using the pseudonym godfrey hall. The film follows kristi jones cynthia rothrock who, along with her gang, take part in mafiarun street fights to earn money for her sisters college education. Cynthia rothrock born march 8, 1957 american martial artist and actress hit movies include. As the police assign a tough gutsy inspector rothrock to stop yuens vigilante hunting out of. Jalal merhi, bolo yeung, cynthia rothrock, ong soo han, evan lurie, eric lee, paul rapovski, mike chow, brad milne, r. No retreat no surrender 2 above the law china obrien lady dragon cynthia rothrock after xtreme fighter rothrock retired from acting at the age of and teaches private martial arts lessons at her martial arts studio in studio city, california. Above the law zhi fa xian feng 1986 rotten tomatoes. As the first real american vehicle of former hong kong action queen cynthia rothrock, china obrien appeals to the lovers of blondes, kung fu, and macho feminism expressed by having the unassuming leading lady beat the snot out of every redneck and gangbanger she. Cynthia rothrock she received her degree black belt in tang soo do moo duk kwan in she was tested by grand master robert kovaleski, dan and chair of the i. Guardian angel could possibly be the best of cynthia rothrocks early 90s lowbudget american martial arts flicks, if the whole movie was as good as its first half hour. To appease her, corey yuen pretended to film her running away after the fight, but later filmed her. Headlining the cast is cynthia rothrock, who doesnt get too much screen time but is more than adequate when she does show up. Join cynthia rothrock as she takes you across the planet as you climb the highest mountain, take a wild ride on a stunt airplane to sleeping with lions.
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