Cage (film)

Cage
1989 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Lang Elliott
Produced by	Lang Elliott
Written by	Hugh Kelley
Starring	Reb Brown Lou Ferrigno
Music by	Michael Wetherwax
Cinematography	Jacques Haitkin
Edited by	Mark S. Westmore
Production company	Cage Productions Lang Elliott Entertainment
Distributed by	New Century Entertainment Image Organization
Release dates	September 1, 1989
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$618,178 (USA)

Cage is a 1989 American martial arts action film starring Reb Brown and Lou Ferrigno.

Plot

A GI in Vietnam saves his buddy's life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has a child's brain in a (very large) man's body. When they get out of the army the two open up a bar together, but some local gangsters make things tough for them after they refuse to take part in brutal "cage" matches where fighters battle to the point of serious injury and/or death

Cast

• Lou Ferrigno as Billy Thomas
• Reb Brown as Scott Monroe
• Michael Dante as Tony Baccola
• Mike Moroff as Mario
• Marilyn Tokuda as Morgan Garrett
• Al Leong as Tiger Joe
• James Shigeta as Tin Lum Yin
• Branscombe Richmond as Diablo
• Tiger Chung Lee as Chang
• Al Ruscio as Costello
• Daniel Martine as Mono
• Rion Hunter as Chao Tung
• Dana Lee as Pang
• Maggie Mae Miller as Meme
• Paul Sorensen as Matt
• Danny Trejo as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Reception

The movie received a modest reception from critics.^[1]

Pre-Production

When cast, Lou Ferrigno did extensive research on underground cage match style fighting, soldier life after injuries and P.T.S.D..

References

1. "MOVIE REVIEW: Martial-Arts Fighters Square Off in 'Cage,' a Male-Bonding Tale". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-03-17.

External links

• Cage at the Internet Movie Database