The film follows three characters, a hit-man, a mobster and a corrupt detective who confront each other when events come to a head for them. Hit-man Lee Choe decides to retire to live a normal life. After refusing an order from mobster John Lowe, Lowe has Lee's girlfriend killed. In order to seek vengeance, Lee goes on a mission to kill Lowe, who turns to corrupt detective Craig Barnes to frame him. At the same time, Barnes, who's being investigated by internal affairs, has to deal with his unhappy, alcoholic wife Katie.
Principal photography took place in August 2004. Fist of the Warrior was produced by Ho-Sung Pak, Wayne A. Kennedy and Matthew Chausse who created together the film company GenOne.[1] It was initially produced by CatchLight Films under the title Lesser of Three Evils[2] and was originally to be distributed by Fabrication Films.[3] The film was featured at the 2005 Cannes Film Market[4] However it was not released and was the subject of a legal dispute that ended in January 2008.[5] In 2008 the film was renamed as Blood Money with Boll World Sales owning the international distribution rights.[6] After being re-edited by Aglet Post,[7][8] the film was ultimately released in the US by Lionsgate on DVD in 2009 under the title Fist of the Warrior.[9]
Referencesedit
^GenOne Films April 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. GenOne Films. Retrieved on January 11, 2012.
^Lesser of Three Evils at CatchLight Films February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^CatchLightFilms Company profile March 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
fist, warrior, formerly, known, lesser, three, evils, martial, arts, crime, film, directed, wayne, kennedy, feature, film, directorial, debut, stars, sung, peter, greene, roger, guenveur, smith, sherilyn, fenn, features, fight, choreography, sung, wayne, kenne. Fist of the Warrior formerly known as Lesser of Three Evils is a martial arts crime film directed by Wayne A Kennedy in his feature film directorial debut It stars Ho Sung Pak Peter Greene Roger Guenveur Smith and Sherilyn Fenn and features fight choreography by Ho Sung Pak and Wayne A Kennedy The film was shot in 2004 in Los Angeles California USA and was released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on February 10 2009 Fist of the WarriorDVD coverDirected byWayne A KennedyScreenplay byWayne A KennedyStory byHo Sung PakProduced byJeanette BrillHo Sung PakWayne A KennedyMatthew ChausseArnon ManorStarringHo Sung PakPeter GreeneRoger Guenveur SmithRobin PaulSherilyn FennCinematographyMax Da Yung WangEdited byKarl T HirschWayne A KennedyMusic byNathan LanierProductioncompanyCatchlight FilmsDistributed byLionsgateRelease dateJune 4 2009 2009 06 04 Running time88 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe film follows three characters a hit man a mobster and a corrupt detective who confront each other when events come to a head for them Hit man Lee Choe decides to retire to live a normal life After refusing an order from mobster John Lowe Lowe has Lee s girlfriend killed In order to seek vengeance Lee goes on a mission to kill Lowe who turns to corrupt detective Craig Barnes to frame him At the same time Barnes who s being investigated by internal affairs has to deal with his unhappy alcoholic wife Katie Cast editHo Sung Pak as Lee Choe Peter Greene as John Lowe Roger Guenveur Smith as Det Craig Barnes Robin Paul as Sarah Reeves Sherilyn Fenn as Katie Barnes Rosa Blasi as Woman in Black Antonio Fargas as Father Riley Ed Marinaro as Raymond Miles Michael Dorn as Arnold Denton John Dye as I A Officer A Martinez as Anthony Black Brian Thompson as Max Isaac C Singleton Jr as Frank Richard Gant as Chief Matthews Lara Phillips as Jenny Reeves Marina Sirtis as Mary Gina St John as Det Georgette WilsonProduction editPrincipal photography took place in August 2004 Fist of the Warrior was produced by Ho Sung Pak Wayne A Kennedy and Matthew Chausse who created together the film company GenOne 1 It was initially produced by CatchLight Films under the title Lesser of Three Evils 2 and was originally to be distributed by Fabrication Films 3 The film was featured at the 2005 Cannes Film Market 4 However it was not released and was the subject of a legal dispute that ended in January 2008 5 In 2008 the film was renamed as Blood Money with Boll World Sales owning the international distribution rights 6 After being re edited by Aglet Post 7 8 the film was ultimately released in the US by Lionsgate on DVD in 2009 under the title Fist of the Warrior 9 References edit GenOne Films Archived April 24 2009 at the Wayback Machine GenOne Films Retrieved on January 11 2012 Lesser of Three Evils at CatchLight Films Archived February 2 2009 at the Wayback Machine CatchLightFilms Company profile Archived March 17 2009 at the Wayback Machine Lesser of Three Evils at Cinando Arbitration Award issued January 2 2008 Archived March 6 2009 at the Wayback Machine Blood Money at Boll World Sales Archived June 23 2008 at the Wayback Machine Bollworldsales com Retrieved on January 11 2012 Aglet Post News Recently Finished Archived June 8 2008 at the Wayback Machine Agletproductions com Retrieved on January 11 2012 Aglet Post Recent Features Archived April 13 2009 at the Wayback Machine Agletproductions com Retrieved on January 11 2012 Lionsgate Publicity February 2009 Archived July 13 2011 at the Wayback Machine Lionsgateinfo com Retrieved on January 11 2012 External links editFist of the Warrior DVD program description Doc by Lionsgate Lesser of Three Evils at CatchLight Films Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fist of the Warrior amp oldid 1133090955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
