Dragon and the Hawk (2000)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Mark Steven Grove

Writer:

Robert Gosnell (writer)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Korean martial arts master teams up with US police detective to solve the mystery of his missing sister. Their search leads to a sinister underworld organization that they must battle their way through.

Plot Keywords:

Dungeon | Female Fighter | Gothic | Mad Scientist | Martial Arts

Cast

Julian Lee	...	'Dragon' Pak
Barbara Gehring	...	Lt. 'Hawk' Hawkins
Trygve Lode	...	Therion
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael L. Amory	...	Apartment superintendent
Christina B.	...	(voice)
Leslie Bova	...	Foreign girl
Marnie Brooks	...	Russian agent
Gene Brown	...	(voice)
Pete Conners	...	(voice)
Lee Crawford	...	Denver Express shuttle driver
Corey Davidson	...	AMR paramedic
Norman Dehm	...	Adama
Sam Del Rio	...	Aveer
Sunshine Diaz	...	Waitress
Chris Dressler	...	Gabriel
Billy Easter	...	Nurse
George Elliot	...	Stan Hawkins
Laura Elliot	...	Nurse
Cathryn Farnsworth	...	Diana
Steve Fite	...	Jeremy
George Flynn	...	(voice)
Kate Ford	...	Bartender
Gayle Galvez	...	Cindi Pak
Susan L. Gann	...	Police officer #2
Michelle Grove	...	Mai'im
Anna Hadzi	...	Pauline
Gary Hansbrough	...	Capt. Moreland
Allen Heaton	...	Aish
Michelle Jasinski	...	Dead sister
Rob Johnson	...	Harv
Jennifer Kahler	...	Lora Chan
Christian Lertch	...	Squadroom officer
Kate Lynott	...	Doctor
Trina Magness	...	Aleese
Ed Mann	...	(voice)
Phil Martinez	...	Taxi driver
Roseanna Martinez	...	Zone cab driver
Brian McCulley	...	Macao agent
Brett McEntire	...	(voice)
Ron Montoya	...	Police detective
Michelle Munoz	...	AMR EMT
Karl Nealer	...	Vice cop
Ted Newsome	...	Police officer #1
Leigh Ann Post	...	Shopkeeper
Donald Richardson	...	Edgar Dante
Vivienne Roberts	...	(voice)
Daryl Rolando	...	Col. Maxwell
Steve Sealy	...	Jules
Scott Sheely	...	Lab technician
Laurel Sheridan	...	Therion's bodyguard #1
Jamie Shoup	...	Edgar's captive
Natalie Smith	...	Modeling agent
Jennifer Stone	...	(voice)
Travis Torres	...	Bystander
Steven Vestey	...	(voice)
Liz White	...	(voice)
Alex Wilder	...	Therion's bodyguard #2
Ken Witt	...	Vincent

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and language.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Inferno Film Productions

Trivia:

This was the last movie shot at Stapleton Airport in Denver, which was featured in movies such as Die Hard 2 and Dumb & Dumber. They stopped the jackhammers for half a day for the production crew to shoot the two airports scenes.

Quotes:

Mai'im: You should choose your victims more wisely.

Movie Connections:

References Tiger Street (1998)

Soundtrack:

Saying Goodbye

Not just for martial arts enthusiasts!

I'm not normally a very big fan of martial arts films - I need more than lots of good fight scenes to really enjoy a movie. This one has more. Most of the (admittedly very few) martial arts movies I've seen have fairly week plots that serve only to carry the action, and little in the way of a true story, character development, humor (Jackie Chan movies being a notable exception), etc.

Dragon and the Hawk is a pleasant exception. It has a tight plot that delivers a good story without any notable plot holes, very good dialogue and reasonable character development, a bit of humor sprinkled in, believable characters that are well-acted, and a high-energy soundtrack to go with the high-energy action. The evil scientist Therion (Trygve Lode) is downright creepy...

All in all, I think Dragon and the Hawk is an excellent film, even for people like me that aren't all that into martial arts films. And for those of you who are, you won't be disappointed - if it's fight scenes you want, Dragon and the Hawk really delivers!