Cage (1989)
Directed by Lang Elliott / Hugh Kelley
Genres - Drama, Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Crime Thriller |
Release Date - Sep 1, 1989 (USA) |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
If you've seen TV wrestling, you know what a "caged" bout is. In Cage, it's for real; two testosterone-pumped behemoths are placed in a cage where they duke it out to the death. Lou Ferrigno plays Billy Thomas, the muscle-bound Vietnam vet who is finagled into cage-fighting by a group of mobsters. Scott Monroe (Reb Brown), the man whose life Billy saved in Nam, finds himself (through a series of ludicrous plot twists) facing his former savior in the dreaded cage. We suppose this was meant to be taken seriously, but audiences didn't get the hint; Cage has been greeted with raucous, derisive laughter ever since its 1990 release.
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boxing, war, friendship, gangster, handicap, injury, revenge, sports, tournament