Saturday, April 11, 2020

Movie Review: Hot Potato (1976)

DIRECTOR: Oscar Williams. CAST: Jim Kelly, George Memmoli, Geoffrey Benney, Irene Tsu, Judith Brown, Sam Hiona, Ron Prince, Hardy Stockmann, Metta Rungrat, Supakorn Sunssermvorakul, Somchai Meekunsut, Veerapol Pitavan, Puchong Makaraj, Yuen Biao.
This follow-up to Black Belt Jones bears no resemblance to the original; I imagine it was a marketing decision made after the film was already completed. Jones (no Black Belt) travels to an undisclosed Asian country in search of a senator’s daughter held for ransom. Jim Kelly kicks some ass in scenic locations, but it is not enough to be worth the price of admission. Out-of-place comic relief renders Hot Potato more appropriate for the Saturday afternoon kid’s matinee set. This movie is less than an hour and a half, yet its poor pacing makes it feel twice as long.
AKA Twist the Tiger’s Tail.






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