![]() ![]() It’s West Side Story meets Scarface.īut that’s not all the drama this film provides as there is also a rival band that got replaced by Dragon Sound at the local hot spot – we’re assuming also the only club in Miami – and they want their gig back. Adding to those problems is the band Dragon Sound as John ( Vincent Hirsch), one of the band’s supposed singers, is dating Jeff’s sister Jane ( Kathy Collier), and Jeff is not cool with that. Their operation is shown to have some bugs in it when a group of their ninjas takes out a rival drug gang, but then forget to steal the money. The films key villains are Jeff ( William Ergle) and Yashito ( Si Y Jo), and it is Jeff who runs the local gang element, while Yashito operates the ninja training camp that supplies Jeff with his ninjas. Dragon Sound, the fusion of music and tae kwon do. ![]() The story deals with an evil group of motorcycle riding ninjas that are moving in on the local drug trade, and how they are thwarted by the “rock” band Dragon Sound, and yes, I will admit that not one part of that sentence isn’t awesome, unfortunately, what follows is not. The movie takes place in Orlando, Florida, which is certainly a strange location for a movie called Miami Connection as at no point does anyone go to Miami – or make references to any kind of connection – at least none that I could tell. Kim was an actual black belt in Tae Kwon is just added sadness as he did not have the ability to translate that to the screen in any way shape or form. ![]() From the poor camerawork to the stilted acting, to some of the most unconvincing fight scenes ever put to film, and that writer/producer/star Y.K. Which brings us to Miami Connection, a film so terrible it is actually awe-inspiring to behold. Featuring a cast comprised of Kim's students along with plentiful local talent, MIAMI CONNECTION offers the best traits of regional exploitation filmmaking through the aesthetic of Cannon-esque 80s action, and finally comes to UHD from Vinegar Syndrome, exclusively restored in 4K from recently unearthed negative materials and loaded with plentiful archival and newly shot extras.According to 80s movies, everyone knew martial arts – where a big kung fu brawl could break at a moment’s notice – but sadly not everyone could be Chuck Norris, so for every badass martial arts flick made there are a dozen duds to be found. Kim's MIAMI CONNECTION was the cinematic passion project of Florida based martial arts teacher, Grandmaster Kim, and combines explosive action set pieces, daring and elaborate fight sequences, and live musical performances from Dragon Sound. The five best friends are soon forced to put their fighting skills to the ultimate test, not just to defend themselves, but their entire community from the iron grip held over it by these narcotics trafficking hooligans.Īn international cult sensation and tribute to the unwavering power of friendship, Woo-sang Park (aka Richard Park) and Y.K. A resentful rival band enlists the help of Jeff and his crew of violent, motorcycle riding thugs to exact vengeance for their bruised egos, against Dragon Sound. Lead singer John is engaged in a budding romance with Jane, sister of Jeff, a kingpin in one of Florida's toughest drug pushing gangs. Dragon Sound, the house band at Orlando's #1 nightclub is made up of five orphans and university classmates, all of whom are experts in Taekwondo, with a musical mission to share the importance of love and friendship.
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