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Firepower
🎬 Movie

Firepower

1993 · 95 min Action Crime Science Fiction
4.9 / 10 · TMDB

In the year 2007, crime has risen at an exponential rate. Once highly populated metropolises such as Los Angeles are no longer inhabitable. These cities have transformed into "Hell Zones," ruled by violent street gangs. The Hell Zone, formerly called the "Zone of Personal Freedom," is a safe-haven for criminal warpaths everywhere. This Hell Zone in LA is controlled by a criminal mastermind named Drexal (Joseph Ruskin). For the sake of entertaining his crowds of decadent losers and underlings, Drexal has staged a series of lethal, no-holds-barred matches in the "Death Ring," where the winner takes all of the glory...while the defeated one shall lose his self-respect (or maybe just his head). Meanwhile, two brave cops, Braniff (Chad McQueen), and Sledge (Gary Daniels) must risk their badges...and their lives when they enter Los Angeles's "Hell Zone."

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Momentum is sustained from first scene to last. The director knows how to give the viewer breathing room without losing tension — and that's valuable in the genre.

Watches in one breath. Plot logic is secondary — what matters here is movement and rhythm, and that's all in order.

For genre fans — essential viewing. For those looking for something deeper — possibly not the film.

Director: Richard Pepin

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Evening with friends, volume up. Talking during the film is acceptable.

🎭 Cast

Chad McQueen

Chad McQueen

Darren Braniff

Gary Daniels

Gary Daniels

Nick Sledge

Jim Hellwig

Jim Hellwig

The Swordsman

George Murdock

George Murdock

Captain Croy

Joseph Ruskin

Joseph Ruskin

Drexal

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Alisha Das

Lisa

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Pablo Marz

Mendez

Art Camacho

Art Camacho

Viper

Dennis Garber

Dennis Garber

Booking Officer

Michael Gregory

Michael Gregory

Chief Handler

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