We are an independent movie lovers club worldwide with 646. Their ninth and final film together over a 12year partnership, kinjite. Once again, charles bronson plays a renegade cop out for vigilante. Its one of those golanglobus movies that tries to address racism but turns ridiculously offensive in the process. When the pimp kidnaps the beautiful daughter of a japanese businessman, rapes her and forces her to begin streetwalking, the cop decides. Lee thompson to make the material more like a charles bronson movie. Forbidden subjects 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The action scenes are kept to a minimum and charles bronson had some pretty funny lines. Forbidden subjects 1989 is an actiondrama film starring charles bronson and directed by j. This is a pretty good movie, it is disturbing, dark, and depressing but these are things that happen in real life. Forbidden subjects 1989 action superstar charles bronson death wish, breakheart pass is at his twofisted best in this gritty, actionpacked thriller about a cop hellbent on wiping out a vicious child prostitution ring.
It certainly threw me off, it wasnt quite what i expected. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. This is the last movie charles bronson made for cannon films and it represents the tenth and final of ten teamings between producer pancho kohner and star. Charles bronson was an american actor who gained fame for portraying vigilantetype characters in revengeoriented movies.
Once again, charles bronson plays a renegade cop out for vigilante justice in the darkest heart of the urban jungle. Charles bronsons action movies a list of 31 titles created 5 months ago charles bronson a list of 36 titles. Forbidden subjects plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. As thompsons final film, it was the last project he and bronson did togethera long and famed hollywood collaboration.
Available on dvd through au oneman crusader and irrepressible seeker of justice charles bronson the great. Charles bronson has played so many avenging fathers in so many different movies in the past 15 years that he seems almost to have settled into the role, as william boyd eventually became hopalong cassidy. The movie is not well written and is full of long periods of meaningless dialogue that go nowhere and seem to have nothing to do with the story line. When it comes to certain actors, you generally know what to expect from their movies. His first notable role was in apache 1954 and his first major role was portraying murderous modoc warrior captain jack in drum beat 1954. The movie marks the ninth and final collaboration between bronson and director j. Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je privacy omgaat. Kinjite, which has been directed with equal disinterest by j. Action superstar charles bronson death wish, breakheart pass is at his twofisted best in this gritty, actionpacked thriller about a cop hellbent on wiping out a vicious child prostitution ring. Charles bronson list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Forbidden subjects might very well be the oddest movie charles bronson ever made.
Just when i thought id seen every sleazy charles bronson movie, hello kinjite the film is highly problematic. It wasnt your typical charles bronson fare and that made it appealing. There was one thing i liked about charles bronson movies when i watched. This time, he is targeting an especially ruthless pimp who has been leading innocent young girls into prostitution.
Forbidden subjects is that you can tell that there was an effort to make it work. Charles bronson death wish all 5 films every shot fired in chronological order duration. Kinjite would also mark the end of an era as it was the final cannon produced movie that charles bronson would ever star in and the final pairing of bronson with director j. Danny trejo, charles bronson, peggy lipton, bill mckinney, juan fernandez, perry lopez. Bronson plays an angry racist cop who hates japanese and anyone who is not anglo saxon. Charles bronson best films a list of 31 titles created 15 jun 2018 my movies k a list of 28 titles created dec 2017 the. Unused the evil that men do original movie poster japan b2 charles bronson.
With bronson, the audience expects a straightup action flick along the lines of a death wish sequel or murphys law. Thompson also worked with bronson in in messenger of death. Charles bronson plays a renegade cop out for vigilante justice in the darkest heart of the urban jungle. Being a huge charles bronson fan for years, i was surprised to finaly be disappointed by one of his films. Charles bronson, actor in kinjite, forbidden subjects kinjite, forbidden subjects crowe charles bronson has a final confrontation with duke. If you can overlook that, you will find a fastpaced cop. November 3, 1921 august 30, 2003 was an american actor.
We cant hide from these things, the movie is exposing the lifestyle of these scum and the man set out to destroy them. Trivia the meaning and relevance of this movie s murphys law 1986 title is that it is a play on words of the central characters name jack murphy charles bronson with the popular expression of the same name that in simple terms states anything that can go wrong will go wrong, a maxim that can be considered to apply to the jack murphy character in this movie. If you can overlook that, you will find a fastpaced copthriller with bronson in fine form at 68 years of age, chasing after a. The genre of charles bronson vigilante movie meets 1980s japanphobia and hamhanded exploitation of social issues, cannon films style, in kinjite. He was often cast in the role of a police officer, gunfighter, or vigilante in revengeoriented plot lines, had longterm collaborations with film directors michael winner and j. With charles bronson, juan fernandez, perry lopez, james pax. Kinjite is the same ol same ol bronson film, but thats the reason if you are a bronson fan you will enjoy it. In this edition of bullet points, i look at charles bronsons last movie of the 80s kinjite. Its not bronsons best movie but i thought it was pretty solid, i give it a 7.
Forbidden subjects basically plays out as a death wish installment with charles bronson portraying lieutenant crowe. Charles bronson, perry lopez, juan fernandez, sy richardson, nicole eggert, drew williams, peggy lipton, bill. If you buy it now, youll only be purchasing this item. Charles bronson, james pax, juan fernandez, peggy lipton. Forbidden subjects citywide is just another charles bronson action thrillera bit sleazier and more repellent than mostin. Its a bronson taking revenge again, this time he is a cop. Find movie and film cast and crew information for kinjite. The moment we see bronson, we want to know whos been messing with his family this time and how bronson is going to exact his revenge. Forbidden subjects 1989 is the superior if sleazier film. Kinjite is a good film with an interesting story, and like i said before, delivers everything youd expect from a charles bronson film. Met charles bronson, perry lopez en juan fernandez. Being thompsons final film, it was the last project he and bronson did. Lee thompson and starring charles bronson, john houseman, jacqueline bisset, and maximilian schell the film was the first of nine collaborations between bronson and director j.
The word kinjite translates to english as forbidden, hinting at the subject matter. Charles bronson kinjite forbidden subjects1989 youtube. Kinjite is a good film with an interesting story, and like i said before. Forbidden subjects 1989 trivia 14 add new charles bronson was sixtyeightyearsold when he appeared in this movie. Released to bluray in tandem with messenger of death 1988, another charles bronson thriller directed by j. Lee thompson, and appeared in fifteen films with his. Bronson, charles charles bronson, rechercheur crowe. Forbidden subjects stars charles bronson, perry lopez, juan fernandez, peggy lipton the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr. Charles bronson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Forbidden subjects is a 1989 american action thriller film starring charles bronson and directed by j. After his young daughter is molested, a vice cop is determined to crush a child slavery ring. It was bronsons last for cannon films, his last of nine films with thompson, thompsons final feature, and bronsons penultimate starring movie.
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