Directed by:
Amir ShervanScreenplay:
Amir ShervanCinematography:
Peter PalianComposer:
Alan DerMarderosianCast:
Mathew Karedas, Mark Frazer, Robert Z'Dar, Janis Farley, Gerald Okamura, Melissa Moore, Jimmy Williams, Warren Stevens, Cranston Komuro, Dale Cummings, CameronPlots(1)
You have the right to remain silent... dead silent A deadly "Code of Silence" sweeps through Los Angeles as gang violence erupts, taking no prisoners and leaving no witnesses alive. The police find themselves outgunned and out-sword-ed by Fujiyama's infamous Katana gang.Only one man has the training, expertise and swordsmanship needed to break the code. His name is Joe Marshall (Matt Hannon). They call him Samurai. He speaks fluent Japanese. He was trained by "The Masters" in Japan. Joe must strike a balance between his insatiable appetite for women and his quest to stop the gang violence. Endless obstacles abound; A horny nurse, a sex crazed policewoman, legendary henchmen (Robert Z'dar and Gerald Okamura) and countless petty thugs! (official distributor synopsis)
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Get a second-rate actor or amateur extras, shoot it as a sequence of more or less unrelated scenes, add to that clouds and clouds of filmmaking errors that will make you have fits of laughter, and which are a joy to analyse in rewind, spice it up with a lot of clumsily staged love scenes like a bad Kama Sutra, and throw in some unexpected dialogue that makes your monitor crack, and you've got Samurai Cop. Yeah, this is The Room of the action buddy-cup movies. And all the absurdity is enhanced by the fact that, like Wiseau, Amir Shervan made it with a love of film and a conviction that he was making something world-class. I don’t know if it’s been featured in the Shockproof Film Festival, if not, it is a clear candidate.
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A blast. Amir Shervan made this legendary bad movie, whose naivety and creative helplessness result in endless bursts of laughter. At first, I was wondering if Samurai Cop was made this shoddy on purpose, but no – it seems the creators were totally serious about it. In the category of so-bad-it’s-good movies, this one is the absolute best, and I’m going to highly recommend it around me in the future.
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This is so stupid that it's great. The acting performances are terrible, the fashion is terrible, the fights surprisingly aren't that terrible, the tricks are done simply but effectively, and then there's the crazy idea with the police samurai that didn't really work out, but ok, and in the end, you have the most extreme B-movie that, as I said, is so stupid that it's excellent.
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