Showdown In Little Tokyo stars Dolph Lungren (who's perhaps best known as the genetically-engineered fighter in that one Rocky flick) and Brandon Lee (who's the late son of the late Bruce Lee who died of an "accidental" gunshot while filming his final film The Crow). SILT marked the American film debut of Lee where he plays the partner of cop Lungren as they try to take down an Asian gangster in L.A.'s Little Tokyo. The film also stars the ultra hot Tia Carrere (who's perhaps best known for her stint on Dancing With The Stars) as Dolph's love-interest in the film who he tries to protect from said Asian gangster. In spite of the fact that the film didn't fare too well at the box office as it garnered only a limited release as the studio reportedly wasn't too happy with it, I regard it as one of my favorite all-time "cop buddy" flicks. If it isn't in my top five, then it's at least in my top ten. If you like your "cop buddy" flicks mixed with with a little kung fu, then SILT could very well be the flick for you! A sidenote: I feel it's only fair to warn you that the nude scene with Tia Carrere is an obvious body double. There is quite of bit of nudity in the flick, including a scene where men are eating sushi off a naked chick and another rather brutal scene where said Asian gangster beheads another naked chick. Going back to Tia, while she has undoubtedly tried to capitalize on her "sex symbol" image throughout her film career, she didn't do actual nudity until her horridly airbrushed Playboy pictorial some years back. Just thought you'd like to know!
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