Walking jawline Tony Stone (Robert Z'Dar), is a tough criminal with questionable recruitment criteria for his henchmen. After he and his goons pull off a heist at a surprisingly well-guarded ice cream truck depot, they're caught by Lt. Sunset (Jim Brown) and shipped off to the slammer. En route, Stone's brother-disguised as the most unconvincing woman ever-springs the gang and gets gut-shot for his efforts. In search of medical help, the bad guys invade the home of all-American bad ass John Morgan (Harold Diamond). Morgan plays along with the criminals to save his family, but an all-American bad ass can only take so much before deciding to kill. A gang of vicious criminals who include the savage Tony Stone (the one and only Robert Z'Dar in fine ferocious form) and sexual sadist Lynch (a supremely slimy turn by John Lynch) pull off a bank robbery. The gang gets arrested, but manages to escape from a prison bus with assistance from an ugly transvestite (!) and seek refuge from the authorities in the home of tough guy John Morgan (hopelessly wooden slab of beef Harold Diamond, who sports one hell of a wicked mullet).<br/><br/>Writer/director Amir Shervan covers all the pleasingly putrid bad movie bases: We've got ineptly staged fights and shoot outs, cartoonishly nasty bad guys, outrageous over-the-top violence, a bitchin' rock soundtrack, a satisfying smattering of yummy gratuitous female nudity, choice cruddy dialogue (Tony shouts "What do you want from me?" during a heated confrontation with the police), and lots of hammy acting (Jimmy Williams clearly cops the top scenery-scarfing honors with his gut-busting histrionic portrayal of dim-witted hood Loony). Token big name Jim Brown as the hard-nosed Lt. Sunset looks suitably dazed and confused amid all the rampant absurdity. The always delectable Delia Sheppard positively sizzles as a tantalizing blonde babe (and, yep, Z'Dar does indeed do the deed with some foxy chick!). Alan Der Marderosian's pumping score does the heart-pounding trick. A real schlocky hoot. KILLING American STYLE is a hilariously awful B-movie from Iranian born director Amir Shervan, who previously helmed SAMURAI COP which also starred the huge-jawed Robert Z'Dar (MANIAC COP). Shervan's filmography has recently been given a new lease of life thanks to some high definition releases around the globe, allowing a new legion of fans to appreciate some genuine so-bad-it's-good entertainment.<br/><br/>This film looks and feels just like other Shervan movies such as THE YOUNG REBELS, GYPSY, and of course SAMURAI COP. The stories are concerned with gangs of long-haired and hulking muscle guys who go around and abuse people. The heroes look just like the villains and these movies work via action narratives with plenty of shoot-outs and ineptly-staged fights to recommend them.<br/><br/>KILLING American STYLE adopts a home invasion template as a group of vicious robbers invade an everyday household and hold a family hostage. One of the hostages is an annoyingly bratty kid which adds some humour to the thing. There's plenty of gratuitous nudity and rape threats here, alongside some awful acting which takes wooden to whole new levels. The large-scale shoot-out at the climax has to be seen to be believed, and yet you know what? I enjoyed this. Classic so-bad-it's-good style entertainment.
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