Desert Heat DVD (1 Disc) (UK)

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Starring: Kirsti Allin, Kym Wilde
Director: G Christopher
Dvd Release: 12th April, 2004
Number Of Discs: 1
Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Versatility, thy name is Van Damme! So Arnold cries in End of Days? Hah! In this relentless revenge actioner, Jean-Claude not only cries, but has a drunk scene, suffers suicidal despair, does a little slapstick, & still manages to flash his ubiquitous butt. Which, of course, is what his legion of fans want to see him kick plenty of . Van Damme may no longer generate any box-office heat , but he at least gives his fans what they want. Originally titled Coyote Moon, Desert Heat recalls that guilty pleasure Road House, as Eddie Lomax comes to the rescue of a gallery of colourful characters terrorised by slobbering, drug-dealing bikers & rednecks in a dilapidated desert town. And this time, its personal. As one denizen ominously observes, Theres trouble on the hoof & its coming this way for the three ill-fated bullies who beat up & shot Eddie & left him for dead. Despite its desert setting, Heat is an oasis for great character actors who pick up Van Dammes considerable slack. They include Danny Trejo as Eddies Native American friend Johnny Sixtoes, Pat Morita , Larry Drake , Vincent Schiavelli , Bill Erwin , & luscious Jaime Preslly as Dottie the waitress. The director is credited as Danny Mulroon, a pseudonym for John Avildsen, the Academy Award-winning director of Rocky. His career, too, seems to be on the ropes, but he keeps punching with some welcome eccentric touches. At one point Johnny gives the recuperating Eddie a foot massage . And the script offers such goodies as a lovelorn bus driver inviting Dottie to see Yojimbo, & one bikers plea for mercy from a local tough: Jessie, we were in high school together. I signed your yearbook.