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[[Image:Fireback1.jpg|left]]''Jack Kaplan'' is a US supersoldier kept as a [[POW]] somewhere in [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] or [[Laos]] (the script is never quite clear on that). Liberated by a "rescue team", he returns back home to the [[United States]] only to find out that his wife ''Diane'' has been captured by infatuated gangster ''Duffy Collins''. ''Kaplan'' embarks on a mission to find his wife, running into characters like ''Digger'', ''Man With The Golden Hand'', and the treacherous [[femme fatale]] ''Eve''. ''Diane'' is killed by ''Collins'' while trying to escape him, and the storyline turns extremely confusing. ''Collins'' sends bizarrely named hitmen like ''Cat Burglar'' and ''Panther'' out to kill ''Jack Kaplan'', who dispatches all of them. ''Kaplan'' ends up suspected of the murder of one of the minor baddies (whom he didn't actually kill) and a fugitive from the law. [[Mike Monty]] and [[Ronnie Patterson]] show up as policemen, who eventually track ''Kaplan'' down to a junkyard where he's been hiding. ''Kaplan'' escapes with the help of his customized car and a combination of a bazooka, a crossbow and a shotgun. The setting switches from the US to "the jungle". ''Kaplan'' kills a legion of policemen on his trail and is wounded in the process. He holes up in a "jungle" cave, where he's attacked by a ninja called ''Shadow'', who is one of the henchmen of ''Duffy Collins''. Kaplan kills ''Shadow'', masquerades as him and infiltrates the stronghold of ''Collins'', where he, after a short fight, disposes of him with ''Shadow'''s [[samurai]] sword. |
[[Image:Fireback1.jpg|left]]''Jack Kaplan'' is a US supersoldier kept as a [[POW]] somewhere in [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] or [[Laos]] (the script is never quite clear on that). Liberated by a "rescue team", he returns back home to the [[United States]] only to find out that his wife ''Diane'' has been captured by infatuated gangster ''Duffy Collins''. ''Kaplan'' embarks on a mission to find his wife, running into characters like ''Digger'', ''Man With The Golden Hand'', and the treacherous [[femme fatale]] ''Eve''. ''Diane'' is killed by ''Collins'' while trying to escape him, and the storyline turns extremely confusing. ''Collins'' sends bizarrely named hitmen like ''Cat Burglar'' and ''Panther'' out to kill ''Jack Kaplan'', who dispatches all of them. ''Kaplan'' ends up suspected of the murder of one of the minor baddies (whom he didn't actually kill) and a fugitive from the law. [[Mike Monty]] and [[Ronnie Patterson]] show up as policemen, who eventually track ''Kaplan'' down to a junkyard where he's been hiding. ''Kaplan'' escapes with the help of his customized car and a combination of a bazooka, a crossbow and a shotgun. The setting switches from the US to "the jungle". ''Kaplan'' kills a legion of policemen on his trail and is wounded in the process. He holes up in a "jungle" cave, where he's attacked by a ninja called ''Shadow'', who is one of the henchmen of ''Duffy Collins''. Kaplan kills ''Shadow'', masquerades as him and infiltrates the stronghold of ''Collins'', where he, after a short fight, disposes of him with ''Shadow'''s [[samurai]] sword. |
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== Memorable lines == |
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''"He can turn an ordinary soft drink straw into a weapon."''-[[Mike Monty]] describing [[Richard Harrison]] to [[Ronnie Patterson]]. |
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''"He's heading for the jungle!"''-Policemen chasing after [[Richard Harrison]]. (The film is supposedly set in the United States.) |
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== Reviews == |
== Reviews == |
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Revision as of 16:23, 19 November 2007
Fireback is a Filipino low-budget action movie directed by Teddy Page (Teddy Chiu) and starring Richard Harrison, Bruce Baron, James Gaines, Ann Milhench, Gwendolyn Hung, Mike Monty, Ronnie Patterson, and Ruel Vernal.
fireback is a small wrestling group of children of the age of 11 under. it is not a club that people can join. it is a serios wrestling comitee. they mainly do trampoline wrestling, but also have other match types. they have a website : [www.firebacktrampolinewrestling.weebly.com]. fireback stadium is located in frimley green
wrestlers.
sky high- 11 years old, but you would not beleve it... 5ft 8in.... 8.5 stone. he is the fireback champion, superhevyweight champion and hardcore champion. his music is a indian peace style layed back piece. and dresses like a hippie.
bobster- one tough cookie, 11 yrs old, 4ft 9in, 5.5 stone. he is the frimley green champion, and the hevyweight champion.
ping pong- female ( yuk) 11 yrs, 4.6 stone, 4ft 9in, and very good at pinging. she is the cruiserweight champion and the pinging chapion.
sparkie and thunderking are invoved who are both 8 yrs old but their profiles are not ready.
www.firebacktrampolinewrestling.weebly.com
Plot
Jack Kaplan is a US supersoldier kept as a POW somewhere in Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos (the script is never quite clear on that). Liberated by a "rescue team", he returns back home to the United States only to find out that his wife Diane has been captured by infatuated gangster Duffy Collins. Kaplan embarks on a mission to find his wife, running into characters like Digger, Man With The Golden Hand, and the treacherous femme fatale Eve. Diane is killed by Collins while trying to escape him, and the storyline turns extremely confusing. Collins sends bizarrely named hitmen like Cat Burglar and Panther out to kill Jack Kaplan, who dispatches all of them. Kaplan ends up suspected of the murder of one of the minor baddies (whom he didn't actually kill) and a fugitive from the law. Mike Monty and Ronnie Patterson show up as policemen, who eventually track Kaplan down to a junkyard where he's been hiding. Kaplan escapes with the help of his customized car and a combination of a bazooka, a crossbow and a shotgun. The setting switches from the US to "the jungle". Kaplan kills a legion of policemen on his trail and is wounded in the process. He holes up in a "jungle" cave, where he's attacked by a ninja called Shadow, who is one of the henchmen of Duffy Collins. Kaplan kills Shadow, masquerades as him and infiltrates the stronghold of Collins, where he, after a short fight, disposes of him with Shadow's samurai sword.
Reviews
Fireback has never been reviewed or featured in print much of anywhere. The IMDb gives it a votes average of 4.9. Richard Harrison wrote a short piece on Fireback and the Silver Star films for the book Gods in Polyester, where he recalls his (generally negative) experiences working in the Philippines, with additional anecdotes on James Gaines, Teddy Page and Romano Kristoff. Beyond that, Fireback has fallen into complete obscurity. Excluding minor notoriety among fans of "no-budget" Filipino Z-movies and Richard Harrison completists.