The Perfect Weapon (1991) [R]

Release Date:
March 15, 1991

Original Title:
The Perfect Weapon

Alternate Titles:
A Arma Perfeita
Arma perfecta
Arma perfetta
Eine perfekte Waffe
El arma perfecta
Kusursuz Silah
L'Arme parfaite
L'arme parfaite
Niezawodna obrona
Perfect weapon - Täydellinen ase
To teleio oplo
Tökéletes fegyver
Το τέλειο όπλο
Ідеальна зброя
Совершенное оружие

Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  DE: 18  FR: TP  US: R 

Runtime: 83

No gun. No knife. No equal. Just try him.

Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.

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ADR Coordinator:
Leigh French

ADR Editor:
Lauren Palmer

ADR Mixer:
Dean Drabin

Additional Camera:
Philip Hurn

Additional Editor:
Andrew Cohen

Additional Second Assistant Camera:
Kirk Bloomberg

Animal Coordinator:
Moe Di Sesso
Steve Martin

Art Designer:
Louis Patrou

Art Direction:
Colin D. Irwin

Assistant Camera:
Ken Fisher

Assistant Director:
Leslie Grobar

Assistant Editor:
Christopher Kroll
Gladys Vega

Assistant Hairstylist:
Denise Dellavalle

Assistant Makeup Artist:
Denise Dellavalle

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Shannon Kane

Assistant Production Manager:
Rebeca R. Brookshire
Mary Elizabeth Gentle
Elli Michaels
Scott Shiffman
Susan Converse Smith
Peggy Sweitzer

Assistant Property Master:
James Philpott
Greg Sanger

Assistant Sound Editor:
Desmond Cannon

Boom Operator:
Bob King

Cableman:
Kim Petty

Camera Loader:
Todd Dos Reis

Camera Operator:
Philip Lee

Casting:
James F. Tarzia
Cathy Henderson

Casting Associate:
Coral Leigh
Tom McSweeney
Jeff Carrara

Catering:
Guiliano Gallo

Catering Head Chef:
John Siedenburg

Chief Lighting Technician:
John Buckley

Color Timer:
Ray Martin

Construction Coordinator:
Robert E. Lee

Construction Foreman:
Ronald B. Collins

Coordinating Producer:
Lisa Rose Horwitch

Costume Design:
Joseph A. Porro

Costume Supervisor:
Garet Reilly

Costumer:
Taryn Sedgley
Deborah Slate

Craft Service:
Sharon Ann James

Dialogue Editor:
James Hebenstreit
Gary Lewis
Bobby Mackston
Pat McCormick
Adam Sawelson
Matthew Sawelson

Director:
Mark DiSalle

Director of Photography:
Russell Carpenter

Dolby Consultant:
Steve F.B. Smith

Dolly Grip:
Robert A. Preston

Editor:
Wayne Wahrman

Electrician:
Andy C. Huber
Tom Marvel

Executive Producer:
Ralph Winter

Extras Casting:
Mariann H.W. Lee

First Assistant Camera:
Mark R. Jackson
Tom Stackpoole

First Assistant Director:
Kelly Schroeder

First Assistant Editor:
Kelly Takemura

First Company Grip:
John Buckner

Foley Artist:
Robin Harlan
Sarah Monat

Foley Mixer:
Brian Ruberg

Generator Operator:
John Armstrong

Grip:
Doug Chartier
Christopher Vernell
Ellsworth Chou

Hairstylist:
Barbara Olvera

Leadman:
William C. Martin

Line Producer:
Marty Hornstein

Location Manager:
Rhonda Baer
Terry Gusto

Makeup Artist:
Michelle Bühler

Music Consultant:
Allan Mason
Robert Randles

Music Editor:
Bill Black
Sherry Whitfield

Music Producer:
Jack Daro

Original Music Composer:
Gary Chang

Painter:
Joseph Calta

Post Production Accountant:
Lynne Souza

Producer:
Pierre David
Mark DiSalle

Production Accountant:
Nancy Ramey

Production Assistant:
Michael Aprea
Roland Armstorff
Harrison Gibbs
Glenn Steelman
Frank Ramey
Michael Yeaman

Production Coordinator:
Sheila Barnes

Production Design:
Curtis A. Schnell

Property Master:
James Buckley

Propmaker:
Peter Flynn

Rigging Supervisor:
John W. Weeks

Scoring Mixer:
Brian Reeves

Script Supervisor:
Connie Papineau

Second Assistant Camera:
Scott Hering

Second Assistant Director:
Thomas A. Irvine
Babu Subramaniam
Eddie Ziv

Second Company Grip:
Cobie Fair

Second Second Assistant Director:
Robert C. Ortwin Jr.

Set Decoration:
Archie D'Amico

Set Dresser:
Shawn McMahan
Mona Personius
Ronnie Price

Sound Assistant:
Desmond Cannon
Carolann Sanchez-Shapiro

Sound Editor:
Michael J. Benavente
John Voss Bonds Jr.
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
Joe Earle
Christopher Flick
John Haeny

Sound Mixer:
Gary C. Bourgeois
Robert Glass
Scott Millan
J. Paul Huntsman

Sound Post Production Coordinator:
Robert J. Anderson Jr.

Special Effects Assistant:
Eric Rylander

Special Effects Coordinator:
Greg Landerer

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Thomas E. Surprenant

Still Photographer:
Marsha Blackburn

Stunt Coordinator:
Rick Avery
Glenn R. Wilder

Stunt Double:
Caprio

Stunts:
Diana Valentine
Shannon Uno
Joni Avery
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Jeff Imada
Jon H. Epstein
Al Leong
Robert Apisa
Gregory J. Barnett
Bobby Bass
Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj
Ken Blazer
John Branagan
Jeff Cadiente
George Cheung
Yukio G. Collins
Monty Cox
James N. Diggs
Eddy Donno
Kenny Endoso
Andy Epper
Richard Epper
Greg Gault
Ted Gincig
Al Goto
Steve Hart
Bryan Hawkins
Brian Imada
Steven D. Ito
Peter Lai
Lane Leavitt
Will Leong
Scott Leva
Craig Ng
Frank Orsatti
Rex Pierson
Gary Pike
Craig Shugart
Erik Stabenau
Scott G. Stone
Jon Switzer
Gary Toy
Steve Vandeman
Dick Warlock
Tim Werner
Danny Wong
Merritt Yohnka

Supervising ADR Editor:
Jessica Gallavan

Supervising Sound Editor:
J. Paul Huntsman

Technical Advisor:
Bryan Hawkins
Ed Parker

Thanks:
Ed Parker

Transportation Captain:
Wayne Nelson

Transportation Coordinator:
Wayne Nelson

Unit Production Manager:
Marty Hornstein

Unit Publicist:
Tom Gray

Writer:
David C. Wilson

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