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Cage
Cage
	1989 Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Lang Elliott
Written by	Hugh Kelley
Produced by	Lang Elliott
Starring	Reb Brown ; Lou Ferrigno
Cinematography	Jacques Haitkin
Edited by	Mark S. Westmore
Music by	Michael Wetherwax
Production; companies	Cage Productions ; Lang Elliott Entertainment
Distributed by	New Century Entertainment ; Image Organization
Release date	September 1, 1989;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$618,178 (USA)

Cage is a 1989 American martial arts action film starring Reb Brown and Lou Ferrigno.

Plot

A GI in the Vietnam War saves his buddy's life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has a child's brain in a (very large) man's body. When they get out of the army the two open up a bar together, but some local gangsters make things tough for them after they refuse to take part in brutal "cage" matches where fighters battle to the point of serious injury and/or death.

Cast

Lou Ferrigno as Billy Thomas
Reb Brown as Scott Monroe
Michael Dante as Tony Baccola
Mike Moroff as Mario
Marilyn Tokuda as Morgan Garrett
Al Leong as Tiger Joe
James Shigeta as Tin Lum Yin
Branscombe Richmond as Diablo
Tiger Chung Lee as Chang
Al Ruscio as Costello
Daniel Martine as Mono
Rion Hunter as Chao Tung
Dana Lee as Pang
Maggie Mae Miller as Meme
Paul Sorensen as Matt
Danny Trejo as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Pre-production

When cast, Lou Ferrigno did extensive research on underground cage match-style fighting, soldier life after injuries, and PTSD. Reb Brown did not.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

The film received a modest reception from critics. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "an exceptionally stylish and dynamic martial-arts movie".^[2]

Ferrigno noted in his interview for Charleston City Paper: "Personally, my favorite dramatic role was in a movie I did with Reb Brown called Cage."^[3]

References

^ "Cage". AFI Catalog.
^ Kevin Thomas (September 2, 1989). "Movie Review: Martial-Arts Fighters Square Off in 'Cage,' a Male-Bonding Tale". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ Brack, Andy (May 2, 2012). "Chatting with a childhood hero, Lou Ferrigno". Charleston City Paper. City Paper Publishing, LLC. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Cage at IMDb
Cage at Rotten Tomatoes

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[afi-1] "Cage". AFI Catalog.

[2] Kevin Thomas (September 2, 1989). "Movie Review: Martial-Arts Fighters Square Off in 'Cage,' a Male-Bonding Tale". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[3] Brack, Andy (May 2, 2012). "Chatting with a childhood hero, Lou Ferrigno". Charleston City Paper. City Paper Publishing, LLC. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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