| Low Blow | |
| Director: | Frank Harris |
| Producer: | Leo Fong |
| Starring: | Leo Fong Cameron Mitchell Troy Donahue Diane Stevenett Akosua Busia Patti Bowling Stack Pierce |
| Cinematography: | Frank Harris |
| Editing: | Frank Harris |
| Music: | Steve Amundsen |
| Production Companies: | --> |
| Distributor: | Crown International Pictures |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Low Blow (released in the Philippines as The Last Fight to Win: The Bloody End) is a 1986 film edited, shot, and directed by Frank Harris and released through Crown International Pictures. It is about a private investigator that goes on the hunt for a girl who has been taken in by a religious cult. He recruits a team to help him in his quest to rescue the girl. It stars Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell, Troy Donahue, Akosua Busia and Stack Pierce.
A young heiress is in the clutches of a weird religious sect which is based in a rural compound. The cult leader (played by Cameron Mitchell). At his side is a lady called Karma (played by Akosua Busia) who has a vocal prowess. She is also the lover of the leader.[1] Joe Wong (played by Leo Fong) is a former policeman,[2] [3] who has been hired by her businessman father to bring her back to him safely.[4] He teams up with a group to help him which includes a Vietnam vet and a pro-boxing champ.[5]
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Leo Fong | Joe Wong |
| Cameron Mitchell | Yarakunda |
| Troy Donahue | John Templeton |
| Diane Stevenett | Diane |
| Akosua Busia | Karma |
| Patti Bowling | Karen Templeton |
| Stack Pierce | Duke |
| Woody Farmer | Fuzzy |
| Elaine Hightower | Cody |
| Ron Ackerman | Police Chief[6] |
The film was directed by Frank Harris. Leo Fong produced the film and Hope Holiday was the associate producer.[7] Leo Fong also wrote the story.[8] The film also features Billy Blanks in his first film role.[9] [10]
Low Blow was released in the United States in 1986. In the Philippines, the film was released as The Last Fight to Win: The Bloody End by Movierama Films on October 13, 1988, connecting it to the unrelated film Fight to Win; the film poster miscredits Jean-Claude Van Damme as its writer and director.[11] [12]
It was released on Vestron in both Beta and VHS formats in 1986.[13]
Fong's performance in the cult film was called a tour de force head-scratcher by Cnet.com.[14]
It featured on Red Letter Media's "Best of the Worst" web series in 2015.[15]
Fong reprised his role as Joe Wong in Blood Street (1988) and Hard Way Heroes (2010).