- Source: Expect No Mercy (film)
Expect No Mercy is a 1995 action/science-fiction film directed by Zale Dalen.
Premise
A virtual reality martial arts academy is being used as a front for a group of highly skilled assassins. The U.S. government has called in for their own top martial arts master to put a stop to this gang of killers.
Cast
Billy Blanks as Agent Justin Vanier
Jalal Merhi as Agent Eric
Laurie Holden as Vicki
Wolf Larson as Warbeck
Anthony De Longis as Damian
Michael Blanks as "Spyder"
Real Andrews as Alexander
Brett Halsey as Bromfield
Richard Fitzpatrick as Frank
Geza Kovacs as Woods
Jefferson Mappin as Wilkinson
Sam Moses as Goldberg
Bob Collins as Bertolucci
Scott Hogarth as Goliath
Bill Pickels as Samurai
Layton Morrison as Destroyer
Christopher Lee Clements as Boxer
Rick Sue as Evil Clown
Don Gough as Ninja / Enforcer
Gary Chow as Gridman / Khan / Fango
Gary "Si-Jo" Foo as Instructor Enforcer
Lisa Jilon as Dominatrix
Home media
The movie was released on VHS by Imperial Entertainment and WarnerVision in 1995 and that same year in Canada by Alliance. In 2005, a DVD was released in Canada by Legacy Entertainment but in a full screen presentation that is merely a dupe of the original VHS. The Movie is being released in 2022 on blu ray by Vinegar Syndrome.
Production
The movie was filmed in July 1994 in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Billy Blanks was cast at the last minute as a replacement for Olivier Gruner. Gary Daniels was also originally cast in the role of Warbeck but the U.S. distributors wanted Wolf Larson for the role.
Game tie-in
A computer game based on the film, developed by Microforum, was released in 1996 for the PC. The game is considered by many to be a knock-off of Mortal Kombat, by having digitized sprites of real people photographs, similar characters, and fatalities.
External links
Expect No Mercy at IMDb
The Unknown Movies review
Movies in the Attic review at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)