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Sloane

  • 19851985
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
3.0/10
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Sloane (1985)
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The story opens with Richard Thursby's murder and the abduction of his wife, Janice. Former cop and martial arts expert, Philip Sloane, is retained by family and flies to Manila in search of... Read allThe story opens with Richard Thursby's murder and the abduction of his wife, Janice. Former cop and martial arts expert, Philip Sloane, is retained by family and flies to Manila in search of clues. He's joined by an old friend, Pete Saimi, and Thursby's sister, Cynthia in an adve... Read allThe story opens with Richard Thursby's murder and the abduction of his wife, Janice. Former cop and martial arts expert, Philip Sloane, is retained by family and flies to Manila in search of clues. He's joined by an old friend, Pete Saimi, and Thursby's sister, Cynthia in an adveture which includes a worldwide religious cult, Chinese overlord, a brothel and cave-dwell... Read all
IMDb RATING
3.0/10
207
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POPULARITY
131,391
3,393
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    • Directors
      • Dan Rosenthal
      • Richard Belding
    • Writer
      • Aubrey K. Rattan
    • Stars
      • Robert Resnick
      • Debra Blee
      • Raul Aragon
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    • Directors
      • Dan Rosenthal
      • Richard Belding
    • Writer
      • Aubrey K. Rattan
    • Stars
      • Robert Resnick
      • Debra Blee
      • Raul Aragon
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    • 8User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Robert Resnick
    • Philip Sloane
    Debra Blee
    Debra Blee
    • Cynthia Thursby
    Raul Aragon
    • Pete Saimi
    • (as Raoul Aragonn)
    Vic Ordonez
    • Sal Anaya
    • (as Victor Ordoñez)
    Carissa Carlos
    • Naili Saimi
    Joonee Gamboa
    Joonee Gamboa
    • Chan Se
    Ann Milhench
    • Janice Thursby
    Charles Black
    • Arthur Margolis
    George E. Mahlberg
    George E. Mahlberg
    • Richard Thursby
    • (as George Mahlberg)
    Arthur Sacks
    • Albert Tracy
    Vanjee Lavalan
    • Mama Saimi
    Tessi Cruz
    • Mama San
    Tessa Belle
    • Girl in boat
    Pons De Guzman
    • Bartender
    • (as Ponce De Guzman)
    Turko Cervantes
    • Crowbar
    • (as Arthur 'Turko' Cervantes)
    Johnny Madrid
    • Leader
    Rod Francisco
    • Chan Se's man
    José Antonio Estrada
    • Chan Se's man
    • (as José Estrada)
    • Directors
      • Dan Rosenthal
      • Richard Belding
    • Writer
      • Aubrey K. Rattan
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    • Trivia
      Action behind the camera rivalled the action in front: a guerilla army was shooting at Americans, passports were confiscated by military dictator's wife, an actress attempted to leave country with screenwriter in tryst during last week of shoot and had her passport revoked by the Americans who kidnap her at Manila airport and forced her back to the set, sabotage, the Lone Ranger (from the original radio series) saved the film, the original director of the film escaped the producer's wrath and fled to South Africa, crew members critically sunburnt, weapons and drugs allegedly smuggled across international borders and crew members supporting and meeting with key figures in a forthcoming political revolution!
    • Quotes

      Philip Sloane: [after causing henchmen to drive into a pond] Hope you brought the rubber ducky!

      Cynthia Thursby: Are they dead?

      Philip Sloane: Nah, they're just taking a bath, that's all.

      Cynthia Thursby: Sloane, you're crazy!

    • Alternate versions
      UK versions are cut 58 seconds for an '18' rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten: Sloane - Die Gewalt im Nacken (2021)

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    3/10
    Never fear, Sloane's here! Who?!? Sloane, dammit!!
    (B-movie Messiah): Good people of this incredibly petrified world, you don't need to fear any longer. Sloane's here! (Astounded crowd): Who the hell is Sloane? (B-movie Messiah): You people don't know who Sloane is? THE Sloane? (Astounded crowd): No … (B-movie Messiah): Sloane!!! He's the guy Chuck Norris has nightmares about! The dude Steven Seagal hides for! The bloke Arnold Schwarzenegger bows down to! The action hero prototype for whom Sylvester Stallone retires back to his jungle! (Astounded Crowd): Never heard about him…

    "Sloane" is a 100% obscure, undiscovered and unloved early 80's action movie and that's what it will remain always and forever. This is the type of movie that probably will never get a DVD release and only the deranged people with a passion for lousy, low-budgeted exploitation will take the effort of seeking stuff like this out on VHS. Around that time there were numerous movies like "Sloane", all of them clearly intending to cash in on the success of such films like "Rambo". What you needed was a handsome beefcake protagonist, an inexhaustible army of hideous bad guys, a handful of sexy female love interests and a couple of testosterone-packed action stunts. Everything else is of minor importance, like a plausible plot and half decent production values. This movie is great entertainment, as long as you are very tolerant towards stupidity and if you can gather some friends, beer and pizza.

    "Sloane" is a massively clichéd action movie. The titular character himself is also a tremendous stereotype. Sloane – here on the movie page fully credited as Philip Sloane even though I don't recall anyone at any point addressing to him by his first name – is a suave and virile blond God who used to be a cop in Manila, but now resides in California where he lives on a yacht and practices martial arts. He's called back to the Philippines because his ex-girlfriend got kidnapped and her husband brutally murdered. As soon as he lands in Manila, Sloane pretty much instantly turns into a pig. He hangs around bars, sleeps with local jailbait prostitutes, insults the girl he's supposed to work together with and starts random fights. Sloane also bites off the heads of snakes whilst he's in the middle of high speed car chases and he has the worst action hero one-liners I've ever heard. The plot is unimportant throughout three quarters of the film, and then all of a sudden there's a lot of confusing drivel about religious cults, secret hideouts in caves, cannibalistic midgets (!) and betrayal. Cheap and very amateurish action flick with unimpressive staged action sequences and too many dumb twists to name. There's a good reason why lead guy Robert Resnick didn't grow out to become a major action hero, as he's a terribly lame actor. He has the squeaky voice of an adolescent boy and he doesn't even look that buffed. The cover image is totally fake, by the way, as Sloane never appears shirtless. "Sloane" is really fun to watch if you want to mock the typical characteristics of early 80's B-cinema, but make no mistake, it's incredibly bad film making.
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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1985 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sloane - Die Gewalt im Nacken
    • Filming locations
      • Marina del Rey, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Venture International Pictures
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      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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