This is a tenuous entry for Non-Cannon, being that it was produced by 21st Century Film Corp, same as other Non-Cannon's like Death Wish V and The Forbidden Dance, but that just gives us all the more reason to cover this. There was no reason for us to skip this by.
Starring Steve James (his last starring role before his unfortunate early passing), Reb Brown, and John Leguizamo, this is a movie made in 1990 that feels like it should have been made five years earlier. It's an old school low budget action movie in the era where they were beginning to die out for simultaneously gorier and sleazier affairs with more and more spectacle. We follow Logan Blade, a bounty hunter, as he chases down a gang lord who has hired a crazed mercenary as an enforcer. Can he clean up the streets before they are burned to the ground? You can listen to our full episode to learn if it can!
There isn't anything particularly noteworthy about Street Hunter, but there also isn't anything egregious, either. It is the perfect movie to signify an era that was fading away at the time it released, and is looked back on fondly today. Hopefully this one can get the proper restoration, giving Steve James' final work the preservation it deserves. As it is, it's merely a good work from a great era.
Randy's Score: 3/5
JD's Score: 3/5
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