Nomination Year: 1997

SYNOPSIS: Norris! Swayze! McQueen! And Billy Drago as the bad guy. How could you go wrong?

For starts, it's not the Norris, Swayze, or McQueen that you probably wanted to see. And the plot? Stop me if you've heard this before: on a deserted island, a group of rich guys stage a special kind of hunt....

Matt (Norris) is a special-forces instructor who uses his training to win a local "Survival of the Fittest" contest, little knowing that it's a convenitent vehicle for choosing who becomes the prey for the Death Ring hunters. The Death Ring is this really cheesy ring that the "winner" of the hunt gets to wear.

Overall, there were some nice touches in this entry in an otherwise long-ago-run-into-the-ground genre. Which is why you only have one nomination for this film, and no wins.

Smithee Award Nominations

"Wanna Run That By Me Again?"
There Is No "P" in Our Dialogue. No Sense, Either. Matt and his girlfriend are hanging around her pool (he barely gets by, but she's loaded). She passes along something that their mutual friend "Skylord" the Chopper Pilot said about Matt. "He says it's like you're on fire. I guess he means there's something unfinished in your life."	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
R.J. Kizer	husband to cousin of sarah-marie belcastro

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Mike Norris	<Not Yet in Database>	son of martial artist/actor Chuck Norris
Billy Drago	<Not Yet in Database>	took his mother's last name professionally because there was already a SAG member called "Bill Burrows"
Chad McQueen	<Not Yet in Database>	son of actor Steve McQueen; studied martial arts under Chuck Norris; "Dutch" in The Karate Kid
Don Swayze	<Not Yet in Database>	younger brother of actor Patrick Swayze
Branscombe Richmond	<Not Yet in Database>	also a stunt coordinator

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