Desert Heat

Desert Heat (1999)

Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War  |   Sub-Genres - Martial Arts  |   Release Date - Sep 25, 1999 (USA)  |   Run Time - 100 min.  |   Countries - France, United States  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming

A group of bullies terrorizing a small town meet their match in the Muscles From Brussels in this action drama. Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny (Danny Trejo). Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early (Pat Morita) lending a hand and several area ladies offering aid and comfort. Inferno (which was also released under the titles Desert Heat and Coyote Moon) was directed by John G. Avildsen, though Danny Mulroon is credited on some prints.

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drifter, desert, motorcycle, suicide-attempt, town, handyman