Bloodmatch

Bloodmatch

Year: 1991

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: English

Director: Albert Pyun

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Driven by vengeance, Brick Bardo enters the world’s toughest kick‑boxing tournament to discover which champion orchestrated his brother’s death. Five years earlier a corrupt champion fixed a match that killed his sibling. Bardo now battles the gang of fighters in a brutal, all‑out ring showdown to settle the score.

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Timeline & Setting – Bloodmatch (1991)

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Location

Las Vegas, Abandoned Arena

Las Vegas provides the backdrop—a neon-lit desert city of risk and excess. The central location is an abandoned arena where Brick uses a ring as his brutal interrogation room. The stark, sun-baked venue amplifies the film's gritty, lawless atmosphere.

🌆 Las Vegas 🏜️ Desert backdrop 🎰 Neon nights

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Main Characters – Bloodmatch (1991)

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Brick Bardo (Thom Mathews)

A relentless investigator driven by his brother's murder, Brick relentlessly pursues those involved in the fixed fight scheme. He uses the abandoned ring as a brutal interrogation space to extract answers. The twist reveals he is Wood Wilson, a man who survived a past beating and had his face surgically altered, complicating his motive and loyalties.

🔪 Vengeance 🪞 Identity 🎯 Focus

Davey O'Brien (Michel Qissi)

A captive who provides Brick with the names of those responsible after a brutal confrontation, then is knocked out and left in the sun. He becomes a key informant whose information spurs the ring-based drama. His surrender early in the ordeal sets the interrogation in motion.

🕵️ Informant 💡 Revelation

Connie Angel (Hope Marie Carlton)

A former love interest of Wood Wilson who orchestrates a money-driven scheme to profit from the murder, hoping to escape with Wood. She manipulates the situation to gain wealth, then admits that money and love misled her. Ultimately, she recognizes the harm caused by her choices.

💰 Greed 💔 Love & Betrayal

Carl Cuba (Vincent Klyn)

A member of the underworld tied to the fixed kickboxing scheme; part of the group confronted in the ring. His involvement situates him within the criminal network at play in Brick's pursuit.

🕶️ Mysterious 🔗 Underworld

Steve Buscomo (Jason Brooks)

A participant in the scheme who joins Brick in the circle of those to be confronted. His exact fate is not detailed in the summary, but he functions as part of the ring's tense, criminal ecosystem.

🎭 Deception ⚡ Tension

Billy Munoz (Benny Urquidez)

One of the four kidnapped; he offers to talk, triggering a brutal confrontation. Brick ultimately breaks Billy's back, killing him during the ring ordeal.

⚔️ Violence 🗣️ Testimony

Max Manduke (Marianne Taylor)

A participant in the ring whose presence underscores the ensemble involved in Brick's ruthless interrogation. Her exact actions are not detailed in the summary, but she is part of the tense arena confrontation.

👁️ Witness 🧩 Mystery

Jack Kelly (Christian Andrews)

A cast member linked to the wider underworld and scheme surrounding the ring confrontations. His specific role is not elaborated in the summary, but he remains part of the criminal milieu Brick pursues.

🕵️ Suspect 🔥 Tension

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Major Themes – Bloodmatch (1991)

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🪞 Identity

Reveals and secrets about who Brick really is drive the story’s emotional core. The pursuit of vengeance forces characters to wear masks and hide their true motives. The twist that Brick is actually Wood Wilson, who survived a past beating and had his face altered, reframes his actions and loyalties.

💰 Greed

Connie's money-driven scheme shows how wealth can corrode loyalty and love. The plan relies on manipulation and exploitation, using murder as a tool to escape with wealth. The narrative highlights the cost of greed when affection collides with criminal ambition.

⚖️ Justice

Brick takes the hunt into his own hands, turning the ring into a courtroom where confessions are coerced. The line between justice and vengeance blurs as violence resolves the conflict. The conclusion leaves ethical questions about proper justice unresolved.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 12:34

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Narrative Summary

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