Line #25 Film/Undefeatable


1	[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/undefeatable.jpg]]
2	A 1994 martial arts action film starring Creator/CynthiaRothrock, John Miller, and Don Niam. The movie was filmed in the United States, but was a Hong Kong production directed by Film/{{Godfrey Ho\|NinjaMovies}}. This film, like many low budget productions, would have faded into obscurity if not for the modern miracle of Website/YouTube, where the film's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7XqY hilarious final battle]] was uploaded onto, gaining ''Undefeatable'' a reputation as a cult classic.
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4	For the those that are wondering what the movie is about and what leads to the final fight, Kristy Jones (Cynthia Rothrock) is a young street tough looking to make some easy money for her sister's college tuition by participating in underground matches. Kristy's fights catch the attention of police detective Nick [=DiMarco=] (John Miller), who decides to cut her a break and help her out in his own way. Meanwhile, a deranged underground fighter known by the nickname Stingray (Don Niam) has pushed his wife, Anna, too far causing her to separate from him. Stingray does not take it well and sets out to find her, kidnapping, raping, gouging the eyes out of, and eventually killing any woman who resembles his wife. Nick is on the case, but without any leads. Unfortunately, things take a nasty turn when Kristy's sister also becomes one of Stingray's victims. Now Kristy and Nick must team up and find Stingray before it's too late.
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6	The version titled ''Bloody Mary Killer'' was re-dubbed into Chinese and features a second plot starring Creator/RobinShou.
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9	!!Tropes associated with ''Undefeatable'':
10	* ActionGirl: Kristy. Jennifer and possibly Karen have some action girl in them.
11	* AxCrazy: Stingray.
12	* ArtisticLicenseUniversityAdmissions: Over the course of the film a few friendly neighborhood gang members joke with Kristy that they are too smart for college. At the end of the film Kristy tells them she had them all enrolled, and classes start tomorrow. And ''then'', Nick reveals she did the same to Kristy. Now, assuming they all had the prerequisite educational qualifications, applying another person for a university without their knowledge and consent is not legally binding. And even then, universities don't just take in new students all year round, but their enrollment would be valid from the beginning of the next semester at earliest. Then there's the issue of tuition fees, which was completely ignored...
13	* BigNo: Stingray lets out a narmy one when he finds out Anna has left him.
14	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The first onscreen death is an unnamed black fighter, killed by Stingray. Said victim serves no important role other than to showcase how brutal Stingray is.
15	** Taken further with non-fatal examples from Nick and Kristy. Nick's first fight is with a black armed robber who he promptly defeats. Kristy's first fight is with a man named Diablo, whom she defeats and humiliates.
16	* BloodFromTheMouth: How Stingray kills a couple of male opponents.
17	* BondOneLiner: A double-barreled one after [[spoiler: Stingray's EyeScream]]:
18	-->'''Kristy:''' Keep an eye out for ya, Stingray.
19	-->'''Nick:''' Yeah, see ya.
20	* ContrivedCoincidence: Stingray's fighting style is so rare, that only three Americans know it. And they all happen to live in the city.
21	* CowboyCop: Nick is a mild version of the trope.
22	* CoolBigSis: Kristy to Karen.
23	* ClothingDamage: Both Nick and Stingray damage eachother's sleeves. Then they decide to [[ShirtlessScene rip off the rest of their own tops]] and continue the fight.
24	* CuteBruiser: Kristy
25	* DeadPartner: [[spoiler:Nick's partner Mike gets shot in the throat by Stingray.]]
26	* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Part of the premise of the film; Stingray [[BadassBoast proclaims himself to be]] [[TitleDrop undefeatable]].
27	* DualWielding: Kristy is seen practicing with a pair of hook swords.
28	* EvenEvilHasStandards: The underground fights, as dirty as they are, forbid the use of weapons. The organizers also do not take kindly to murder or personal vendettas amongst the fighters.
29	* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: Just about anyone Nick, Kristy, and/or Stingray encounter knows some form of martial art.
30	** Karen also shows some moves, but this could be justifed as she may learned from Kristy.
31	* EyeScream: Stingray's killing method and [[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard how Stingray dies]]]].
32	* GoodCopBadCop: Nick tries this on Kristy after he firsts arrests her.
33	* FieryRedhead: Kristy.
34	* FightingFingerprint: The main villain practices a hybrid fighting style. The main character attacks a rival gang because she recognises one of the styles he used on one of the victims as the one they use.
35	* FinalBattle: The source of the viral internet video.
36	* HurricaneOfPuns: After they defeat [[spoiler:Stingray by gouging out one of his eyes, and impaling his other one on a hospital basement hook]], they each utter a BondOneLiner:
37	--> '''Kristy''': ''Keep an eye out for ya, Stingray!''
38	--> '''Nick''': ''Yeah...! ...[[{{Pun}} SEE ya]]!''
39	* JerkJock: Bear, a sports-themed fighter who spouts a few sport puns.
40	* KarmicDeath: How Stingray is defeated.
41	* MacheteMayhem: A robber early in the film bradishes a machete at Nick.
42	-->'''Robber''': [''pulls out machete''] SUCK MY DICK!!
43	* MaritalRapeLicense: This was the final straw for Anna, which caused her to leave Stingray.
44	* MrFanservice: The [[ShirtlessScene Shirtless]] Nick and Stingray fighting and shouting are more than enough for this.
45	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Aversion; Stingray's real name is Paul Taylor, but is rarely referred to by this name in the film or by the viewers.
46	* {{Overcrank}}: This camera technique is applied during the close-ups of Nick and Stingray punching eachother in the face.
47	* ParentalAbandonment: A probable source of Stingray's psychological problems.
48	* PrecisionFStrike
49	--> '''Stingray''': Anna, if you're hiding, I'll break your ''fucking'' neck!!
50	* PsychoKnifeNut: Stingray pulls out a ''Film/{{Cobra}}''-like knife in the final fight against Nick, complete with LickingTheBlade.
51	* ScreamingWarrior: ALL three of the participants of the final battle.
52	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The underground fight organizers sever their ties with Kristy after she wrongly accuses another fighter for the murder of her sister.
53	* ShirtlessScene: All happens in the climatic fight; and somehow Nick and Stingray are already greased up.
54	* StealthPun: [[spoiler:After Stingray is impaled on a hospital basement hook, Nick activates the machine and Stingray is taken into the area where the doctors' coats get sterilised. He's literally "being sent to the cleaners".]]
55	* VisibleVictimology: Deranged fighter Stingray kills and steals the eyes of any woman he sees who wears a floral pattern and bears a superficial resemblance to his wife who recently left him.

Context Film / Undefeatable