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Vernon Rieta is a Actor and Stunts born on 10 december 1949 at Oahu
Vernon Rieta (born December 10, 1949) is an American Kung Fu specialist, actor/stunt performer and artist.
Born and raised in Oahu, Hawaii, Rieta started learning Kung Fu at the age of 11. He has studied in the styles of the five families: mok gar, fut gar, hung gar, choy gar, and lau gar. In addition he has learned choy li fut, paqua, tai chi chuan, monkey, white crane and praying mantis. He then advanced into the career of stunt performer where he performed in such films as Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Golden Child, and Escape from L.A..
His art background has been featured at Louis Pohl Gallery in his native Hawaii. He has been labeled as a man of many hats and has a wide range of talents which shine through in his art work.
(1985)
(Stunts)
(1986)
(Stunts)
(1991)
(Stunts)
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Birth name Vernon Rieta
Birth 10 december 1949 (74 years) at Oahu
Birth 10 december 1949 (74 years) at Oahu
Born and raised in Oahu, Hawaii, Rieta started learning Kung Fu at the age of 11. He has studied in the styles of the five families: mok gar, fut gar, hung gar, choy gar, and lau gar. In addition he has learned choy li fut, paqua, tai chi chuan, monkey, white crane and praying mantis. He then advanced into the career of stunt performer where he performed in such films as Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Golden Child, and Escape from L.A..
His art background has been featured at Louis Pohl Gallery in his native Hawaii. He has been labeled as a man of many hats and has a wide range of talents which shine through in his art work.
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(1985)(Stunts)
(1986)(Stunts)
(1991)(Stunts)
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Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
, 1h39Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Martial arts, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Trucker films, Martial arts films, Road movies, Kung fu films
Actors Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton
Roles Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Rating72%
Truck driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) and his friend, restaurant owner Wang Chi (Dennis Dun), go to the airport to pick up Wang's fiancée Miao Yin (Suzee Pai), who is arriving from China. A Chinese street gang, the Lords of Death, tries to kidnap another Chinese girl at the airport who is being met by her friend Gracie Law (Kim Cattrall), intending to sell her as a sex slave. After Jack intervenes, they take Miao Yin instead. In Jack's big-rig truck, he and Wang track the Lords of Death to the back alleys of Chinatown, where they find a funeral procession that quickly erupts into a street fight between the Chang Sing and Wing Kong, two ancient Chinese societies. When "The Three Storms" (Thunder, Rain, and Lightning) appear, slaughtering the Chang Sing, Jack tries to escape but runs over Lo Pan (James Hong), a powerful and legendary sorcerer, as well as the leader of the Wing Kong. Horrified, Jack exits his truck, only to find Lo Pan, who is merely annoyed. Wang hurriedly guides Jack through the alleys, escaping the carnage and mayhem, but Jack's truck is stolen.
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Escape from L.A. (1996)
, 1h41Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Georges Corraface, Cliff Robertson
Roles Stunts
Rating57%
In 2000, an earthquake strikes Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley floods, and California turns into an island from Malibu to Anaheim. An American presidential candidate who is also an outspoken theocrat has been saying that L.A. is sinful and has been punished by God.
Double Impact (1991)
, 1h47Directed by Sheldon Lettich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Geoffrey Lewis, Alan Scarfe, Philip Chan, Bolo Yeung, Philip Chan
Roles Stunts
Rating56%
The story begins with the opening of the Hong Kong Victoria Harbour tunnel by business partners Paul Wagner and Nigel Griffith (Alan Scarfe). Paul attends with his twin infant sons, Chad and Alex. However, after the celebrations, the family is followed home by a Triad hit squad on orders from Griffith and crime lord Raymond Zhang (Philip Chan). A shootout ensues, in which Paul and his wife are killed by Moon (Bolo Yeung), Griffith's henchman. Chad is rescued by the family bodyguard, Frank Avery (Geoffrey Lewis), and raised abroad. Alex is dropped off on the doorstep of a Hong Kong orphanage.
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
, 1h15Directed by Mark L. Lester
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere, Toshirō Obata
Roles Stunts
Rating61%
Los Angeles (L.A.) cop Chris Kenner (Dolph Lundgren) is an American who was raised in Japan. He is given a new partner, Johnny Murata (Brandon Lee), an American of partial Japanese descent. Kenner does not appreciate American culture, while Johnny does not much like Japanese culture. One thing they both enjoy are the martial arts, of which they are both experts. The two are assigned to L.A.'s Little Tokyo, where they break up some criminal activity in a Japanese restaurant, and an arrest is made.
The Golden Child (1986)
, 1h35Directed by Michael Ritchie
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Films about Buddhism
Actors Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, Victor Wong, James Hong, Pons Maar
Roles Stunts
Rating59%
In a temple in an unknown location in northeastern Nepal, a young boy with mystical abilities — the Golden Child — receives badges of station and demonstrates his power to the monks of the temple by reviving a dead eastern rosella, which becomes a constant companion. However, a band of villains led by a mysterious man, Sardo Numspa (Charles Dance), breaks into the hidden temple, slaughters the monks and abducts the boy.
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
, 1h32Directed by George Cosmatos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Sylvester Stallone, Steven Berkoff, Julia Nickson-Soul, Martin Kove
Roles Stunts
Rating65%
A year into his sentence, former commando John Rambo is visited by his old commander, Colonel Sam Trautman. With the war in Vietnam over, the public has become increasingly concerned over news that a small group of American POWs have been left in enemy custody. To placate their demands for action, the US government has authorized a solo infiltration mission to confirm the reports. As one of only three men suited for such work, Rambo agrees to undertake the operation in exchange for a pardon. He is taken to meet Marshal Murdock, a condescending bureaucrat in charge of overseeing the project. Rambo is temporarily reinstated into the army and told that he is only to photograph, not rescue the prisoners or engage enemy personnel.
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
, 1h56Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films, Faux-monnayeur
Actors William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Darlanne Fluegel, Debra Feuer, John Turturro
Roles Stunts
Rating72%
Richard Chance and Jimmy Hart are United States Secret Service agents assigned as counterfeiting investigators in its Los Angeles field office. Chance has a reputation for reckless behavior, while Hart is three days away from retirement. Alone, Hart stakes out a warehouse in the desert thought to be a print house of counterfeiter Rick Masters. After Masters and Jack, his bodyguard, kill Hart, Chance explains to his new partner, John Vukovich, that he will take Masters down no matter what.