Enforcer from Death Row

{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Enforcer from Death Row | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name =  | director = Marshall M. Borden [[Efren C. Piñon]] | producer = Michael Badway Leo Fong Michael Sullivan | writer = Leo Fong | screenplay = | story = | based_on = | starring = [[Leo Fong]] Booker T. Anderson Ann Farber [[Darnell Garcia]] [[John Hammond, Jr.|John Hammond]] [[James Lew]] [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]] Mariwin Roberts. | narrator = | music = | cinematography = [[Frank Harris (director)|Frank Harris]] | editing = | studio = | production_companies = Cinevision International Corporation Koinonia Psi West Productions | distributor = Bedford Entertainment theatrical (US) | released = {{film date|1976|07}} [[Philippines]] | runtime = 98 mins | country = Philippines | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Enforcer from Death Row''''' was a film that was directed by Marshall M. Borden and [[Efren C. Piñon]]. It starred [[Leo Fong]], Booker T. Anderson, Ann Farber, Darnell Garcia, [[John Hammond, Jr.|John Hammond]], [[James Lew]], [[Cameron Mitchell (actor)|Cameron Mitchell]] and Mariwin Roberts. The film has two different endings, depending on which release is watched. It is also known as ''Ninja Assassins'', ''Ninja Nightmare'' and ''Death Row Killer''.

==Background== The film was directed by two directors, Marshall M. Borden and Efren C. Piñon. The story was by Leo Fong and Jerry O. Tirazona.<ref>[[Filmweb]] - [http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Skrytob%C3%B3jcy+ninja-1978-469621 Skrytobójcy ninja (1978), Enforcer from Death Row]</ref><ref>[[British Film Institute]] - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170817111910/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87b567ba ENFORCER FROM DEATH ROW (1976)]</ref> It was shot on location in the Philippines.<ref>fist of b-list - [http://www.fistofblist.com/2011/03/enforcer-from-death-row-1978.html Enforcer from Death Row (1978)]</ref><ref>''Cinema of the Philippines: A History and Filmography, 1897-2005'', Bryan L. Yeatter - [https://books.google.com/books?id=V6saAQAAIAAJ&q=Enforcer+from+Death+Row++Philippines Page 329]</ref> The production companies were Koinonia PSI West Productions and Cinevision International Corporation. The film is also known as ''The Outside Man''.<ref>''The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies'', By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Richard Meyers - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qW8rAUX6yvIC&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row+Koinonia&pg=PA246 Page 246 1990 Ninja Assassins (1979)]</ref><ref>British Film Institute - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170817111910/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87b567ba ENFORCER FROM DEATH ROW (1976)]</ref>

The star of the film, Leo Fong, was once a Methodist minister who grew up in Arkansas.<ref>''[[Black Belt Magazine|Black Belt]]'', November 1976 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=KdQDAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Leo+Fong%22Outside+Man%22&pg=PA39 The Chinese Minister from Arkansas WHO MAKES MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES Leo Fong has come a long way from backwoods to budo - BY PETER KOENIG]</ref>

==Story== An international peace keeping agency rescues a former Army Ranger from execution and sends him on a mission to bust up a dangerous spy ring.<ref>[[AllMovie]] - [http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-enforcer-from-death-row-v15856 The Enforcer from Death Row (1978), Synopsis by Sandra Brennan]</ref><ref>[[Rotten Tomatoes]] - [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_enforcer_from_death_row/ The Enforcer from Death Row (1980)]</ref> T.L. Young (played by Leo Fong) is sent to the [[gas chamber]] and his death there is faked. He is offered $100,000 to stop the dangerous spy ring that has got hold of a deadly chemical weapon.<ref>''The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies'', By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Richard Meyers - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qW8rAUX6yvIC&dq=%22Enforcer+from+Death+Row%22Gas+Chamber&pg=PA246 Page 246 1990, Ninja Assassins 1990]</ref>

==Viewing== In early 1982, it was playing in the Bronx at Loews Paradise. In Brooklyn it was showing at Loews Metropolitan and the Granada.<ref>''[[New York Magazine]]'', March 1, 1982 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=oecCAAAAMBAJ&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row&pg=PA86 Page 86 Movies, Bronx, Brooklyn]</ref> In Queens it was showing at the Alden,<ref>''New York Magazine'', March 1, 1982 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=oecCAAAAMBAJ&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row&pg=PA86 Page 87 Movies, Queens]</ref> and in Essex County it was showing at the Branford.<ref>''New York Magazine'', March 1, 1982 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=oecCAAAAMBAJ&dq=Enforcer+from+Death+Row&pg=PA86 Page 89 Movies, Connecticut]</ref> It was released on VHS through 21st Genesis Home Video.<ref>''Bowker's complete video directory 2000'', Bowker, 2000 - {{ISBN|0835243052}}, 9780835243056 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=fKszAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Efren+C.+Pi%C3%B1on%22Enforcer+from+Death+Row%22Genesis Page 490]</ref>

==Releases== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ |- ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Release info ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Time ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | ''The Ninja Enforcer'' | JEL Video 5012 | | VHS | Norway | 84 mins | <ref>Norsk VHS.com - [http://norskvhs.com/2014/02/forbudte-filmer/ninja-enforcer-the-enforcer-from-death-row/ ninja enforcer, the (enforcer from death row)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817122842/http://norskvhs.com/2014/02/forbudte-filmer/ninja-enforcer-the-enforcer-from-death-row/ |date=August 17, 2017 }}</ref><ref>Filmplantasjen - [http://filmplantasjen.com/index.php?p=film&id=2198 NINJA ENFORCER, THE-ENFORCER FROM DEATH ROW-NOR-LEO FONG-JEL]</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Enforcer from Death Row'' | VUH 18040 | | VHS, Beta | | | <ref>Pre-cert Video - [http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK13959 Enforcer from Death Row 1977]</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Enforcer from Death Row'' | Starbase | 1977 | VHS | Australia | | <ref>Pre-cert Video - [http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/AusList.html Aust list]</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Enforcer from Death Row'' | Lightning Video {{ISBN|0-8051-0190-X}} | 1987 | VHS | U.S. | 87 mins | <ref>VHS Collector - [http://vhscollector.com/movie/enforcer-death-row Cover Title Enforcer From Death Row]</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Enforcer from Death Row'' | 21st Genesis Home Video GV24 | 1987 | VHS, Beta | | | <ref>''Bowker's complete video directory 2000'', Bowker, 2000 - {{ISBN|0835243052}}, 9780835243056 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=fKszAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Efren+C.+Pi%C3%B1on%22Enforcer+from+Death+Row%22Genesis Page 490]</ref><ref>''Variety's Complete Home Video Directory'', R.R. Bowker, 1988 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=8QPsAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Enforcer+from+Death+Row%22Genesis Page 18, Page 146]</ref> |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165758/ Imdb: Enforcer from Death Row] * [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_enforcer_from_death_row/ Rotten Tomatoes: Enforcer from Death Row] * [http://bamboogodsandbionicboys.blogspot.com/2009/03/enforcer-from-death-row-1976.html Bamboo Gods and Bionic Boys: Enforcer from Death Row (Ninja Nightmare)]

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