SYNDICATE SMASHER SCREENING IN LONG BEACH
SYNDICATE SMASHER screening 6/25 afternoon in Long Beach Art theater attracted over 100 celebrities from Hollywood.
Including the film directors Benny Tjandra and Doug Tochioka; stars of the film: leading actor Mel Novak, leading actress Laurene Landon , Thomas J. Churchill , Arthur Roberts, David Prak , and other celebrities Dawna Lee Heising , Vida Ghaffari, Sam Lorn, Richard Ren, Lovie Ray Johnson. Jr., Kenny Arroyo, Nicholas McDanald, Eiji Inoue, Eric Chiu, Lynn Tang.
Benny Tjandra
Benny Tjandra (Right), David Prak (Middle)
Noted Indonesian filmmaker and producer Benny Tjandra of New GenerAsian Films collaborated on this much anticipated crime thriller that is loosely based on a true story with co-director and writer Doug Tochioka.
Tochioka’s script joins legendary cult star and Martial Arts Hall of Famer Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death, Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance) with action heroine extraordinaire Laurene Landon (Maniac Cop opposite Bruce Campbell and Sky opposite Norman Reedus), actors Joe Estevez (Dexter) and Arthur Roberts (Not of This Earth, Revenge of the Ninja), David Prak (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End) as well as multi award-winning actor/filmmaker Thomas J. Churchill (Check Point, The Rack Pack) and more for a story centered on a group of mercenaries, initially hired as contract killers, who find themselves targets of four powerful crime organizations and families. Guns go ablaze in this action packed tour-de-force, which presents an otherwise appealing little jewel for action movie aficionados.
Katherine Norland (Left),Mel Novak (Middle) and Vida Ghaffari (Right 1)
from left to right, Lisa French, Juliet Sikora, Nicholas McDonald and Laurene Landon
“It is definitely a ‘multiple Mob; ie. Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Russian etc. vs Special Forces movie and, if you like lots of action, check it out!,” said Don “The Dragon” Wilson, three time WKA World Kickboxing Champion and holder of 10 world kickboxing titles in 3 different weight classes.
Kenny Arroyo (left 1) with Mel Novak (left 2)
Eiji Inoue
Eric Chiu
From left: Sam Lorn, Richard Ren, Lovie Ray Johnson. Jr.