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Summary
Madame Lu has created three "Death Machines," a trio of martial arts experts who have been injected with a special serum, turning them into mindless zombies, capable only of murder, at Lu's command.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 35GoodWatch 39
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings2.8/5
IMDb4.1
Audience score7%
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most action movies, −15 min on the typical 108
typical 10893Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 137 countries
+127Released
1976
September 14, 1976
50 years ago
Genre
ActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
26 people
- RLRonald L. MarchiniWhite Death Machine
- MCMichael ChongAsian Death Machine
- JJJoshua JohnsonBlack Death Machine
- Mari HonjoMadame Lu
- RARon AckermanLt. Clay Forrester
- JLJohn LoweFrank Thomas
- EBEdward BlairJerry
- BCBob CoriMike
- PDPhilip DeAngeloRossi
- MCMary Carole FredericksonNurse
- CKChuck KatzakianGioletti
- CKColleen KinsleyAdams' Daughter
- FMFelix McGillCapt. Green
- GNGeorge NealDoyle
- RRRay RustigianTony, Italian Restaurant Owner
- FWFrank WilburBar Owner
- GWGene WisenorMr. Adams
- SCSid CampbellSensei (uncredited)
- RCRalph CastellanosBiker (uncredited)
- GHGerard HurleySea Captain (uncredited)
- TKTom KernanHitman Killed by Bazooka (uncredited)
- PKPaul KyriaziCop Whose Patrol Car Gets Stolen (uncredited)
- SLSteve LaBountyBiker (uncredited)
- Eric LeeHo Lung, Frank's Karate Teacher (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Paul Kyriazi Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Joe Walders Screenplay, Original Story
Production · 1
- Ronald L. Marchini Producer
Camera · 1
- Donald Rust Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mark Krigbaum Editor
Sound · 1
- Don Hulette Original Music Composer
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