70's Blaxtiploitation and 80'S Buddy-Cop Movie (w/cliches) "Frantic Cutting”
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Its blaxploitation, but he is white and it's a buddy cop.
A cop, dressed in an open collared shirt and a leather jacket, WHITE THUNDER™ and his partner JET HURRICANE™, arrive at a “toy factory”. They are in pursuit of the asian crime syndicate lead by mob boss Hung Lo, who has been poisoning kids with lead paint action figures since ‘62. Thunder notices boxes being moved and Thunder stops. They exit the car. Thunder tells Jet that he can take on Hung Lo alone. Jet says he can try, he takes out two and loses to Dragon Wang Chan he dies because he is inferior. Thunder tries to open the door, but he can’t, he notices the shots but is too late. Thunder takes the badge and cut to next scene.
4 years later, and White Thunder’s loose cannon actions have resulted in the distribution of bootleg toys and that causes hundreds of kids to get hurt/sick. Black police chief Dreyfus calls Thunder into his office. He tells Thunder that he's a loose canon. He needs someone to keep him in line. Dreyfus tells Thunder that his new partner will be Panama Jack/Joe, an equally ego-centric detective. Dreyfus explains that Panama is a straight cop that grew up in the ghetto and vowed to take crime off the streets. Thunder resists, however, and says that he only "flies solo". Chief Dreyfus says the partner is not optional. Either that, or Thunder loses his badge. Chief Dreyfus softens up a little and says that he knows Thunder still takes blame for his partner's death. This case has links to the unsolved murder. He calls Panama into the room. His feet can only be seen. The door knob twists, and as he walks in, he gets one look at Thunder and goes "heyll nah!" He explains to Thunder that he is as resistant as Thunder and he doesn't want to be partners either.
White Thunder and Panama stroll out of the office. Standing around the water dispenser is two other cops, Thunder’s rivals, Darrel Roebuck Marvin Searzinski, taunt the pair about their new partnership, with gay undertones. Thunder and Panama feel like separate entities.
In the car they talk. [CHARACTERIZATION]
Thunder barges in to the Hispanic informant’s house, who usually gives Thunder information in turn for letting him slide a little. Panama slyly just walks in. Thunder questions him, but he won't give in this time. Thunder going around the house and knock things over, sarcastically telling him things like “this looks like an expensive vase. To bad its broken.” Panama starts to disagree with Thunder on his ethics and tries to take the lead. Eventually the Nicaraguan guy caves when panama speak spanish and tells him where Hung Lo’s hideout is.
We cut to the lair of Hung Lo, Pier 69, Hung Lo briefs Dragon Wang Chan. He tells Chan that he must eliminate Thunder like he did to Jet Hurricane, he says Dragon Wang is his most loyal servant and trusts him to take care of White Thunder who has been on his case ever since.
While on the stakeout, they talk about Hung Lo. After they see crime they decide to sneak in.
They get to the hideout and Thunder wants to stick together. Unfortunately are caught after they fail in a kung fu fight. At shotgun point they are confronted by Wong and his henchmen. Thunder gets a "Thunder Sense" and looks at two of the henchmen. After a small looky loo, Thunder notices something isn't right. Suddenly, the two odd henchmen punch out the other henchmen, and Wong runs. It turns out that the 2 "henchmen" were actually agents undercover. They had to blow their cover to save Thunder and Panama, They are angry because they had been working on the case for 8 months infiltrating Hung Lo’s ranks.
Chief Dreyfus calls them into his office. He is furious and scolds them and calls them "irresponsible" and takes their badges and guns. Thunder suggests that he ask first to take them off the case. Panama says that the situation is "hella wack." Disgruntled but hopeful, they separate for a while.
One day Thunder gets a phone call: Dreyfhus has been shot. He calls Panama and they put aside their differences and decide to track down Hung Lo. They track Hung Lo to his new lair and try to arrest him, at which point Thunder's love interest, Destiny Jones, comes forth as a hostage of Wong's. As Dragon and Thunder are about to fight to the death and there is a flashback with Thunder running through the jungle and hears a man yelling in agony. Thunder runs toward the man and notices he is part of the Vietcong and in attempt to shoot him Thunder couldn’t kill wounded man so he rips a piece of his jacket/shirt and wraps it around Dragon’s eye. The final confrontation ends with Wong dying. The two have become friends, and they finally accept each other. Thunder gets the girl, and Panama goes on to become the police chief with the lowest crime rate in a century.
Brought to you in High-Fidelity Mono-Sound™!
Its blaxploitation, but he is white and it's a buddy cop.
A cop, dressed in an open collared shirt and a leather jacket, WHITE THUNDER™ and his partner JET HURRICANE™, arrive at a “toy factory”. They are in pursuit of the asian crime syndicate lead by mob boss Hung Lo, who has been poisoning kids with lead paint action figures since ‘62. Thunder notices boxes being moved and Thunder stops. They exit the car. Thunder tells Jet that he can take on Hung Lo alone. Jet says he can try, he takes out two and loses to Dragon Wang Chan he dies because he is inferior. Thunder tries to open the door, but he can’t, he notices the shots but is too late. Thunder takes the badge and cut to next scene.
4 years later, and White Thunder’s loose cannon actions have resulted in the distribution of bootleg toys and that causes hundreds of kids to get hurt/sick. Black police chief Dreyfus calls Thunder into his office. He tells Thunder that he's a loose canon. He needs someone to keep him in line. Dreyfus tells Thunder that his new partner will be Panama Jack/Joe, an equally ego-centric detective. Dreyfus explains that Panama is a straight cop that grew up in the ghetto and vowed to take crime off the streets. Thunder resists, however, and says that he only "flies solo". Chief Dreyfus says the partner is not optional. Either that, or Thunder loses his badge. Chief Dreyfus softens up a little and says that he knows Thunder still takes blame for his partner's death. This case has links to the unsolved murder. He calls Panama into the room. His feet can only be seen. The door knob twists, and as he walks in, he gets one look at Thunder and goes "heyll nah!" He explains to Thunder that he is as resistant as Thunder and he doesn't want to be partners either.
White Thunder and Panama stroll out of the office. Standing around the water dispenser is two other cops, Thunder’s rivals, Darrel Roebuck Marvin Searzinski, taunt the pair about their new partnership, with gay undertones. Thunder and Panama feel like separate entities.
In the car they talk. [CHARACTERIZATION]
Thunder barges in to the Hispanic informant’s house, who usually gives Thunder information in turn for letting him slide a little. Panama slyly just walks in. Thunder questions him, but he won't give in this time. Thunder going around the house and knock things over, sarcastically telling him things like “this looks like an expensive vase. To bad its broken.” Panama starts to disagree with Thunder on his ethics and tries to take the lead. Eventually the Nicaraguan guy caves when panama speak spanish and tells him where Hung Lo’s hideout is.
We cut to the lair of Hung Lo, Pier 69, Hung Lo briefs Dragon Wang Chan. He tells Chan that he must eliminate Thunder like he did to Jet Hurricane, he says Dragon Wang is his most loyal servant and trusts him to take care of White Thunder who has been on his case ever since.
While on the stakeout, they talk about Hung Lo. After they see crime they decide to sneak in.
They get to the hideout and Thunder wants to stick together. Unfortunately are caught after they fail in a kung fu fight. At shotgun point they are confronted by Wong and his henchmen. Thunder gets a "Thunder Sense" and looks at two of the henchmen. After a small looky loo, Thunder notices something isn't right. Suddenly, the two odd henchmen punch out the other henchmen, and Wong runs. It turns out that the 2 "henchmen" were actually agents undercover. They had to blow their cover to save Thunder and Panama, They are angry because they had been working on the case for 8 months infiltrating Hung Lo’s ranks.
Chief Dreyfus calls them into his office. He is furious and scolds them and calls them "irresponsible" and takes their badges and guns. Thunder suggests that he ask first to take them off the case. Panama says that the situation is "hella wack." Disgruntled but hopeful, they separate for a while.
One day Thunder gets a phone call: Dreyfhus has been shot. He calls Panama and they put aside their differences and decide to track down Hung Lo. They track Hung Lo to his new lair and try to arrest him, at which point Thunder's love interest, Destiny Jones, comes forth as a hostage of Wong's. As Dragon and Thunder are about to fight to the death and there is a flashback with Thunder running through the jungle and hears a man yelling in agony. Thunder runs toward the man and notices he is part of the Vietcong and in attempt to shoot him Thunder couldn’t kill wounded man so he rips a piece of his jacket/shirt and wraps it around Dragon’s eye. The final confrontation ends with Wong dying. The two have become friends, and they finally accept each other. Thunder gets the girl, and Panama goes on to become the police chief with the lowest crime rate in a century.
